Grown-Up Goat Cheese Mac

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• prep time: 10 Minutes
• cook time: 15 minutes
• total time: Around half hour

Servings: about 4 (depending on serving portions)

Ingredients:

• 1 package of noodles (whatever you have on hand I used penne this time but you could use macaroni, fusilli, or anything else you have on hand)
• 300g Soft goat cheese
• 2 garlic cloves, minced
• 2 cups mozzarella cheese, shredded
• Parmesan Cheese, shredded
• 1/4 cup butter
• 2 tbsp. flour
• 1 1/2 cup heavy cream
• Italian seasoning
• Salt & Pepper
• optional - leftover protein - I had leftover rotissere chicken from the night before so I shredded it and added it into the pot after I added the sauce

  Instructions:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees
• Season a large pot of water with salt and cook noodles until al dente, then drain and add back to the pot (reserving 1 cup of pasta water)
• Melt half of the butter in a saucepan and add garlic
• Gradually add the flour and whisk until it forms a roux
• Slowly pour in the milk and whisk until well combined and no lumps remain
• Add the goat cheese, mozzarella, and Italian seasoning and whisk until cheese has melted
• Taste the sauce and decide if you need to add more Italian seasoning and then season with salt and pepper
• If your sauce is too thick, you can add some of the reserved pasta water, if it is too thin, you can always add more cheese ;)
• Pour the sauce on top of the cooked pasta noodles and coat well
• Pour the sauced pasta into a baking dish and coat with shredded parmesan cheese
• Bake at 350 for a few minutes until the cheese melts
• optional broil for 1-2 minutes to brown the cheese