Baked Rigatoni And Ham With Four Cheeses

• 1/4 lb. ham, sliced thick
• 1/4 lb. Mozzarella cheese
• 2 oz. Fontina cheese
• 2 oz. Provolone cheese
• 1/4 c. Parmesan cheese, grated
• 3 Tbsp. butter
• 2 Tbsp. flour
• 2 c. milk
• 1/2 lb. rigatoni or other pasta
• salt and pepper
• 1/4 c. dry bread crumbs

1. Dice the ham.
2. Grate the Mozzarella, Fontina and Provolone coarsely.
3. In a saucepan, melt 2 tablespoons of the butter over low heat.
4. Stir in the flour and cook, stirring frequently, until it bubbles.
5. Whisk in milk; bring to a boil, stirring constantly and continue cooking for a minute.
6. Stir the ham and cheeses into the sauce.
7. Heat the oven to 375u0b0.
8. Cook the rigatoni in boiling salt water until almost done.
9. Drain and mix with the sauce. Season to taste with salt and pepper.
10. Butter a 1 1/2-quart baking dish.
11. Pour in the Rigatoni.
12. Cover loosely with foil and bake until bubbling, about 25 minutes; remove foil.
13. Heat the broiler; melt the remaining tablespoon butter and toss in bread crumbs. Sprinkle over the rigatoni and broil for about 5 minutes.

ham, mozzarella cheese, fontina cheese, provolone cheese, parmesan cheese, butter, flour, milk, rigatoni, salt, bread crumbs

Taken from www.cookbooks.com/Recipe-Details.aspx?id=474003 (may not work)