"I Love You" Linguini
A casserole full of love with noodles, mushrooms, ham, and pancetta baked in an Alfredo sauce flavored with sherry and cheese. Make ahead and bake later for an easy dinner
Ingredients
- 6 oz. Linguini or thin spaghetti
- 2 cups Alfredo sauce
- 1/4 cup sherry
- 8 oz. Sliced baby Bella mushrooms
- 4 oz. Chopped pancetta
- 6 slices sandwich ham
- 2 oz. Bleu cheese crumbles* optional see note below
- 3 oz. Shredded Parmean cheese
Instructions
- Cook pasta until slightly under done, it will continue to cook when casserole is baked
- Cut ham into bite size pieces
- Saute pancetta over medium heat, stirring, to render the fat, brown, and crisp. Add ham near the end of cooking time and continue to cook and stir so the ham gets little brown and flavored from the pancetta
- Transfer ham and pancetta to paper towels to drain, saving the fat in the pan
- Add mushrooms to pan and quickly saute them, stirring in the rendered fat until golden on both sides. Add pancetta and ham back to pan and remove from heat.
- Add bleu cheese and 2 oz of the Parmean. Stir
- Drain pasta and add to skillet with mushrooms and meat, and stir to combine
- Spray or grease a deep casserole dish like an 8” x 8” square. Pour Alfredo sauce into dish and add sherry and stir.
- Transfer the contents of the skillet to the casserole dish and stir well to combine sauce with ingredients
- Top with remaining Parmesan, cover and refrigerate until baking for up to 24 hours
- Bake at 350 degrees, uncovered, until heated through and bubbling, 30-45 minutes
- Serves 3-4
Notes
*substitute Gruyère or Manchego or just use more Parmesan