Penne with Five (or Six) Cheeses

You heard that right... Penne with Five Cheeses. FIVE KINDS OF CHEESE GUYS. We've reached a new level of goals!

Penne with Five Cheeses from www.whatsgabycooking.com (@whatsgabycookin)


 

This Penne with Five Cheese situation is 1000% going to change your life. It's loaded with mozzarella, Pecorino Romano, fontina, goat cheese, AND ricotta cheese.  There's an optional 6th cheese because have you met me? It happens to be none other than our favorite... BURRATA!! So feel free to add it if you want 🙂 On top of all of that, there's a creamy tomato sauce that you'll be so into you'll probably want to lick your bowl clean.

It's decadent but not crazy heavy. It's perfect for a crowd. It makes a TON of leftovers so hello leftover lunches for the week. Also the actual step by step of this recipe is really simple. Most everything is just combined in a bowl and you add some par-cooked pasta to the mixture and then bake until perfect. The pasta will continue to cook in the tomato sauce while baking and suck up ALL THAT FLAVOR.

Penne with Five Cheeses from www.whatsgabycooking.com (@whatsgabycookin)

Alright! Off you go. Penne with Five Cheeses HERE WE COME.

Penne with Five Cheeses

Author: Gaby Dalkin
4.9 from 8 votes
You heard that right… Penne with Five Cheeses. FIVE KINDS OF CHEESE GUYS. We’ve reached a new level of goals!
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 30 minutes
Course Dinner
Cuisine Italian
Servings 8 people

Ingredients
  

  • 1 14- ounce can crushed tomatoes
  • 2 cups heavy cream
  • 1 cup shredded mozzarella cheese
  • ½ cup freshly grated Pecorino Romano
  • ½ cup shredded fontina
  • ¼ cup crumbled goat cheese
  • ¼ cup ricotta cheese
  • 10 fresh basil leaves roughly chopped
  • 1 teaspoon kosher salt
  • ½ teaspoon red pepper flakes
  • ½ teaspoon freshly cracked black pepper
  • 1 pound penne pasta
  • 4 tablespoons butter
  • 4 ounces burrata cheese torn into pieces (optional)

Instructions
 

  • Preheat the oven to 475 degrees F.
  • Bring a large pot of water to a boil.
  • Combine all the first 11 ingredients in a large mixing bowl and combine.
  • Cook the penne for 5 minutes until al dente. It will still be super al dente, but not to fear, it will continue to cook in the cheese mixture while baking. Drain the pasta and add to the ingredients in the mixing bowl, tossing to combine.
  • Transfer the pasta into a large baking dish. Dot with the butter and bake until bubbly and brown on top, about 10-15 minutes. Once you take it out of the oven, top it with the burrata cheese if you're using. Let sit for 10 minutes before serving.

Notes

This is decadent while not being over the top. It's perfect for a crowd!

Nutrition Information

Calories: 646kcal | Carbohydrates: 49g | Protein: 22g | Fat: 42g | Saturated Fat: 26g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 10g | Trans Fat: 0.2g | Cholesterol: 127mg | Sodium: 689mg | Potassium: 377mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 6g | Vitamin A: 1631IU | Vitamin C: 5mg | Calcium: 357mg | Iron: 2mg
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Photo by Matt Armendariz / Food Styling by Adam Pearson / Recipe from What’s Gaby Cooking

44 Comments

    1. Do you suggest baking before freezing?
      Or just boil the pasta and mix everything together?

    2. you can boil the pasta and mix everything together and then freeze. and then bake and top with burrata

    3. if frozen, how long would you bake it? would I need to defrost it or just bake from frozen, preferably? Thank you!

  1. 5!!!! You can never have enough cheese in pasta lol. I seriously need to get this going for the family.

  2. I'm going to make this, sounds and looks delicious. I'm on a 1200 calories a day diet, any idea how many are in this dish?

  3. Gaby, I'm always excited when I see this dish pop up! I've made it a few times, it's easy, it's consistant and always well received. Delish!

4.88 from 8 votes (2 ratings without comment)

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