Preheat oven to 350

Cook noodles - you can use any noodles - shells, macaroni, spiral, rigatoni…

Make white sauce: whisk flour into the milk - melt butter - once butter is melted pour milk/flour combo into the pan with butter. Salt, pepper, some garlic powder, mustard and paprika are all good too. Just experiment each time you make it ill you get the flavor you love!

Bring the white sauce to just boiling then turn down the heat and stir to thicken.

Once the noodles are cooked and white sauce is made you’re ready to go.

Grease your pan (olive oil spray is my go to). Then layer your ingredients: pasta - white sauce - shredded cheese. Then another

Monday night dinner in KC with one of my favorite customers who has become one of my favorite friends ❤️ Dinner was at @extravirginkc and it was absolutely divine from beginning to end.

✔️ ROASTED FETA / pickled red onions, spiced pepita seeds, dukkah

✔️ TOMATO SALAD / heirloom tomato, watermelon, burrata, pomegranate vinaigrette, herbs, dukkah

✔️ SHRIMP CEVICHE / cucumber, radish, avocado, cilantro, lime, taro root chips

✔️ LAMB RIBS / tamarind pomegranate glaze, cucumbers, radish, calabrian chili vinaigrette, dukkah

✔️ CRISPY SMASHED POTATOES / smoked trout dip, trout roe, harissa chili oil

Here you go (my mom’s recipe) throw all this in a food processor and serve. - CS