Garlic-cheese Mostaccioli

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Wayne Mack

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Dairy		Main dish, Pasta	10	Servings

INGREDIENTS

1		12 oz. mostaccioli
20		Cloves fresh garlic, minced
1		Yellow onion, minced
4	T	Butter
		Freshly ground black pepper
1 1/2	lb	Colby cheese, grated
1/2	c	Dry white wine
1/4	lb	Mozzarella cheese, grated
1/4	c	Fresh parsley

INSTRUCTIONS

Prepare mostaccioli according to package directions, using a little
olive oil in water.  Drain.  Keep warm in shallow ovenproof baking
dish. Saute garlic and onion in 2 tbsp butter. Add pepper and set
aside. Melt remaining 2 tbsp butter in top of double boiler, add
grated Colby cheese and stir in wine.  When cheese has melted,  combine
with garlic-onion mixture and pour over mostaccioli. Sprinkle  grated
Mozzarella and parsley over; place on middle shelf of oven and  broil
for 1 to 2 minutes.  From Gemini's MASSIVE MealMaster collection at
www.synapse.com/~gemini

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