Name: Mediterranean Pasta Bake
Ingredients: 1 lb Penne pasta; cooked and cooled; 1 1/2 c Milk; 6 oz Goat cheese; 8 oz Feta; crumbled; 1/2 c Sliced kalamata or black olives; 1/4 c Fresh chopped basil leaves; (or 1 teaspoon dried); 2 Cloves fresh garlic; minced, up to 3; 1 c Parmesan cheese; divided; Ground black pepper; to taste

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Dairy	Vegetarian	Pasta	6	Servings

INGREDIENTS

1	lb	Penne pasta; cooked and cooled
1 1/2	c	Milk
6	oz	Goat cheese
8	oz	Feta; crumbled
1/2	c	Sliced kalamata or black olives
1/4	c	Fresh chopped basil leaves; (or 1 teaspoon dried)
2		Cloves fresh garlic; minced, up to 3
1	c	Parmesan cheese; divided
		Ground black pepper; to taste

INSTRUCTIONS

Cook pasta in large pot of salted, boiling water until al dente. Drain and
cool with cold running water. Return pasta to cooking pot. Heat milk in
small saucepan until warm - do not boil - and add the goat cheese in
chunks, stirring to melt, until smooth. Leave to cool.
To cooled pasta, add the cooled goat cheese sauce, crumbled feta, garlic,
olives, basil and half of the parmesan cheese. Add black pepper to taste.
Stir to mix. Pour into oiled 9x13 baking dish, or individual gratin dishes.
Sprinkle remaining parmesan cheese over top. Bake at 350&deg; for 30 to 40
minutes, until bubbly and brown on top.
from http://www.europa.com/~tgt/meatless.htm
Posted to Kitmailbox 8/98 by JoAnn Pellegrino NOTES
: This pasta dish is great to make ahead and bake before serving. It is
also nice to make in individual gratin dishes.  If you don't care for
kalamata olives, substitute black olives.
Recipe by: Auntie Woof's Vegetarian & Bread Recipes
Posted to KitMailbox Digest  by J Pellegrino <gigimfg@ix.netcom.com> on Aug
24, 1998, converted by MM_Buster v2.0l.

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