Italian Mini Meat Loaves with Mac n Three cheeses from Rachel Ray 365

Ingredients 
Meat Loaves
1 & 1/3 pounds ground sirloin
1 large egg, beaten
2/3 cup Italian bread crumbs (a couple handfuls)
¼ cup grated Parmigiano Reggiano cheese (a handful)
½ small green bell pepper, chopped
½ small onion, finely chopped
4 cloves garlic, chopped
3 tablespoons tomato paste
Salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste
2 tablespoons EVOO (Extra Virgin Olive Oil)

Mac ‘N Cheese
Salt, to taste
1 pound cavatappi (hollow, corkscrew-shaped pasta) or small shell pasta
2 tablespoons butter
2 tablespoons all purpose flour
2 cups milk
2 cups shredded sharp cheddar cheese
½ cup shredded Asiago cheese
½ cup grated Parmigiano Reggiano cheese
1 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
½ cup Italian bread crumbs
2 tablespoons EVOO
2 tablespoons chopped fresh thyme leaves
3 to 4 sprigs fresh rosemary, leaves stripped and chopped
¼ cup chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley


Directions

• Put a large pot of water on to boil for the pasta
• Preheat oven to 425
• Place meat in a bowl. Make a well in meat. Fill well with egg, bread crumbs, Parmigiano Reggiano cheese, bell pepper, onion garlic, tomato paste, salt, and pepper. 
• Mix meat and breading and form 4 individual oval meat loaves, about 1 inch thick. Coat loaves with 2 tablespoons evoo and arrange on a baking sheet. 
• Roast until done, 18 to 20 minutes. Remove meat and switch oven heat to broiler.

•  When the pasta water boils, add salt then pasta. Cook until slightly undercooked-past will continue to cook when combined with cheese sauce. Drain.

• For the mac ‘n cheese, melt butter in a saucepan and stir in flour. 
• Whisk in milk. Bring to a bubble. 
• Cook to thicken milk, 2 to 3 minutes. Add cheddar, Asiago, Parmigiano Reggioano, and black pepper. Stir to melt cheeses. 
• Add pasta and combine with cheese sauce; transfer to a baking dish or casserole. 
• Place bread crumbs in a bowl, add evoo, thyme, rosemary, and parsley. Stir to combine and top the pasta and cheese. 
• Place under broiler to brown bread crumbs. Serve mac and cheese alongside meat loaves.