Four Cheese Sauce

Ah, Mama Melrose's Ristorante Italiano...  What is there to say about Mama Melrose's?  I'll be honest, if it wasn't for the Fantasmic! Dinner Pacakge I probably wouldn't have eaten there...  Why?  Well, honestly...  I never knew it existed.  When I got the reservation for it the first time, I actually had to consult a map on where to find it.  In the dozen or so times I'd visited Disney, I think it was the one and only restaurant I knew nothing about.  And the reviews for it left me kind of cold.  Good, but not great seemed to be the general word-on-the-street.  I actually remember telling my family before we went that I kind of regretted we were eating there, but I really wanted the good seats to Fantasmic!.

Then, the refurbishment...

Two months before we arrived, Mama Melrose got a menu overhaul and a new chef and the new buzz was that the food was actually pretty awesome.  Then my little "I feel like there are better places to eat, I just want to see Fantasmic!" reservation turned into "Wow, I can't believe you managed to a reservation there!  The food is amazing and everybody wants to get a meal there!"

I love it when I stay on the cutting edge of Disney food trends through complete and total accident.

This four cheese sauce is actually still on the menu now, and after making it, I kind of regret not ordering it while we were there.  It's kind of a grown-up mix between mac-and-cheese and alfredo.  Not as in-your-face cheesy as mac-and-cheese, but not as subtle as Alfredo.  While I served it with just the sauce (as they used to do until about a year ago), so much can be added to this to make it pop even more.  Chicken, pork, bacon, pancetta, prosciutto, vegetables...  Right now, they serve this with sun-dried tomatoes soaked in sherry and broccoli flowers.  While they normally serve this with penne pasta, I went the rotini route (hahahaha) and it tasted just wonderful.  Such a great pasta for really absorbing sauce!

This is super easy, something my 4-year-old helped me make with no problems.  Plus, it was a big, big hit for dinner.  The only thing that would have made it better was to be able to go walk to front row seats at Fantasmic!.      

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Four Cheese Sauce

As is served at Mama Melrose's Ristorante Italiano

 

°o°  1/2 stick butter  
°o°  3-4 cloves garlic, minced finely
°o°  1/4 cup flour  

°o°  1/2 quart half-and-half     

°o°  1/2 quart heavy cream  

°o°  1 ounce Reggianto Cheese, shredded  

°o°  1/4 cup Parmesan cheese, shredded  

°o°  1 ounce Asiago Cheese, shredded  

°o°  2 ounces Fontina cheese  

Melt butter and add garlic, stirring for 1 minute.  Add flour to make a roux.  After butter and flour mixture has thickened, add half-and-half and whisk constantly, bringing to a boil.  When mixture has thickened, add heavy cream and cheeses.  Mix until cheese mixture has melted and the sauce is smooth and creamy.

Serve over pasta.

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