Tuna Melt Casserole | culture: the word on cheese

Ingredients

• 3 tablespoons unsalted butter
• 3 tablespoons flour
• 1½ cups milk (room temperature)
• 2 cups Comté cheese (shredded)
• Salt (to taste)
• White pepper (to taste)
• 1 pound farfalle (bowtie pasta)
• 1 cup cooked (crumbled bacon)
• 2 cans oil-packed tuna (drained well)
• ⅓ cup sun-dried tomatoes
• 1½ cups Cheshire cheese (shredded)
• ½ cup chopped chives