Gnocchi Alfredo | Cooking Professionally

Ingredients

• 3 tablespoons butter, plus more, to taste, for greasing the baking dish
• 2 1/2 cups whole milk
• 1/2 cup heavy cream
• 2 cloves garlic, finely chopped
• 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
• 8 ounces fontina or Monterey Jack cheese, grated, divided
• 1 cup parmesan cheese, freshly grated, divided
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper
• 2 (16-ounce) packages shelf-stable gnocchi
• basil leaves, optional, to taste, chopped, for serving
• chives, optional, to taste, chopped, for serving