Foodista | Recipes, Cooking Tips, and Food News | Baked Ziti with Pesto Béchamel

Ingredients

• 2 lbs ziti or penne
• 1 Tbsp olive oil
• 2 Tbsp butter
• 1 shallot, small dice
• 6 cloves garlic, sliced
• 3 Tbsp flour
• 5 cups 1% milk (if you're trying to lighten it up a bit as I did)
• 1 1/2 cups pesto
• 4 cups shredded mozzarella
• 1/3 cup grated pecorino romano, plus extra for the top
• 2 cups part skim ricotta (again, this is if you want to lighten a bit)