Blair's Mac and Cheese Bake
First time making this one!
8 oz dried macaroni
6 slices white sandwich bread
unsalted butter
1/4 cup yellow onion, diced
1/4 cup all purpose flour
3 cups whole milk
2 oz fontina cheese
3 oz gruyere cheese
6 oz extra-sharp white cheddar cheese
2 oz parmigiano - reggiano cheese
1/8 teaspoon nutmeg
1/8 teaspoon cayenne
Cook pasta so that ouside is cooked but inside is underdone. Make bread crumbs with bread and butter (tear bread into tiny pieces and coat evenly with butter).
Cheese sauce: melt 3 tablespoons butter in 4 quart pot over medium heat, add onion and cook about 5 minutes (until translucent). Whisk in flour and cook until bubbling, not browing. Add milk and whisk to combine. Bring to a simmer until thickened (about 4 minutes). Add fontina, 2/3 cup gruyere, 1 2/3 cup cheddar, 1/2 cup parmigiano-Reggiano. Stir until completely melted and sauce is smooth. Season with salt and pepper, nutmeg and cayanne.
Assemble: mix noodles and sauce. Place in baking dish. Sprinkle with cheese that is left and top with bread crumbs.
To Freeze: We placed it in a foil, throw away, baking dish. Topped with 2 layers of foil. We did not add bread crumbs. We left that up to each person to make and add on their own so they wouldn't get too soggy.
To Serve: Thaw. Bake 375 degreese for 20 to 25 minutes covered. Remove cover and bake an additional 10 to 15 minutes until bread crumbs are browned or crispy.
5 comments:
We had it that night. It was delicious. Abby and Ammon thought it was ok but everyone else LOVED it! It is very filling and we had leftovers! I thought there was enough noodles once it all cooked but I think you could add more and still be ok!
I made it last night for dinner. BJ is always my guinea pig with new recipes. He has had sevreal different typef of mac and cheese. He said this one was by far his favorite. and there were plenty of noodles.
I've never heard of 2 of those types of cheeses...???
Dave & I liked this one - although dads first comment was 'where's the meat?' Peter did not like it. It did last for 3 meals.
We liked it okay. We had the same feeling as Dad. I think next time I would serve it with chicken. We had enough to last 3 meals also. I was a little unsure about the directions on the bread crumbs. I think it would have been better if they were white (I used wheat bread) and if they had been mixed with the cheese that went on top.
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