Mac And Cheese With Marble Cheese

Variations on macaroni and cheese recipes are endless but most classic versions of the casserole include elbow macaroni baked in a cheese sauce commonly made from american and or cheddar cheese.

Mac and cheese with marble cheese.

The ham peas and optional hot sauce add some pizzazz to classic mac and cheese. Shells elbows and gemelli are all great choices too. Cavatappi is my absolute favorite pasta shape for baked mac and cheese but feel free to use whatever you like. When butter melts into the oil add flour and combine.

Sprinkle with remaining 1 2 cup blue cheese and bake about 25 minutes or until sauce begins to bubble. Add cooked pasta to sauce stirring to coat and transfer mixture to 13x9 dish. Adjust the consistency of the mac and cheese sauce to suit your personal preference. Forget about the blue box you know what i m talking about and make homemade mac and cheese for a weeknight dinner.

As a side dish it serves eight people. Catherine odgen middlegrove new york. Here are the best melting cheeses for your noodles with our best recipes for. Whisk about 2 minutes or when cheese starts to melt then flavor with salt and pepper.

Add oil and butter. To make the perfect bowl of homemade mac and cheese you may need a blend of great cheeses including sharp cheddar. Ultimate baked mac and cheese recipe notes. This recipe sure beats boxed mac n cheese.

Gently cook whisking flour and butter together until smooth and flour has. Heat a medium deep skillet over medium heat. This is by far the creamiest tastiest and most special macaroni and cheese i have ever tried. To ensure a smooth texture add it slowly and melt completely before adding more which the recipe didn t explain.

The main difference between stovetop and baked versions is that baked versions set up more firmly and densely. If it s too thick add more milk and if you think it tastes like flour you didn t cook the flour and butter for long enough leaving it mostly raw. I m not usually a fan of the homemade kind but when a friend served this mac and cheese with cream cheese i had to have the recipe. Reduce heat to low and add grated cheddar cheese and only 1 cup blue cheese.

In dutch oven or 3 quart saucepan cook and drain macaroni as directed on package. I like using whole milk because it makes the mac and cheese super rich and creamy but you could also use 2 or 1 milk. Rr ingredients 1 tablespoon vegetable oil or extra virgin olive oil evoo 2 tablespoons butter 3 tablespoons. Also grainy mac and cheese is the result of adding the cheese too quickly.