March 29, 2019

Mac and Cheese

Print Recipe
 Mac and Cheese
Course Main Dish
Keyword Cheese, Pasta
Servings
People
Ingredients
  • 1 TBSP Chopped Shallots Onions can be subsituted
  • 1 Clove garlic Chopped
  • 4 TBSP Butter Separated
  • 2 TBSP Flour
  • 1 1/2 Cup Swiss Emmentaler Grated
  • 1/2 Cup Asiago Grated
  • 1/2 Cup Velveeta 4 Oz Cubbed
  • 1 Cup Heavy Cream
  • 1 1/2 Cup Milk
  • 1/2 TSP Truffle Salt or Salt
  • 1/2 TSP Salt
  • 12 Oz Elbow Macaroni
  • 1 Cup Potato Chips Optional or Crispy Onion, bread Crumbs
  • 1/2 Cup Cheddar Cheese Shredded
Course Main Dish
Keyword Cheese, Pasta
Servings
People
Ingredients
  • 1 TBSP Chopped Shallots Onions can be subsituted
  • 1 Clove garlic Chopped
  • 4 TBSP Butter Separated
  • 2 TBSP Flour
  • 1 1/2 Cup Swiss Emmentaler Grated
  • 1/2 Cup Asiago Grated
  • 1/2 Cup Velveeta 4 Oz Cubbed
  • 1 Cup Heavy Cream
  • 1 1/2 Cup Milk
  • 1/2 TSP Truffle Salt or Salt
  • 1/2 TSP Salt
  • 12 Oz Elbow Macaroni
  • 1 Cup Potato Chips Optional or Crispy Onion, bread Crumbs
  • 1/2 Cup Cheddar Cheese Shredded
Instructions
Pasta
  1. Pre-heat oven to 350
  2. Bring salted water to a boil
  3. Add Macaroni
  4. Cook until slightly less then a normal el dente
  5. Drain pasta reserving 2 cups pasta water
Cheese Sauce
  1. Melt 2 TBSP Butter in saute pan over low to med heat
  2. Add Shallots
  3. Sprinkle with 1/2 TSP of salt
  4. Saute until translucent
  5. Add Garlic
  6. Saute for 1 minute more
  7. Melt 2 TBSP and 2 TBSP of Flour in microwave
  8. Mix Butter and flour until well blended and add to saute pan
  9. Saute till golden in color stirring occasionally
  10. Add Milk and Heavy Cream
  11. Add Truffle Salt
  12. Turn heat up to med and heat until bubbly stirring to keep from buring
  13. Reduce heat and add Cheese in batches e
  14. stirring until all cheese is melted
  15. Add salt and or cheese to taste
  16. Remove from heat
Bake Mac and Cheese
  1. Add Macaroni to casserole dish
  2. Add pasta water 1/4 cup at a time until desired consistency. It will thicken in the oven a so thinner then the desired end result (usually around 1/2 Cup)
  3. Stir in Cheese Mixture
  4. Place in the oven
  5. Cook until slightly brown on top (25 Minutes). If desired top with crumbled potato chips, crispy onions or bread crumbs, after 15 minutes
  6. Remove and let cool for 5 Minutes
Recipe Notes

 Cheese types and amounts can be adjusted as long as the total non velveeta cheese is 2 Cups.

Some other suggestions are

  • Cheddar
  • Mexican Mix (Not taco with the seasoning unless you want taco mac and cheese)
  • Fontina
  • Gruyere
  • Any meltable cheese
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