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Category: Main Course
Italiano Mac and Cheese - TastyPlanner.com
Chef: Eric Wyman
Great combination of down-home baked mac and cheese with an italian cheese flair
Ingredients
16 oz macaroni (preferably cappellini)
4 Tbs butter
4 tbs flour
2 tbs mustard
4 cups whole milk
2tsp onion powder
Pinch cayanne powder (optional)
Fresh ground black pepper
2 eggs
8 oz shredded cheddar
8 oz shredded fontina
4 oz shredded american
4 oz shredded gruyere
2 Tbs butter
2 tubes Ritz crackers
Instructions
cook pasta
create a roux with butter and flour, stir for 2 minutes
add mustard, stir for 1 minutes
add milk, bring to boil and simmer for 10 minutes
add onion powder and cayenne
temper eggs and add to milk
simmer for five minutes
stir in 3/4 of cheese
add cooked pasta and transfer to greased baking dish
saute crumbled ritz in butter
add remaining cheese to top and cover with ritz crumble
bake at 350 for 35 or until done
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Recipe Comments
This recipe won 1st place in a mac and cheese bake off. Exquisite cheese to macaroni ratio. Simply fabulous!
Tried a variation with garlic powder in place of onion powder and Havarti/Cheddar/Jack/Provolone for cheeses.
