Port Wine Cheddar Mac & Cheese
From DetroitTokyo 14 years ago
- 30min to make
- Serves 4-6
Port Wine Cheddar has a a unique flavor that is creamy and slightly sweet. Teamed up with two other cheeses and a bit of a minor variation in pasta preparation this yields a creamy, cheesy delightful side dish. Add some seafood (lobster, shrimp, or crab meat) to make this a decadent main course.
Ingredients
pasta
- 8 oz. elbow macaroni, uncooked shopping list
- 2 cups milk (I used 2%) shopping list
- 1 cup water shopping list
cheese sauce
- 3 tbsp butter shopping list
- 3 tbsp flour shopping list
- salt and black pepper to taste (sea salt & fresh ground if possible) shopping list
- 1/8 tsp mustard powder (or more to your taste) shopping list
- 1/8 tsp cayenne pepper (or more to your taste) shopping list
- pinch nutmeg (or more to your taste) shopping list
- 1 tsp worcestershire sauce shopping list
- 2 cups milk shopping list
- 1/2 cup port wine cheddar cheese shopping list
- 3/4 cup gruyere cheese, shredded shopping list
- 3/4 cup mild cheddar cheese, shredded shopping list
Topping
- 1 cup unseasoned breadcrumbs (I used panko) shopping list
- 1 tbsp butter melted shopping list
- pinch each of mustard powder, cayenne pepper, nutmeg, salt & pepper shopping list
How to make it
- Preheat oven to 375F. Prepare an 8x8 casserole with non-stick cooking spray.
Pasta
- Heat milk and water in a pot over high heat until it just begins to boil - do not scald. Add pasta and stir well. Turn temperature to medium. Cook for about 7-8 minutes, stirring often until most of liquid is absorbed. Meanwhile work on cheese sauce.
Cheese Sauce
- Heat pot over medium heat. Add butter and allow to melt. Whisk in flour, one tbsp at a time working out all lumps until smooth. Add milk 1/2 cup at a time and whisk well. Add seasonings. Next add cheeses and remove from heat. Add cooked pasta and mix until well incorporated. Pour mixture into casserole dish.
Topping
- Mix bread crumbs with seasonings. Sprinkle evenly on to top of macaroni. Drizzle melted butter over top as evenly as possible, using a teaspoon. Place in oven and bake for 20-30 minutes until cheese is bubbling and top just begins to brown. Enjoy!
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