Mac and Cheese

Submitted by Nikki Dinki Cooking

"The PERFECT mac and cheese. CLASSIC, EASY and SO SO CHEESY it will still blow guests away!"

 

• Ready In: 14mins
• Ingredients: 11
• Serves: 6-8

ingredients

• 1 lb macaroni noodles
• 4 tablespoons unsalted butter
• 1 large onion
• 4 garlic cloves
• 4 tablespoons all-purpose flour
• 1 1⁄2 cups whole milk
• 2 cups gruyere cheese
• 2 cups parmesan cheese
• 2 cups Fontina cheese
• 2 cups cheddar cheese
• salt

directions

1. Cook Pasta 1 to 2 minutes shy of packaged directions.
2. In the meantime, Melt butter and saute onions and garlic until soft and translucent.
3. Add Flour and cook for 1 to 2 minutes.
4. Add milk and stir/whisk till it is combined in mixture.
5. Bring to a boil and reduce to a simmer, let simmer until thick, about 5 minutes.
6. Shred all cheese and combine.
7. Add in 6 cups of cheeses to milk and stir until melted.
8. Combined cheese sauce with pasta and transfer to a baking dish.
9. Top with the remaining 2 cups of cheese and put under broiler till the top is crusty and brown.
10. If you want a true baked mac and cheese, bake at 350 for 35-45 minutes. And for a stove top version serve with out baking.
11. For a step by step video on how to make this recipe search "Nikki Dinki Mac and cheese" on youtube. I show you every step!

Reviews

[Muffin Goddess]

Super-cheesy and delicious! I was trying to make this using only the cheeses I had on hand, so I had to make a couple of subs: Manchego in place of the gruyere, and mozzarella in place of the parm. Manchego and gruyere are pretty similar in taste and texture, and the mozzarella was because I was afraid that the shaker-can parm I had would make this gritty. I think the mozzarella made the cheese sauce kind of stringy, but in a melty way. Not a bad thing, but it did make it a little hard to mix into the pasta. I also had a bit of shallot that I needed to use up, so I added it to the onion and garlic. This was much more sophisticated than the usual mac and cheese, with a more complex flavor. I could see this being a great base for lobster mac and cheese, or even with some chopped oil-packed sundried tomatoes mixed in. Good stuff, thanks for posting! Made for PAC Fall '12

 

[yellow_apple30]

This is a great recipe! Classic mac and cheese from my childhood was that yellow, sticky stuff. Nothing like this! This has lovely, strong flavor. This combination of cheese is really fantastic. I could never go back to the old, yellow nonsense again. Sometimes I add bacon.