Cheese Lovers 5 Cheese Mac and Cheese

Name: Cheese Lovers 5 Cheese Mac and Cheese
Prep time: 1 h 40 min
Cook time: 1 h 40 min
Total time: 1 h 40 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 113 grams bacon, diced; 1 bay leaf; 118 milliliters crumbled blue cheese; 59 milliliters bread crumbs; 1 Tbsp Dijon mustard; 6 Tbsps all-purpose flour; 355 milliliters grated fontina; 1 sprig fresh thyme; 177 milliliters grated Gruyere; 473 milliliters heavy cream; 6 servings Kosher salt; 454 grams package macaroni (cellentani or other curly noodle); 1 medium onion, diced; 177 milliliters grated Parmesan; 3 Tbsps chopped Italian parsley; 1 teaspoons salt; 5 Tbsps unsalted butter, plus more to butter baking dish; 177 milliliters grated white Cheddar (Australian); 591 milliliters whole milk

Cheese Lovers 5 Cheese Mac and Cheese might be just the main course you are searching for. One portion of this dish contains about 47g of protein, 83g of fat, and a total of 1238 calories. This recipe covers 33% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. This recipe serves 6. If you have bread crumbs, flour, thyme, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. To use up the flour you could follow this main course with the Apple Tart with Caramel Sauce as a dessert. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 1 hour and 40 minutes.

Instructions

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Preheat oven to 450 degrees F and butter a 9 by 13-inch glass baking dish.

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Butter

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Glass Baking Pan

Oven

Bring a large pot of water to a boil and add salt. Cook macaroni according to package directions.

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Macaroni

Water

Salt

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Pot

Drain.

In a large Dutch oven or other heavy pot, saute the bacon until crisp.

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Bacon

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Dutch Oven

Remove bacon with a slotted spoon and reserve.

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Bacon

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Slotted Spoon

Saute the onion in the bacon drippings until soft.

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Bacon Drippings

Onion

Add the 5 tablespoons butter to the onion mixture and melt the butter stirring with a wooden spoon.

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Butter

Onion

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Wooden Spoon

Using a whisk, add the flour, and stir constantly until well mixed with the fat making a roux.

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All Purpose Flour

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Whisk

Whisk in the mustard. Gradually add the milk and cream whisking constantly.

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Mustard

Cream

Milk

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Whisk

Add the thyme, bay leaf, and salt.

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Bay Leaves

Thyme

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Let come to a simmer and stir frequently for 15 minutes.

Strain the hot milk mixture into a metal bowl and discard the solids. Working quickly, mix in 1 cup fontina, blue cheese, 1/2 cup Gruyere, 1/2 cup white Cheddar, 1/2 cup Parmesan, the reserved bacon, and parsley. Continue to stir until all cheese is melted.

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White Cheddar Cheese