Double-Dutch Mac and Cheese with Chard
Double-Dutch Mac and Cheese with Chard might be just the main course you are searching for. This recipe serves 12. One portion of this dish contains roughly 24g of protein, 26g of fat, and a total of 454 calories. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes about 45 minutes. Head to the store and pick up elbow macaroni, cayenne pepper, milk, and a few other things to make it today. To use up the low fat milk you could follow this main course with the Salted Caramel Brownie Milkshake as a dessert.
Instructions
Melt 3 tablespoons butter in large potover medium heat.
Add onion; sautéuntil translucent, about 5 minutes. Stir ingarlic, then flour; stir constantly 1 minute.Gradually whisk in milk. Cook, whiskingoccasionally, until mixture begins to boil,about 5 minutes.
Add 2 cups coarsely grated
Gouda and 1 cup Edam. Stir until cheesesmelt, about 2 minutes. Stir in cayenne andnutmeg. Season sauce with salt and pepper.
Preheat oven to 350°F. Butter 13x9x2-inch baking dish. Cook chard in large potof boiling salted water until tender, about1 minute. Using slotted spoon, transferchard to plate; cool. Reserve pot with water.Squeeze water from chard; chop finely.
Return water in pot to boil.
Addmacaroni; cook until tender but still firmto bite, stirring occasionally.
Drain. Stirmacaroni into warm cheese sauce.
Place halfof macaroni in dish; smooth top. Top with1 cup Edam cheese, then chard. Top withremaining macaroni mixture; spread evenly.
Melt 3 tablespoons butter.
Placebreadcrumbs in medium bowl.
Drizzle butterover; toss.
Add 1/2 cup finely grated Goudaand sprinkle with salt and pepper; toss.
Sprinkle breadcrumb mixture over mac andcheese.
Sprinkle cumin seeds over, if desired.
Bake mac and cheese until breadcrumbsare golden and edges are bubbling, about 40minutes.