Shannon's Smoky Macaroni and Cheese

Name: Shannon's Smoky Macaroni and Cheese
Prep time: 1 h 15 min
Cook time: 1 h 15 min
Total time: 1 h 15 min
Yield: 10
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 teaspoon bread crumbs; 6 Tbsps butter; 1 teaspoon cayenne pepper; 454 grams package elbow macaroni; 118 milliliters all-purpose flour; 591 milliliters shredded smoked Gouda cheese; 1 liters milk, divided; 10 servings olive oil; 118 milliliters grated Parmesan cheese; 355 milliliters shredded Cheddar cheese; 355 milliliters shredded Swiss cheese

Shannon's Smoky Macaroni and Cheese might be a good recipe to expand your main course repertoire. This recipe serves 10. One portion of this dish contains roughly 34g of protein, 51g of fat, and a total of 784 calories. If you have olive oil, cheddar cheese, flour, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. To use up the bread crumbs you could follow this main course with the Chocolate Banana Bread as a dessert. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes about 1 hour and 15 minutes.

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).

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Fill a pot with lightly-salted water and bring to a boil. Stir the macaroni into the water and return to a boil. Cook and occasionally stir until the pasta has cooked through, but is still firm to the bite, about 8 minutes; drain.

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Macaroni

Pasta

Water

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Pot

Melt the butter in a large pot over medium heat.

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Butter

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Add the flour to the melted butter and whisk continually for 1 to 2 minutes to make a roux.

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Butter

All Purpose Flour

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Whisk

Whisk 2 cups of the milk into the roux until smooth and then add the remaining milk. Raise the heat to medium-high and continue cooking and stirring until thickened, but not boiling. Stir the Gouda, Cheddar, Swiss, and 1 cup Parmesan cheese into the mixture; once the cheeses have melted completely, fold the drained macaroni into the mixture to coat.

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Parmesan