Spicy Mac and Cheese

Name: Spicy Mac and Cheese
Prep time: 1 h 5 min
Cook time: 1 h 5 min
Total time: 1 h 5 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 teaspoons freshly ground black pepper; 1 teaspoons cayenne pepper; 227 grams Colby cheese, shredded; 1 egg, beaten; 473 milliliters elbow pasta, cooked until almost al dente; 2 teaspoons all-purpose flour; 237 milliliters half-and-half; 237 milliliters heavy cream; 1 teaspoons kosher salt; 6 servings Kosher salt; 1 teaspoons dry mustard powder; 0 teaspoons grated nutmeg; 227 grams pepper Jack cheese, shredded; 227 grams Cheddar cheese, shredded; 59 milliliters sour cream; 1 Tbsp unsalted butter; 59 milliliters grated Vidalia or sweet onion; 4 slices white bread, cut into 1/2-inch squares

Spicy Mac and Cheese might be just the main course you are searching for. This recipe makes 6 servings with 917 calories, 39g of protein, and 63g of fat each. This recipe covers 25% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. Head to the store and pick up pepper jack cheese, cayenne pepper, colby cheese, and a few other things to make it today. To use up the kosher salt you could follow this main course with the Low Fat Crumbs Cake (Kosher-Dairy) as a dessert.

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To make the croutons, melt the butter in a skillet over medium heat.

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Croutons

Butter

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Frying Pan

Add the bread cubes and toast until light golden, 4 to 6 minutes.

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Bread Cubes

Toast

Transfer to a paper towel-lined plate and season with a pinch of salt. Set aside.

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Salt

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To prepare the pasta, butter the bottom and sides of a 9 x 13-inch casserole dish. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. In a medium bowl, toss together the Cheddar, Colby, and Jack cheeses.

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Cheddar Cheese

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Pasta

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Put the cooked pasta in a large bowl and add two-thirds of the blended cheese. Set aside.

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Cooked Pasta

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Bowl

To make the custard, in a large bowl, whisking between additions, mix together the flour, salt, black pepper, cayenne pepper, mustard, nutmeg, sour cream, egg, onion, heavy cream, and half-and-half.

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Cayenne Pepper