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This week I am posting more video recipes. I hope you find these helpful and informative. If you have any suggestions on future recipes you would like to see me do, then please email me.
Today’s video recipe is for Mac n’ Cheese, this recipe is adapted from Jeanne Lemlin’s - Vegetarian Classics.
Mac n’ Cheese
- 1 cup cooked pasta
- 2 Tbls. butter
- 2 Tbls. flour
- 1 cup milk
- pinch of cayenne
- 1 cup smoked gouda
- 1 cup sharp cheddar cheese
- fresh breadcrumbs (from 2 pieces of whole wheat bread)
- 1 Tbls. olive oil
- salt and pepper to taste
Cook pasta according to package directions, set aside, drizzle with olive oil to prevent sticking.
Start with pan over medium to medium high heat, melt butter. Add flour to melted butter and stir for 1 to 2 minutes. Once the flour is incorporated into the butter whisk in milk. Keep stirring milk mixture until it starts to thicken. Once it has thickened slightly stir in cayenne pepper. Turn heat off and add the cheeses. Add pasta to cheese mixture and stir. Place in oven-safe dish.
Coat breadcrumbs with olive oil. Sprinkle breadcrumbs over the macaroni and cheese and place in 400° preheated oven. Cook for 10-15 minutes or until breadcrumbs have browned. Serves 2 as main course, and four as side dish.