Thursday, January 27, 2011

recipe #3 - goat cheese macaroni and cheese

I wish I had taken a photo of this, trust me it was amazing! I will be making again.

Ingredients:
-1/2 box of elbow macaroni
-1 head of cauliflower; chopped into small florets
-3 roasted red peppers; i usually buy a big jar at price club; chopped
-1/4 of large peppered goat cheese from pc
-2 cups of old cheddar
-1/4 tsp cayenne
-1/4 tsp nutmeg
-1/4 tsp pepper
-1/2 cup flour
-8 tbsp butter
-4/5 cups milk; judged as i made the sauce
-1/4 bread crumbs (i used italian pc)
-PAM

1. Preheat oven to 375F. Spray a glass casserole dish with PAM
2. Steam cauliflower in a pot and in another boil a pot of water for the macaroni (directions on the box).
3.  In a third pot, add butter; as butter is melted add in flour slowly; cook for 1 minute while whisking.
4. Add in spices, 1 1/2 cups old cheddar and goat cheese; continue whisking. Add in milk and keep whisking.
5. Strain macaroni and cauliflower. Add both together in the macaroni pot with the chopped red peppers.
6. Pour sauce on and mix together. Pour into casserole dish. Add bread crumbs and leftover cheese.
7. Bake between 30-45 mins; until the top is browned.

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