Sunday, March 23, 2008

Praise the Lord and Have Some Kickin' Mac N' Cheese

Today's Easter. My Lord arose from the dead about 2000 years ago after dying for everyone's sins. If you don't know Jesus as Christ, please find a church or a friend that can tell you His story and save your life in the same breath.
He is not here; he has risen! - Luke 24:6

We had some AWESOME Mac N' Cheese tonight that I saw on the Food Network. Read the below recipe, make some, eat it, and enjoy. My Easter gift to the Internets.

Macaroni and Cheese
Recipe courtesy The Neelys

6 tablespoons butter
1/2 cup all-purpose flour
4 cups milk, warm
1 teaspoon dry mustard
1/4 teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg
1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
Dash salt and freshly ground black pepper
Dash hot sauce
Dash Worcestershire sauce
3 cups shredded Cheddar
1 pound cavatappi pasta, cooked al dente
1 cup crushed potato chips
5 slices cooked bacon, crumbled
1/2 cup freshly grated Parmesan, for topping

Heat oven to 350 degrees F.

Melt 6 tablespoons butter in a large saucepot over medium heat. Add flour and cook, stirring, for 1 minute. Whisk in the warmed milk and bring to a boil, continue to whisk constantly. The mixture will thicken as the heat increases. Continue to stir while adding the dry mustard, nutmeg, cayenne, salt, pepper, hot sauce and Worcestershire. Stir in the 3 cups of Cheddar until it melts.
Pour the cheese sauce over the noodles and add to a 3 quart casserole dish.
Sprinkle the chips, bacon and Parmesan on top and bake for 35 minutes.

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

AH yes another convert on the *real* mac'n'cheese recipe... many varieties of it but they're *all* good... funny though that our kids won't eat it since it's not orange :)