Zesty White Mac and Cheese
Zesty Macaroni and Cheese made with sharp white cheese creamy sauce, some added zest from chipotle and red pepper spice and baked to perfection!
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup diced shallots
- 3 medium garlic cloves
- 3 tbs butter
- 3 tbs flour
- 1/2 tsp chipotle pepper spice
- 1/4 tsp red pepper flakes of you like more spice, you can add more but be careful
- 2 1/2 cups of milk
- 6 oz sharp white cheddar cheese
- 4 oz aged sharp Provolone cheese
- Salt to taste
- 10 oz dry Trottole pasta or pasta of your choosing
Instructions
- Cook the pasta according to the package.
- In a medium pot, melt the butter on medium heat. Add diced shallots and cook until transparent. Add minced (or grated) garlic and saute until fragrant.
- Mix flour, chipotle pepper spice and red pepper flakes together. Sprinkle the flour mixture over the onions. Using a silicone covered whisk, start stirring and slowly add the milk. Keep whisking while adding the milk.
- Cook on medium heat until starts to thicken.
- Grate in the cheeses while stirring often (leave a little bit of cheese for topping). Keep stirring slowly until all smooth.
- Salt to taste.
- Mix with pasta until all evenly combined.
- Lightly grease a baking dish and transfer the mac and cheese mixture into the dish.
- Sprinkle with some cheese.
- Bake at 350 for 15 minutes.
Notes
Recipe from Lyuba @ willcookforsmiles.com. All images and content are copyright protected. Please do not use my images without prior permission. If you want to share this recipe, please simply link back to this post for the recipe. Thank you.