Hey everyone, it’s Jim, welcome to our recipe page. Today, I will show you a way to prepare a special dish, crusty mac and cheese. One of my favorites food recipes. For mine, I’m gonna make it a little bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious.
While the macaroni is boiling, melt the remaining butter in a saucepan over medium heat. Sprinkle reserved cheese on top; dot with remaining butter. I happen to love a crusty top on my Baked Macaroni and Cheese, so came up with the following variation as an alternative to the creamy variety.
Crusty Mac and cheese is one of the most well liked of recent trending meals in the world. It is easy, it’s fast, it tastes yummy. It’s enjoyed by millions daily. They are fine and they look wonderful. Crusty Mac and cheese is something which I have loved my whole life.
To get started with this particular recipe, we must first prepare a few components. You can have crusty mac and cheese using 14 ingredients and 10 steps. Here is how you can achieve that.
The ingredients needed to make Crusty Mac and cheese:
- Make ready 1 box eating right for healthy living twisted elbow veggie pasta
- Get 1 cup shredded mozzarella cheese
- Take 14 oz Velveeta cheese
- Prepare 1/3 cup milk
- Get 3 clove fresh garlic
- Make ready 1/2 bunch green onion
- Prepare 3/4 cup crushed country ranch croutons
- Prepare onion powder
- Make ready garlic powder
- Prepare rubbed sage
- Get sweet basil
- Take cumin seed
- Take chopped parsley
- Make ready smoked paprika
This is no place for fancy cheeses or fancy noodles. Leave the whole-wheat penne and artisanal orecchiette in the cupboard and bring on the elbow pasta. Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Add the pasta and cook as the label directs for al dente.
Instructions to make Crusty Mac and cheese:
- Preheat oven to 350 Fahrenheit
- Bring water to boil in a pot and add pasta
- In small pot add milk, Velveeta cheese, 3/4 cup mozzarella cheese and spices. Cook on low heat until melted.
- While pasta and cheese is cooking finely mince 3 cloves of garlic and half a bundle of green onions. (I usually use 1 large leek but the store was out. Leeks add a sweeter flavor compared to the bitterness of green onions)
- Add green onions and fresh garlic to the cheese.
- Once pasta is soft and cheese is melted add them to a casserole dish and mix.
- Add the rest of the mozzarella cheese as a layer on top of mac and cheese.
- Sprinkle some smoked paprika on top of that.
- Spread the crushed croutons on top of everything as a crust. And bake for 30 minutes at 350
- Enjoy
One of my favorite parts of a good macaroni and cheese is a toasty, crispy topping or crust. Mac and cheese is such a rich, creamy dish, my tastebuds crave a crunchy contrast! Making crispy crusts is one of the easiest and most customizable techniques to have up your sleeve. You can vary the seasonings based on the type of mac and cheese you. Taste the sauce for seasoning and add additional salt, pepper, or Tabasco.
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