Lunch: Bluegrass Mac 'n' Cheese
Recipe by Quick & Simple Staff Quick & Simple's Mac 'n' Cheese Recipe contest runner-up Carol Muth of Louisville, KY, added jalapeños to spice up this comfort food stand-by
Ingredients
16 oz. elbow macaroni
2 tbsp. butter
2 tbsp. flour
1 1/3 c. whole milk or half-and-half
8 oz. Gruyère cheese
6 oz. crumbled blue cheese
1 clove garlic
1/4 c. jalapeño-stuffed olives
1 butter-flavored crackers
Instructions
Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. Lightly mist a 9 ” x 13 ” baking dish with nonstick cooking spray. Cook macaroni according to package directions; drain and set aside.
Melt butter in a 3-quart saucepan over medium heat; stir in flour and cook for 3 minutes, until thick. Whisk in milk and bring to a boil for 1 minute. Remove from heat and add Gruyère, blue cheese, garlic and olives, stirring until smooth. Stir in cooked macaroni and toss. Pour into prepared baking dish and top with crushed crackers. Bake, uncovered, for 20 minutes.
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Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 8
Amount Per Serving | ||
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Calories 0 | ||
Fat 0 | ||
Carbohydrate 0 | ||
Protein 0 |