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This amped up version of mac and cheese takes a little more time than opening up a blue box but the end result is so worth it! Build each component separately then combine pasta, sauce and crumbs in big pan. Bake and top with the stewed tomatoes.
Stewed Tomatoes
Cheese Sauce
Ingredients ➜ 2 tablespoons
16 ounce can stewed tomatoes 2 tablespoons olive oil 1/2 Spanish onion, diced 1 tablespoon granulated garlic
brown sugar
➜ 1 teaspoon salt ➜ 1 teaspoon
black pepper ➜ 2 tablespoons apple cider vinegar
Directions Heat 2 tablespoons olive oil in a skillet and sauté until translucent. Add entire contents of the canned tomatoes. Add sugar, garlic, salt and pepper. Reduce to medium heat and cook for 20 minutes. Allow to cool. Stir in apple cider vinegar. Set aside.
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Ingredients Padano (can sub➜4 cups milk stitute asiago) ➜ 1/2 cup smoked ➜ 2 tablespoons gouda granulated garlic ➜ 1/2 cup sharp ➜ 1/4 cup flour cheddar ➜ 1/4 cup butter ➜ 1/4 cup parmesan ➜ 1 teaspoon salt ➜ 1/4 cup American ➜ 1 teaspoon pepper ➜ 1/4 cup grana Directions In saucepan, melt butter until it bubbles, add flour all at once and stir vigorously until a thickened paste forms, roux made. Add 2 cups of milk, stir until combined. Add all cheeses and slowly add remaining 2 cups milk. Thicken for 10 minutes over low heat. Add garlic, salt and pepper. Set aside.
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Bread Crumbs ➜2 cups panko breadcrumbs
Ingredients ➜ 1/2 cup melted butter
➜ 2 cups parme-
➜ Combine over low
san cheese
heat, toast until golden brown. Set aside.
Final Preparation ➜ 1 pound cavatappi ➜ Prepared bread noodles (corkscrew shaped pasta) ➜ 1 cup sharp cheddar, shredded
crumbs
➜ Prepared cheese Sauce
➜ Stewed tomatoes
Directions Pre-heat oven to 350 degrees. Bring 6 cups of water to a boil, add pinch of salt. Cook cavatappi pasta for 7 minutes (or until tender) and drain. Add pasta to a buttered 9 x 6 baking pan. Add cheese sauce. Top with sharp cheddar and breadcrumbs. Bake at 350 for 15 minutes or until a crispy top layer forms. Spoon stewed tomatoes over the top before serving.