Hard Recipe: Tiffany's Silky Smooth Macaroni & Cheese
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Ingredients:
2 cups Colby Jack (Substitute Low Fat Cheeses)
2 cups Mozzarella Shredded
2 cups Monterey Jack
2 cups Fontina Cheese
2 cups Shredded White Cheddar
3 tbsp. Flour (Use Whole Wheat Flour)
½ stick of Butter (If on a diet cut the butter)
1 block Cream Cheese (Substitute Low Fat Sour Cream or Greek Yogurt)
6 cups of Whole Vitamin D Milk (3 for the sauce and 3 to mix in in case it's too thick) (Substitute Soy Milk)
1 ½ Boxes of Macaroni (Substitute Whole Wheat Pasta or Gluten Free Pasta)
2 Eggs (If on a diet use Egg Substitute instead)
3 tbsp Salt
3 tbsp Pepper
1 tbsp Garlic Powder
1 tbsp Onion Powder
2 tbsp Parsley Flakes
Preparation:
Start a pot of boiling water with a tsp. of canola oil and a generous amount of salt. Add the macaroni to the pot cook and strain (follow the cooking directions on the box).
Cheese Sauce: Create a rue in a large pot (use whatever fat you like bacon, olive oil, butter, etc.) Cook your fat in the pan for 5 minutes. Then add the flour. Once the flour has cooked a little bit, slowly add the milk. You need to do this with a whisk. It is very difficult to incorporate the flour without it. The sauce will be thick and slightly chunky just continue to stir. You should end up with a nice béchamel sauce; add the cream cheese and butter to the mixture. Constantly stir this mixture until everything is fully combined. Then add the Mozzarella and Colby jack cheese. Whisk the cheese into the sauce 1 cup at a time. This will allow the cheese to fully blend with the béchamel until it begins to bubble. Add your seasonings and let simmer, constantly stirring to keep the cheese mixture smooth. This is very tiring so be prepared to do some work. The work is hard but the pay off is creamy cheesy goodness!
Crack the eggs into a bowl and whisk them together. The eggs need to be tempered to prevent scrambling. Slowly add the warm cheese sauce to the eggs to temper them. Once the eggs have been tempered, add them to the sauce. Combine the macaroni and cheese sauce together. Stir until fully incorporated. Add the rest of the cheeses to the macaroni and sauce mixture. Stir until the cheeses, sauce, and macaroni are fully incorporated. Sprinkle a generous cheese mixture on top and place in the oven at 350 degrees uncovered. Once the top of the macaroni and cheese has melted and browned, take it out and cover for at least 10 minutes. Then Serve. This recipe makes at least 2 pans of Mac so scale it down for a smaller meal.
*A good way to tell that the mac is done is to check the edges of the pan. Look to the left at the picture. See how the edges of the mac is brown and golden. That's how you know when its done!
*A good way to tell that the mac is done is to check the edges of the pan. Look to the left at the picture. See how the edges of the mac is brown and golden. That's how you know when its done!
*Add seasonings on a small scale to ensure the taste is to your liking.
*Use the substitutions to re-create the side dish on a healthier level.
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