Wednesday, August 20, 2008

PER MRS. GARG'S REQUEST


Here is a Mac and Cheese recipe for all to share.....do not worry there is no fat nor calories in this dish so eat up!!!!
8 tbs butter
4 oz pancetta (thinley sliced and chopped) if you are a veggie eater take this out and if you do not like pancetta use bacon just not as much because bacon is a little stronger
1 cup onion (finely chopped)
3/4 tea crushed red pepper
1 garlic clove minced
1/4 cup flour
31/2 whole milk
21/2 cup grated sharp cheddar (molly do not buy the stuff already shredded shred it your self...companies put wax on the pre shredded stuff and it give things a "grainy" texture)
1 cup parm shredded
1 8 oz. container marscarpone (since i live in the boonies I used cream cheese it worked out fine)
11/2 panko bread crums
1/2 cup parsley
1 lb. orecchiette or large macaroni
Melt 1 tbs. butter in large deep skillet over medium high heat. add pancetta saute until crisp. add onion saute until tender add crushed red pepper and garlic stir ....stir in 3 tbs. butter allow to melt then add flour and stir (at least 1 minute u want the "flour taste" cooked out) gradually whisk in 3 1/2 cup milk simmer until thick (coat back of spoon) remove from heat whisk in cheeses. melt 4 tbs butter add panko and stir until golden remove from heat stir in parsley. combine cheese mixture with cooked (ala denta that means if directions say cook it for 10 min only cook for 6) pasta, put topping on and then cook 30 min for 350!!!!
P.s.
that is my mac and cheese from last night did you notice i forgot to put the parsley in the topping

5 comments:

anna said...

mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm

Molly said...

Thanks for posting, I've been looking for a good mac and cheese recipe. It sounds delish! I don't have one of those casserole pans though- what size should I get?
Also, is that a Viking range? I hope so since you talked about getting one since college.

Bernadette said...

no not a viking range hopefully with out 9 year plan (only 5 years left of our 9 year plan) I will have one along with my new house ....for some reason billy has added on another 5 years to our plan .... my house will also be very green (anna should like that) i will have kick ass air conditioners, these lights that you only have to replace the bulb after 60 years (and it is not ugly light like floressant...it is light that makes you look 10 years younger)....as well as a solar panel...you think i am joking about the solar panel i am not I will have a flat roof somewhere on my house (hidden i hope because flat roofs are ugly) and my solar panel will be there. as for my viking range i am not sure if that is green or not yet that is what i am going to get....as for my range i have right now it is pretty awesome it is a ge monogram check out the web site they have some cool shit. good luck with the studies my sweet and make really good grades so you can be like...yes i have my mba and i made a 4.0 "EAT IT BITCH'S" you would not say that because you are modest but i would I might even get a t shirt that says I have my mba and I am smarter than you so please do not talk to me!!!

Unknown said...

why don't you go get an mba bernadette?

Anonymous said...

10 years left on her 9 yearplan!