Try our creamy, smoky, chipotle macaroni and cheese alongside your favorite fish, steak or chicken!
Course: Side Dish
Cuisine: American
Servings: 6
Ingredients
1lb.cavatappi pastaor other small hollow, ridged pasta
1T.vegetable oil
2T.finely diced yellow onion
1/2c.unsalted butter
3T.all-purpose flour
2c.heavy cream
3c.half and half
2tsp.kosher salt
1T.chipotle chili powder
1tsp.white pepper
16oz. shreddedcheesecombine Sharp & Medium Cheddar, and Smoked Swiss
3/4c.panko bread crumbs
Instructions
Preheat oven to 350 degrees Cook pasta according to package directions, until al dente. Drain pasta reserving a 1/2 c. pasta water to thin sauce. Return pasta to the pot. Drizzle with vegetable oil, toss to coat, cover to keep warm.
Melt butter in a large sauce pot over medium heat. Add onion and flour, cook 1 to 2 minutes until translucent, do not brown. Add cream, half and half, kosher salt, chipotle powder and white pepper. Bring pot to a simmer. Cook until sauce is thick, about 5 to 6 minutes. Add reserved pasta water to thin sauce, if needed. Add cheese and cooked pasta to the sauce, stir to combine.
Pour into a buttered 9 x 13-inch baking dish. Sprinkle top with bread crumbs. Bake 20-25 minutes or until hot and bubbling around the edges.