Best Mac And Cheese With Leeks And Gorgonzola Recipes

FETTUCCINE WITH CHICKEN, LEEKS, AND GORGONZOLA

Steps:

• Fill a large pot with lightly salted water and bring to a rolling boil. Cook fettuccine at a boil until tender yet firm to the bite, about 8 minutes. Drain and toss with 1 tablespoon olive oil. Set aside and keep warm.
• Heat remaining tablespoon olive oil and butter in a skillet over medium heat. Add chicken and leeks; cook and stir until leeks are tender and chicken is no longer pink in the center and juices run clear, 5 to 7 minutes. Add garlic; cook and stir until fragrant, 1 to 2 minutes. Pour in chicken broth; continue cooking 2 to 3 minutes more. Pour in heavy cream. Reduce heat; let simmer until thickened, about 5 minutes.
• Stir Gorgonzola cheese and walnuts into the skillet with the chicken; continue to simmer until cheese has melted, 2 to 3 minutes. Season with salt and pepper. Toss with cooked pasta. Top with parsley.

PASTA WITH ROASTED CAULIFLOWER AND BLUE CHEESE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 425 degrees. In a large bowl, toss cauliflower with olive oil, salt and 1/4 teaspoon pepper. Spread onto a rimmed baking sheet in an even layer, and bake for 20 minutes.
• Add leeks, garlic and thyme to the cauliflower on the sheet pan, then roast another 20 minutes, tossing the vegetables halfway through, until they are very tender and deeply caramelized.
• Meanwhile, bring a large pot of heavily salted water to a boil. Cook pasta until it is 1 minute shy of being al dente. (It will continue to cook in the residual heat of the pot.) Scoop out about 1 cup pasta water (a coffee mug is good for this), then drain pasta. Return the pasta to the empty pot, along with butter, Gorgonzola, remaining 3/4 teaspoon pepper and 1/2 cup pasta water, stirring to melt cheese.
• Toss roasted vegetables into pasta, then stir in lemon juice and salt and pepper to taste. Add more pasta water if mixture looks dry. To serve, spoon into bowls and top with chives and sprinkle of thyme leaves.

GROWN UP MAC AND CHEESE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.
• Place a baking rack on a sheet pan and arrange the bacon in 1 layer on the baking rack. Bake for 15 to 20 minutes, until the bacon is crisp. Remove the pan carefully from the oven - there will be hot grease in the pan! Transfer the bacon to a plate lined with paper towels and crumble when it is cool enough to handle.
• Drizzle oil into a large pot of boiling salted water. Add the macaroni and cook according to the directions on the package, 6 to 8 minutes. Drain well.
• Meanwhile, heat the milk in a small saucepan, but don't boil it. Melt the butter in a medium pot and add the flour. Cook over low heat for 2 minutes, stirring with a whisk. While whisking, add the hot milk and cook for a minute or 2 more, until thickened and smooth. Off the heat, add the Gruyere, Cheddar, blue cheese, 1 teaspoon salt, pepper, and nutmeg. Add the cooked macaroni and crumbled bacon and stir well. Pour into 2 individual size gratin dishes.
• Place the bread slices in a food processor fitted with a steel blade and pulse until you have coarse crumbs. Add the basil and pulse to combine. Sprinkle the bread crumb mixture over the top of the pasta. Bake for 35 to 40 minutes, or until the sauce is bubbly and the macaroni is browned on the top.

GORGONZOLA SHRIMP PASTA

Steps:

• Cook penne according to package directions for al dente. Meanwhile, in a large cast-iron skillet or Dutch oven, heat oil over medium heat. Add shrimp and garlic; cook until shrimp are pink, 5-10 minutes. Remove from pan and keep warm., Stir cranberries and wine into same pan. Bring to a boil; cook until liquid is almost evaporated, about 5 minutes., Drain penne, reserving 1 cup of pasta water; add penne to pan. Stir in spinach, cream cheese, Gorgonzola cheese, parsley, salt and reserved shrimp. Cook and stir until mixture is heated through and cheeses are melted, about 5 minutes, adding enough reserved pasta water to reach desired consistency. Top with chopped walnuts.

LEEK MAC AND CHEESE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350°.
• Melt 2 tablespoons of the butter in a large skillet.
• Add the leek greens and cook over high heat, stirring just until slightly wilted, 5 minutes; season with salt and pepper.
• Cook over low heat until very tender, about 20 minutes.
• Meanwhile, in a large saucepan, melt the remaining 2 tablespoons of butter.
• Add the flour and cook over moderately high heat, whisking, for 2 minutes. Add the half-and-half and bring to a boil, whisking until thickened, about 5 minutes.
• Remove from the heat.
• Add 2 cups of the cheese, season with salt and pepper and whisk the cheese sauce until melted.
• In a large saucepan of salted boiling water, cook the macaroni until nearly al dente.
• Drain well.
• Add the macaroni and the cheese sauce to the leek greens and stir until combined.
• Transfer the macaroni to an 8-by-11-inch baking dish and sprinkle with the remaining 1/2 cup of cheese.
• Bake for about 40 minutes, until bubbling.
• Turn the broiler on and broil the mac and cheese until golden brown on top, about 3 minutes.
• Let stand for 15 minutes before serving.

GORGONZOLA MAC N' CHEESE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F Grease 13x9x2-inch glass baking dish.
• Cook pasta until l dente, drain.
• Melt butter over medium-low heat, add flour, cook 1 minute to make roux (do not brown).
• Gradually whisk in milk and cream, simmer until mixture thickens slightly, whisking occasionally.
• Reduce heat to low, add grated cheddar cheese and crumbled gorgonzola cheese, whisk until cheese melts.
• Add cooked pasta to sauce, stir to coat, transfer mixture to prepared baking dish, sprinkle with remaining 1/2 cup blue cheese and bake until sauce begins to bubble. Sprinkle with chives and serve.

SPAGHETTINI WITH GORGONZOLA, LEEKS AND SHALLOTS

Steps:

• Heat oil in heavy large skillet over medium heat. Add chopped onions and sauté until tender and beginning to brown, about 10 minutes. Add leeks, green onions and shallots; sauté until very tender, stirring often, about 10 minutes.
• Meanwhile, cook pasta in large pot of boiling salted water until just tender but still firm to bite. Drain well; reserve 1/2 cup pasta cooking liquid.Return pasta to same pot. Add onion mixture; toss to combine. Mix in reserved cooking liquid by tablespoonfuls if pasta is dry. Mix in cheese; season with salt and pepper. Transfer to large bowl; serve.