CREOLE MACARONI AND CHEESE

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Use the best aged cheeses you can find. Any andouille sausage will work, but do not substitute. Just leave it out if you can't find any.

Provided by F. Craig Littlejohn

Categories     Meat and Poultry Recipes     Pork     Sausage

Time 45m

Yield 8

Number Of Ingredients 15

1 (8 ounce) package elbow macaroni
1 cup andouille sausage, diced
4 tablespoons butter
¾ cup bread crumbs
½ cup grated Parmesan cheese
1 onion, chopped
2 stalks celery, chopped
1 tablespoon all-purpose flour
½ teaspoon paprika
½ teaspoon prepared mustard
1 ½ cups milk
1 cup grated Gruyere cheese
1 ½ cups shredded Cheddar cheese
kosher salt to taste
black pepper to taste

Steps:

  • Cook macaroni in a large pot of boiling water until al dente. Drain.
  • In a small pan, cook the andouille sausage over medium heat until done. Set aside. In the same pan, melt 1 tablespoon butter over medium heat. Add bread crumbs, and stir to coat. Cool, and then mix in Parmesan. Set aside.
  • In a medium saucepan, melt 1 tablespoon butter. Saute onions and celery until translucent. Transfer to a bowl.
  • In the same saucepan, melt 1 tablespoon butter over medium heat. Whisk in the flour, to make a white roux. Try not to let the roux brown at all, it should be white. Mix in paprika and mustard, then stir in milk. Bring to boil over medium heat, then add Gruyere and Cheddar cheeses. Simmer, stirring often, until thick enough to coat the back of a spoon, about 10 minutes. Season with salt and pepper to taste.
  • Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Butter a 9x13 in pan, or similar sized casserole dish. Transfer cooked macaroni to the dish, and toss in the andouille sausage and sauteed vegetables. Stir in the cheese mixture. Sprinkle the breadcrumb and Parmesan mixture evenly over the top.
  • Bake for 20 minutes, or until crust turns golden brown.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 481.2 calories, Carbohydrate 34 g, Cholesterol 76.7 mg, Fat 28.6 g, Fiber 1.8 g, Protein 21.5 g, SaturatedFat 15.1 g, Sodium 656.2 mg, Sugar 4.5 g

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