REUBEN MAC

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Not your typical mac and cheese. This recipe won 1st place at the Iowa State Fair.

Provided by Mama Fresh

Categories     Main Dish Recipes     Pasta     Macaroni and Cheese Recipes     Baked Macaroni and Cheese Recipes

Time 1h

Yield 6

Number Of Ingredients 17

8 ounces large elbow macaroni
¼ cup butter
¼ cup all-purpose flour
½ teaspoon spicy brown mustard
¼ teaspoon salt
¼ teaspoon ground black pepper
⅛ teaspoon cayenne pepper, or to taste
⅛ teaspoon garlic granules
1 cup half-and-half
1 cup whole milk
12 ounces shredded aged Gouda cheese (such as Frisian Farms®), divided
4 ounces chevre (goat cheese)
1 ½ ounces blue cheese (such as Maytag®), divided
1 cup diced corned beef, warmed
½ cup sauerkraut (such as Frank's®), warmed
¼ cup Thousand Island dressing
6 slices rye bread

Steps:

  • Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Cook elbow macaroni in the boiling water, stirring occasionally, until tender yet firm to the bite, about 8 minutes. Drain and set aside.
  • Meanwhile, melt butter in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Whisk flour in gradually until smooth. Cook and whisk continually for 2 minutes. Add mustard, salt, pepper, cayenne, and garlic; stir to combine. Gradually whisk in half-and-half and milk. Cook, whisking continually, until thickened, 8 to 10 minutes. Add 9 ounces Gouda cheese and stir. Add chevre and 1 ounce blue cheese and stir until smooth. Remove skillet from heat. Stir cooked macaroni into cheese mixture.
  • Set an oven rack about 6 inches from the heat source and preheat the oven's broiler.
  • Divide macaroni and cheese into 6 greased 6-inch cast iron skillets. Top each with corned beef, sauerkraut, a drizzle of Thousand Island dressing, and equal amounts of remaining Gouda and blue cheeses.
  • Broil skillets in the preheated oven until cheese is golden brown, 3 to 5 minutes.
  • Toast rye bread in a toaster and cut each slice diagonally into points. Serve rye bread with Reuben mac.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 756.5 calories, Carbohydrate 56.1 g, Cholesterol 140.1 mg, Fat 44.1 g, Fiber 3.5 g, Protein 34.3 g, SaturatedFat 25.3 g, Sodium 1517.4 mg, Sugar 8.2 g

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