SMOKED SALMON MAC AND CHEESE

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This is a simple mac and cheese that includes smoked salmon.

Provided by thedailygourmet

Categories Everyday Cooking Special Collection Recipes New

Time 45m

Yield 6

Number Of Ingredients 9

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Ingredients

¼ cup unsalted butter
2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
2 cups 1% milk
1 ½ cups Cheese, fontina
1 pinch garlic salt
ground black pepper to taste
1 (12 ounce) package fusilli pasta
6 ounces Finfish, salmon, chinook, smoked
¼ cup panko bread crumbs

Steps:

Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C). Grease a 9x13-inch baking dish.
Melt butter in a 2-quart saucepan over medium heat. Add flour and whisk until smooth, about 2 minutes. Gradually pour in milk and continue to whisk until sauce is smooth and creamy. Simmer until sauce is thick enough to coat the back of a spoon. Remove from the heat and stir in 1 cup fontina cheese, garlic salt, and pepper; set aside.
Bring 6 quarts of salted water to a boil in a large pot. Add fusilli and cook for about 5 minutes. Drain. Return pasta to the pot and pour in bechamel sauce. Mix with a wooden spoon until pasta is completely coated with sauce. Gently stir in flaked salmon.
Pour mixture into the prepared baking dish. Smooth out the top and sprinkle with remaining fontina cheese and panko.
Bake in the preheated oven until bubbling and golden brown on top, about 25 minutes.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 485.8 calories, Carbohydrate 50.5 g, Cholesterol 68.4 mg, Fat 21.4 g, Fiber 2 g, Protein 24.7 g, SaturatedFat 12.3 g, Sodium 609.7 mg, Sugar 2.4 g