Gourmet Mushroom Mac n Cheese
Ingredients:
- Rigatoni Pasta 2 cups
- Unsalted butter 1/2 cup
- Whole milk 1 cup
- Heavy cream 1/4 cup
- All purpose flour 1/2 cup
- Sharp cheddar cheese grated 3 cups
- Gruyere cheese grated 1 cup
- Parmesan Cheese 1/2 cup
- Smoked paprika 2tsp
- Garlic powder 2tsp
- Onion salt 2tsp
- Mushrooms 5-6
- Scallions finely chopped 1/2 cup
- Panko bread crumbs
- Truffle oil
Instructions:
- Cook pasta according to box instructions to make it perfectly al dente or even slightly less
- Melt butter in a pan, whisk in flour and keep stirring for about 1 minute until golden brown
- Next, slowly stir in the milk and heavy cream until well combined. Continue stirring until it starts bubbling. Whisk in salt, pepper, smoked paprika, garlic powder and 1tsp of onion salt
- Add all but 1 cup of the shredded cheeses and whisk until smooth. Sauce should be thick and creamy
- Add the pasta and combine together until pasta is fully coated with the cheese sauce
- Pour the mac and cheese into a baking dish coated with butter. Top with remaining 1 cup of shredded cheese and drizzle with truffle oil
- Sauté cut mushrooms in hot avocado oil and add onion salt, smoked paprika, 1/4 tsp sugar and fry till crispy
- Top the Mac n Cheese with mushrooms, scallions, Parmesan cheese and Panko crumbs. Bake at 400F until bubbly and beautifully golden
- Drizzle with more truffle oil and serve with love