Sunday, November 20, 2011

Creamy Mac & cheese



Ingredients:
* 1 box pasta shells
* 2 tsp butter
* 2 tsp flour
* 1/2 cup sour cream
* 1 cup milk
* 1/4 tsp cayenne pepper
* 1/4 tsp black pepper
* 1/4 tsp thyme - chopped
* 220 gm medium cheedar cheese- shredded
* 200 colby-monterey jack cheese - shredded
* 100 gm swiss cheese - shredded

Garnish - extra shredded cheese & bread crumb

Instructions:
- In a pot with some water and salt. cook the pasta to al-dante or fallow direction behind the box and drain. let a side.
- meanwhile, heat a deep skillet in medium. put 2 tsp butter and flour.  whisk flour until no lump and let turned to brown color
-  pour the milk, sour cream, shredded cheese. keep whisking until sauce cook with no lump,  thick and creamy sauce. add cayenne pepper, chopped thyme & black pepper. stir to combine
- pour the cooked pasta to cheese sauce. fold pasta & sauce to combine
- transfer the pasta into baking sheet or individual ramekin . spread all over the baking sheet until even. sprinkle with bread crumb and shredded cheese over the pasta. bake in the oven 400 degree for 30 minutes until bubbly and cheese turned brown color.

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