Ultimate Mac -n- Cheese

By Mary-2

Ingredients

• 8 oz macaroni or other tube shaped pasta
• 1/2 Tsp coarse salt
• 3 1/2 Tbls Butter
• 1/2 Cup finely chopped shallots
• 2 Tbls Flour
• 1 1/4 Cups dry white wine
• 2/3 Cups Heavy Whipping Cream
• 1 1/2 Cups Gruyere grated
• 1/2 Cup aged gouda **
• 2 Tbls + 1 Tsp minced fresh chives
• 1 Tbls Dijon mustard
• 1/8 Tsp Cayyenne
• 1/8 Tsp Freshly ground nutmeg
• 4 oz crusty sourdough bread - torn into pieces
• ** Note - you can substitute romano, goat gouda or more gruyere for aged gouda.

Details

Servings 4
Preparation time 25mins
Cooking time 45mins

Preparation

Step 1

Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Cook pasta according to the directions on package in a large pot of boiling water - well salted. until tenter to the bite. 7 -12 minutes, drain.

In a large frying pan over mediun-high heat, melt 2 Tbls butter. Add shallots and cook until light golden, about 3 minutes.

Sprinle shallot-butter mixture with flour; cook, stirring often, 1 minute. Add wine and stir, picking up any browned bits from the bottom of the pan.

Add cream and stir well. Sprinkle in cheeses, one large handful at a time. stir until each handful is mostly melted before adding more.

Stir in 2 Tbls chives, mustard, 1/4 tsp salt, cayenne and nutmeg. Stir cooked pasta ninto mixture, the pour all into a 2-qt baking dish.

In food processer, pulse bread with 1 1/2 Tbls butter, 1 tsp chives and 1/4 tsp salt until coarse bread crumbs form. Sbrinkle over pasta and bake for 15 - 20 minutes.