Spinach and Artichoke Mac and Cheese
From mrsc543 14 years ago
- 30 minutes to make
- Serves 4
This dish is mac and cheese meets spinach and artichoke dip! I saw Rachel Ray make this on her talk show and just had to try it and I've made it several times since then. It is really fantastic!
Ingredients
- 1 lb penne pasta shopping list
- 2 Tbsp extra virgin olive oil shopping list
- 3 Tbsp butter shopping list
- 1 large onion, finely chopped shopping list
- 3 cloves garlic, finely chopped or grated shopping list
- 3 Tbsp flour shopping list
- 1/2 cup white wine shopping list
- 2 cups milk shopping list
- nutmeg shopping list
- 10 oz frozen chopped spinach, defrosted and wrung dry in kitchen towel shopping list
- 10 oz box of frozen chopped artichokes, defrosted and wrung dry in kitchen towel shopping list
- ground black pepper shopping list
- 1 1/4 cups Fontina cheese, plus some additional to sprinkle on top shopping list
- 1 1/4 ups grated parmigiano Reggiano, plus some additional to sprinkle on top shopping list
How to make it
- Place a large pot of water over high heat to cook pasta. When water is boiling, salt it well and drop the pasta in. Cook to al dente. Drain and reserve.
- While pasta is cooking, place a medium pot over low heat with 2 Tbsp of olive oil and butter. Add onions and garlic and cook until soft, about 10 minutes.
- Turn the heat up to medium-high and sprinkle flour into the pan. Cook about 1 minute and then whisk in wine, cooking for another minute to burn off alcohol.
- Whisk the milk into the pan and bring to a bubble.
- Add the nutmeg, veggies, some salt and pepper to the sauce and simmer until thickened, 2 to 3 minutes. Add the cheeses to the sauce and stir until melted.
- Toss the prepared sauce with the cooked pasta and transfer to a casserole dish.
- Sprinkle some more Fontina and Parmigiano over the top and bake at 350 degrees until the cheese has melted and the top is golden brown, about 30 minutes.
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different tastey Mac and Cheese thanks high5
momo_55grandma
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Sounds wonderful!!! Many thanks!
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wow, great post and I love it already!
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