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Ahem... do I call this a rotini and cheese, anyone?
The fancy-style 4 cheeses macaroni and cheese recipe
Ingredients1 pound of cut macaroni pasta
6 tablespoons of salted butter
1 yellow onion, chopped
1/4 cup of general purpose white flour
1 teaspoon of Dijon mustard
2 cups of milk
1 1/2 cup (375 ml) of grated Cheddar cheese
1 cup (250 ml) of grated Swiss or Jarslberg cheese
1 cup (250 ml) of grated Monterey cheese
1/2 cup (125 ml) of grated Pecorino Romano (or Parmesan) cheese
1 tablespoon (15 ml) of dried, chopped parsley
Salt and pepper
1 cup (250 ml) of bread without the crusts of fresh bread, in crumbs
Instructions
In a big pot, boil your pasta according to package instructions; drain them well.
In a large saucepan, under medium heat, melt the 4 tablesoups of butter. Cook the shallots there until they are tender.
Mix the flour and the Dijon mustard, then pour in progressively the milk. Cook under medium heat, by stirring constantly, until your sauce boils and thickens.
Lower the heat a little bit. Add grated Cheddar, grated Swiss cheese and the grated Monterey cheeses; stir until cheeses are melted (if needed, lower the heat to low while melting them).
Mix in gently the cooked macaroni pasta and the parsley. Season with salt and add pepper to taste.
Now pour all this mixture in a rectangular oven-going pan large enough to receive your all your recipe, but shallow.
Now, preheat the oven to 350 °F (180 °C).
Now back to that saucepan, melt the rest of the butter; blend it with the bread crumbs.
Sprinkle your macaroni in the pan with this mixture, along with the grated Parmesan and bake in the oven for about 20 minutes or up until your pasta is well heated.