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Mexican Mac And Cheese

Type: Cheese, Pasta
Courses: Main Course
Serves: 12 people

Recipe Ingredients

1 1/2 cups 355mlWhipping cream
1 1/2 cups 355mlHalf-and-half
1/2 lb 227g / 8ozChihuahua cheese - shredded
1/2 lb 227g / 8ozManchego cheese - shredded
1 teaspoon 5mlCelery seeds
1/4 teaspoon 1.3mlCayenne pepper
  Salt - to taste
  Freshly-ground black pepper - to taste
3   Egg yolks (large)
1 lb 454g / 16ozElbow macaroni - cooked
1/2 cup 73g / 2.6ozGrated Cotija cheese
1/2 cup 73g / 2.6ozBread crumbs
  Chopped fresh parsley

Recipe Instructions

Preheat oven to 400 degrees.

Combine cream, half and half, Chihuahua and Manchego cheese in heavy medium saucepan. Stir over low heat until cheese melts. Remove from heat. Add celery seeds and cayenne pepper. Season sauce with salt and pepper.

Beat yolks in large bowl to blend. Gradually whisk in sauce. Add the cooked macaroni and stir to blend.

Butter a 4-quart baking dish. Pour macaroni and sauce into dish. Mix Cojita cheese and bread crumbs in small bowl. Sprinkle evenly over macaroni. Bake until sauce is bubbling and top is beginning to brown, about 25 minutes.

This recipe yields 12 servings.

Source:
TOO HOT TAMALES with Susan Feniger and Mary Sue Milliken - From the TV FOOD NETWORK - (Show # TH-6333 broadcast 12-11 1996) - Downloaded from their Web-Site - http://www.foodtv.com

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