Macaroni and Cheese
And now, time for something easy. After making far too many desserts during the holidays, I thought it might be good to share a recipe for a quick meal. Children and adults alike enjoy this simple, yet decadently rich pasta dish.
Macaroni and Cheese
- 1 box papadini rotini lentil bean pasta
- 2 cups grated cheddar cheese
- 2 tablespoons butter
- ½ cup cream
- 1 tablespoon kudzu
- ¼ water
- 2 cups steamed broccoli
- extra grated cheese to drizzle over pasta
- In a large pot, bring 12 cups of water to boil, then add 1 tablespoon grapeseed oil and pasta
- Reduce to slow boil, stirring frequently and cook uncovered 7-9 minutes
- Drain pasta in a steel colander
- In a small saucepan, heat cheese, butter and cream over low heat and stir until melted
- In a small bowl, dissolve kudzu into water and mix well
- Stir kudzu mixture into pot of melted cheese
- Whisk cheese mixture vigorously by hand or with a hand blender
- Drizzle cheese sauce over pasta
- Serve with broccoli and a sprinkle of extra cheddar
Serves 2 to 4
My boys never fail to devour this classic child-friendly dish --old time comfort food with a new gluten-free twist. They usually end up mopping the remains of the cheese sauce off their plates with the broccoli. I hope you enjoy this rich and creamy gluten-free macaroni and cheese recipe as much as they do.
Posted on December 30, 2007 in dinners and vegetarian
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this was amazing! the best mac-n-cheese i have ever had!
april,
Glad you liked it.
Elana
Do you have any ideas for a cheese substitute. I was looking at your mac n cheese recipe and wanted to sub something for the cheddar cheese. What would work and be tasty to kids? Thanks.
Hi.
I know this is an old post, but I am trying to make this for my son as well. We found that the Toffutti cheese slices are the only ones that don't contain casein. Many of the rice and soy cheeses do as a binder. There must be a way to melt it down or at least melt it on top of the pasta.
Has anyone else found a non-dairy, gluten-free recipe?
One dairy-free, GF option is using nutritional yeast cheese that you can whip up. Just Google it for the recipe. My no-allergy husband even says it's better than cheese. I used it also on a quinoa, broccoli, cheese dish with just those three simple ingredients and he couldn't get enough.
Elana,
I don't see kudzu in your ingredients explanation section. I am also having trouble finding information online about this ingredient. Can you point me in the right direction? Since I don't know what it is I don't know where to buy it. Thanks!
Alioxn,
Kudzu is a thickening agent that I sometimes use in recipes such as Gravy or Macaroni and Cheese. Here's a link to a product I currently use in my recipes: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B002SDPWTG/.
You can find more information on my ingredient page for kudzu.
Elana