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Welcome to Spiced! + a Killer Mac & Cheese Recipe!

November 14, 2012 by David 6 Comments

absolutely DELICIOUS mac & cheese recipe

Welcome to Spiced!  After much thought, I’ve decided to expand The Bakery Spot into a more comprehensive culinary blog.  So in addition to delicious baked goods (don’t worry, those won’t end), you will also begin to see savory topics on here as well.  Thank you to all of my The Bakery Spot readers for your continued support of this site!

Stay tuned as I have many fun new posts and projects lined up for Spiced…

And now. A killer mac & cheese recipe! It’s good. It’s really good.

Ingredients for a delish mac and cheese

Pasta pairs with Andouille sausage and shredded white cheddar for quite the delicious mac & cheese!

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Andouille Sausage Mac & Cheese

Serving Size: 6-8

Andouille Sausage Mac & Cheese

Ingredients

  • 1 lb. pasta
  • 16 ounces Andouille sausage
  • 8 T. unsalted butter
  • ½ cup All Purpose Flour
  • 3/4 cup yellow onion, finely diced
  • ½ cup bell pepper, finely diced
  • ¼ cup celery, finely diced
  • 3 Jalapeños, finely diced (seeds removed)
  • 4 cups whole milk
  • 1 cup heavy cream
  • 2 tsp Kosher Salt
  • 1/2 tsp Cayenne Pepper (optional)
  • 18 oz. of sharp white cheddar cheese, shredded
  • 6 oz. of gruyere cheese, shredded
  • 1 cup panko breadcrumbs
  • Finish with chopped chives and salt/pepper to taste

Instructions

  1. Cook pasta in salted water for about 3 minutes less than the recommended time. Drain, rinse with cold water and set aside.
  2. Heat small amount of oil in bottom of an oven safe pot. Add diced andouille sausage, and cook until done. Remove and reserve the andouille.
  3. Using the same pot you used to cook andouille, melt the butter, then add the flour and stir constantly until you get copper or darker roux (approximately 7-9 minutes or when the roux smells nutty). Add diced onions, celery, bell pepper, and jalapeno near end.
  4. Meanwhile, heat the milk and heavy cream in another pan on low-medium heat.
  5. Once roux is finished, slowly whisk in the milk and cream mixture and continue to simmer until the mixture thickens and begins to bubble. Reduce temperature to low and cook another 10–15 minutes. Whisk in the salt and shredded cheeses. Taste and season with additional salt and pepper, if desired. Using an oven-safe baking dish, stir in cooked pasta.
  6. Top with bread crumbs and place entire in a 450° oven until breadcrumbs turn golden brown (approximately 25 minutes).
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absolutely delicious + fabulous mac and cheese

I look forward to sharing more recipes with you!

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Comments

  1. 1

    Courtney says

    November 15, 2012 at 10:48 am

    Yum! Can’t wait to try this recipe!

    Reply
  2. 2

    Claire says

    November 15, 2012 at 1:30 pm

    Pasta and spicy meaty goodness are my two favorite things. I can’t wait to make this!

    Reply
  3. 3

    Peggy Scofield says

    January 26, 2013 at 2:22 am

    Very yummy Mac& cheese! I didn’t remove the seeds from the jalapeños and added more cheese…everyone liked it! Thanks for sharing.

    Reply
    • 4

      David says

      January 26, 2013 at 9:09 am

      Excellent! I’m glad you liked it. And for the record, I often leave the seeds too as I like the extra heat. Thanks for sharing, Peggy!

      Reply
  4. 5

    Connie Hatch-Feir says

    February 26, 2017 at 10:35 am

    Maybe I’m missing something, but at what point do you add the pasta???

    Reply
    • 6

      David says

      February 26, 2017 at 4:48 pm

      Hey there, Connie! Gosh…that step was totally left out of the instructions. My apologies…I can’t believe this recipe has been up for so long, and I didn’t notice that mistake. I’ve updated the instructions to add the pasta in near the end. I hope this helps! And I hope you enjoy this recipe…it’s an oldie but goodie! 🙂

      Reply

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