What’s up guys! This Sunday the 17th is St. Patricks Day, so I decided to do a few Irish inspired recipes this week to lead up to it. Today’s recipe is some Black and Blue Mac and Cheese! This is an EPIC Mac n’ Cheese with a Guinness beer cheese sauce along with blue cheese! OMG this is so freaking good! Fun note when I was cooking this I had Elgin’s own Chef Jeff hanging out with me as we were talking about starting a food podcast. You know culinary trained chef and just an Average Guy who likes to cook.. and well I have to say he loved this one lol. If he loved it I know you guys will too. When you do try this one make sure to take a pic of it and post it to my Facebook page!
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Black and Blue Mac and Cheese Recipe
Ingredients
Mac n' Cheese:
- 1 lb. Pasta Shells
- 2 Cups Milk
- 2 Cups White Cheddar Cheese
- 1/2 Cup Guinness
- 1/4 Cup Blue Cheese Crumble
- 3 Tbsp. Butter
- 3 Tbsp. Flour
Topping:
- 1/2 Cup Panko Breadcrumbs
- 1 Tbsp. Butter
Instructions
- Pre-heat oven to 375˚.
- Cook shells as per boxed instructions, drain and set aside.
- In sauce pan or oven safe skillet, melt butter and add flour mixing until combined. Allow to cook for about 1 minute.
- Slowly add in your Guinness and whisk until smooth, whisk in milk and allow to cook for 7-10 minutes allowing sauce to thicken.
- Remove from heat and stir in cheddar until cheese is completely melted in, do the same with about half of your blue cheese crumble.
- Add in pasta shells and stir until coated. Place in baking dish (if not using an oven safe skillet).
- Melt butter for topping in a small pan, add in bread crumbs and stir. Cooking breadcrumbs until they are nicely toasted.
- Sprinkle toasted breadcrumbs over mac n' cheese, and place in the oven and cook for about 25 minutes.
- Sprinkle with a little more blue cheese and serve.
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