For Today's Shirley J Wed-nes-day (see it rhymes!) I wanted to give the White Cheddar Cheese Base a try. On Sunday, my husband was craving some macaroni and cheese and set out to make it using a Shirley J product. He decided on the White Cheddar Base, so I'll be sharing his recipe.First let me tell ya a little bit about the White Cheddar Cheese Base. This add-water base is very similar to Shirley J's flagship product, the Signature Cream Soup Base in purpose...it just has a different flavor profile with an exceptional White Cheddar taste! You can make anything from soups to gravies and sauces to mac and cheese! It's super easy and best of all it doesn't break or curdle when you make it, reheat it or freeze it!
The Hub's 3 Cheese Mac n' Cheese
Ingredients:2 cups water
1 cup Shirley J White Cheddar Base
12 oz elbow macaroni
1 onion, diced
1 TB butter
1 1/4 cup cheddar cheese
1 cup mozzarella cheese
dash of red pepper flakes
1/4 cup Italian bread crumbs
Directions:
Prepare macaroni, according to directions and set aside.
Mix water and Shirley J White Cheddar Base in mixing bowl. Set aside. Grill onions in butter in a large saucepan. Add Shirley J and water mixture to onions.
Reserve 1/4 cup of both cheeses, equalling a 1/2 cup of cheese. Add in 1 cup of the cheddar cheese and 3/4 cup of mozzarella cheese. Bring to a boil and let thicken. Once mixture boils quickly turn temperature down.
Pour noodles and cheese mixture in casserole dish and mix together. Add red pepper flakes and stir in. Top with remaining cheese and breadcrumbs.
Bake for 25 minutes at 350 degrees.
Serves 6-8
The Hub thought he would have liked it better if we would have added Parmesan. Mozzarella was not his cheese of choice, he just used it because that is all we had. With that said it worked with mozzarella and he loved it! (yes he had thirds)
Becky's Thoughts: I really liked this dish. I loved the white cheddar flavor that came out and the onion flavor. I really think the base complimented the onion. The noodles were the perfect texture. If I were to make this myself I would have added a bit more or the red pepper.
The hub is super excited about building off this recipe and experimenting with mac and cheese.
Anyway, happy Shirley J Wed-nes-day!
Next week:
Spicy Alfredo Sauce (that I was supposed to post last week) or Honey Wheat Bread from Shirley J's newly acquired bakery line!
2 comments:
I can't wait to try this! I made mac and cheese last night at 8 pm for dinner! Thank goodness I had the cream soup base, it was so quick and easy! All I did was cook the macaroni noodles, added about a cup of extra sharp cheese to the soup base, and voila! My kids loved it b/c they could control how much "cheesiness" was on their macaroni! I loved that it only took 10 minutes! Thanks for sharing your love of Shirley J's with me, I am hooked!!!
Love it! My little dudes love homemade mac! I love to play with it---supper yummy with pepperjack, if you like spice.
I also like to add a bit of ground nutmeg---especially when I make it with cheddar cheese! Or...sometimes I add a bit of dry mustard, more for depth than anything!
I haven't tried the white cheese sauce yet, can't wait!
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