Finding What I Love: Recipe: Longhorn Steakhouse Mac & Cheese Dupe

Like I said in last week's recipe post, I am totally in love with Longhorn Steakhouse Chicken Parmesan dish, and at Longhorn you get a choice of sides and I always get the Mac & Cheese. I found this recipe at the same time I found the chicken Parmesan dupe, and this one is really close also. It makes a lot of pasta! So the next time I make it, I'll half the recipe.

Ingredients:

1 pound Cavatappi Pasta

2 Tbsp Butter

2 Tbsp Flour

2 cups Half and Half

2 ounces Gruyere Cheese, shredded

8 ounces White Cheddar, shredded

2 tablespoons Parmesan Cheese , shredded

4 ounces Fontina Cheese, shredded

1 teaspoon Smoked Paprika

4 pieces Bacon Cooked Crispy and Crumbled

1/2 cup Panko Bread Crumbs

Instructions:

Make the pasta how you usually make pasta.

Then in a large sauce pan, combine 2 tbsps. of butter and 2 tbsp of flour over medium heat. Cook until fragrant. Add in 1/2 c of half and half and stir until the sauce thickens.

Add an additional 1/2 cup of half and half after, let it thicken up some more, and then add the final 1 cup of half and half and stir until the sauce is thick.