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. 

Add the cheeses slowly.  

Sprinkle in the smoked paprika.  

Add the sauce and pasta together and pour into a 13 x 9 inch pan that has been sprayed with no-stick spray. 

Top the mac and cheese with panko bread crumbs and bake at 350 degrees for 20 mins or until the panko bread crumbs begin to brown.

Enjoy!

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Other Longhorn Dishes:
Bourbon Salmon 
Parmesan Chicken 

Food in a Mug: Mac & Cheese

This week’s recipe is one of my all-time favorite dishes, Mac & Cheese.  I love a good homemade dish, but unfortunately that makes 8 servings.  So, I went out to find myself a single serving of mac & cheese, and of course I found it. 

Ingredients:

1/3 Cup Pasta 

½ Cup Water 

½ Cup Milk (I used Fat Free because I have a dairy complex)

¼ Cup Shredded Cheese

Directions:

Combine the pasta with the water and put it in the microwave for two minutes.  The water might boil over, and the only way that I know how to stop that is by opening the door if it starts to overflow.  

Once the two minutes are up, stir, and then repeat for another two minutes. 

After those two minutes, add the milk and the cheese, and then put the cup back into the microwave for another minute.  ( I had to extend the time to 1 minute 30 seconds.) 

Let sit for a minute then enjoy! 

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