Penne Rigate Macaroni And Cheese With Truffle Essence Recipes

PENNE RIGATE MACARONI AND CHEESE WITH TRUFFLE ESSENCE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Bring 1 gallon of water to a rapid boil with the kosher salt in an 8-quart pot. Add pasta to water and stir. Boil for 5-6 minutes total. Pasta should be slightly undercooked at this point.
• Drain off all water through a colander, sit one minute and toss in a bowl with the black truffle oil. Reserve.
• Combine the shallots, bacon, garlic and olive oil in a 4-quart pot and cook slowly for 10 minutes using low heat. Add in the flour, raise heat to medium and cook 2 minutes, stirring constantly.
• Temper in the heavy cream and bring to a boil.
• Lower heat and simmer for 10 minutes.
• Add in the herbs and seasonings. Stir in 3 cups of the extra-sharp cheddar until smooth.
• Add in the truffle-scented pasta and stir until evenly combined.
• Divide into individual shallow baking dishes and top with the pecans and the shredded medium cheddar.
• Bake for 10-15 minutes until bubbly and slightly browned on top.

PENNE RIGATE WITH PROSCIUTTO, AND SNOW PEAS IN A TRUFFLED CREAM

Steps:

• Cook the pasta al dente. Set aside.
• In a heavy sauce pan sauté the garlic with the olive oil, about 2 minutes then add the spinach, peas and the white wine and reduce 50%.
• Once reduced add the cream, truffle butter, prosciutto, and bring to a simmer.
• Finally add the cooked pasta; turn the heat to high and cook until the pasta is fully coated, shake the pan vigorously to prevent sticking.
• Season to taste with salt, add the truffle oil, fresh basil, and the grated parmigiano, toss.
• You can add fresh ground pepper to top it off if you like. Serve immediately.

FOUR-CHEESE TRUFFLED MACARONI AND CHEESE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Butter a 9x13-inch baking dish.
• Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Cook cavatappi in boiling water, stirring occasionally, until cooked through but firm to the bite, about 8 minutes. Drain.
• Melt butter in a large pot over medium-low heat. Whisk flour into butter until mixture has a thick, paste-like consistency, about 30 seconds. Slowly whisk 2 cups milk into butter-flour mixture until smooth. Stir in remaining milk, increase heat to medium high, and cook, whisking constantly, until mixture is thick and almost boiling, 5 to 10 minutes.
• Stir Gouda cheese, Cheddar cheese, Swiss cheese, and 1 cup Parmesan cheese into milk mixture until cheese melts and cheese sauce is smooth. Fold cavatappi into cheese sauce; pour mixture into prepared baking dish.
• Stir remaining Parmesan cheese and bread crumbs together in a small bowl. Sprinkle bread crumbs mixture over cavatappi mixture and drizzle truffle oil over the top.
• Bake in the preheated oven until golden and bubbling, about 30 minutes. Cool for 10 minutes before serving.

BAKED PENNE WITH THREE CHEESES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
• Prepare the penne rigate according to the package directions, minus 1 or 2 minutes of cooking time (see Cook's Note). Drain, then pour the pasta into a 9-by-13-inch glass baking pan.
• In a 4-quart saucepan, melt the butter on medium-low heat. Whisk in the flour until it's dissolved. Add the cream to the saucepan. Add the nutmeg, seasoned salt, and black pepper and whisk the mixture until it's warmed through.
• Reduce the heat to low, and add the mozzarella, Cheddar, and Parmigiano-Reggiano. Stir until you have a smooth cheese sauce.
• Pour the sauce over the pasta and top with the breadcrumbs.
• Bake for about 40 minutes, until the top turns a golden brown.

MACARONI AND CHEESE, RICH AND CREAMY

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit.
• Coat a 2-quart broiler-safe baking dish with nonstick cooking spray.
• Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to boiling; add penne.
• Cook penne for 6 minutes; drain.
• In a large bowl, toss together the cheddar, gruyere and asiago cheeses; set aside.
• Meanwhile, in a medium-size saucepan, melt unsalted butter over medium heat; whisk in flour until smooth and slightly bubbly.
• In a thin stream, whisk in the milk; stir in onion powder, salt and cayenne pepper.
• Bring to a boil over medium-high heat; reduce heat and simmer 3 minutes.
• Remove from heat and whisk in 2-1/2 cups of the cheese mixture.
• In a pasta pot, stir together the cooked penne and the cheese sauce.
• Pour half of mixture into the prepared baking dish.
• Sprinkle with a generous cup of the cheese.
• Spoon in the remaining penne and top with the remaining cheese sauce.
• Bake for 20 minutes.
• Increase the oven temperature to broil and cook another 3 minutes or until the top is lightly browned.
• Cool slightly before serving.