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Macaroni and Blue Cheese with Walnut Crust

Elbow macaroni in a smooth white sauce sharpened with blue cheese, baked beneath a buttery crumb and walnut crust until bubbling.

  • YieldServes 4
  • Hands-on30 min
  • Total47 min
  • Difficulty

Ingredients

  • 160 gelbow macaroni, about 1 1/2 cups
  • 4 tbspunsalted butter, divided: 2 for the sauce, 2 for the topping
  • 2 tbspall-purpose flour
  • 480 mlmilk, about 2 cups
  • ½ tspsalt, or to taste
  • to tasteblack pepper, freshly ground
  • 115 gblue cheese, crumbled, such as Gorgonzola, about 1 cup
  • 30 gfresh bread crumbs, about 1/2 cup
  • 30 gwalnuts, finely chopped, about 1/4 cup

Diet

  • Pescatarian

Contains

  • Gluten
  • Dairy
  • Egg
  • Tree nuts
  • Walnut
  • Goat, sheep, buffalo or camel milk
  • Wheat
  • Black and white pepper
  • Yeast
  • Mold-ripened and koji-fermented foods
  • Histamine (aged and fermented foods)
  • Tyramine
  • Lactose
  • FODMAPs (any)

Taste

  • Sweet
  • Salty
  • Umami / savory
  • Bitter
  • Richness / fat

Texture

  • Creamy

Equipment

  • Oven
  • Stovetop

Season

  • Winter

Occasion

  • Weeknight

Effort

  • 20–45 min active
  • 30–60 min total
  • Difficulty 2

Nutrition

  • Calories: moderate
  • Protein: moderate
  • Carbs: moderate
  • Fat: high
  • Fiber: low
  • Sodium: moderate

Budget

  • Budget: moderate

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