I love a rich, velvety macaroni and cheese – especially when the cheese is blue cheese! This is for serious blue cheese lovers – you can tame it down by substituting some of the blue cheese with more cheddar.
For the recipe…
Blue Cheese Mac & Cheese
makes 8 servings
1 pound penne pasta
2 tbsp butter
1/4 cup flour
2 cups whole milk
1 cup whipping cream
3 cups cheddar cheese, grated
1 1/2 cups blue cheese, crumbled
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Butter a 13×9 baking pan.
Cook pasta in a large pot of salted boiling water until tender, but still al dente. Drain and leave in strainer until the sauce is ready.
Melt butter in a large saucepan over medium heat. Add flour to make a roux and stir constantly to let the flour cook, but not burn.
Gradually whisk in milk and cream. Simmer until mixture thickens, whisking constantly. Reduce heat to low and add grated cheddar cheese (reserving 1/2 cup for sprinkling on top before baking) and crumbled blue cheese. Whisk until cheese melts, about 2 minutes. Season to taste with salt and pepper.
Add cooked pasta to sauce, stir to coat. Transfer mixture to prepare baking pan and sprinkle with remaining cheddar cheese. Bake until golden brown on top (sauce will begin to be bubbling), about 25 minutes.
Enjoy!
7 Comments
May 12, 2008 at 12:47 pm
cheddar and blue is one of my favorite combos for homemade mac and cheese, along with cheddar and fontina.
it’s shitty and rainy and cold, and i SO wish that i had all the ingredients for this in the house.
May 12, 2008 at 1:09 pm
It’s just so ugly today in SoCal and this looks so appetizing. Might have to stop by the store today if I get off of work early. Thanks for the great recipe.
May 12, 2008 at 8:44 pm
Nice looking mac and cheese. I really like the sound of using blue cheese in it!
May 14, 2008 at 7:46 pm
OMG, my mouth is totally watering. No one else in the house will eat this, but I don’t think that’s going to stop me from making it this weekend.
May 22, 2008 at 10:27 pm
That looks good. MY MOUTH IS WATERING!! I am about to make some right now
July 4, 2008 at 1:29 pm
hm, it was good but maybe i needed more blue cheese, or maybe my first attempt at making a roux was bad. thanks for the recipe though! everyone at potluck loved it
May 20, 2009 at 2:53 pm
Love, love, LOVE this recipe! I add grilled chicken and it’s a complete meal. My family is in love with it, and anytime there is a potluck, I’m begged to make this!