Deluxe Mac and Cheese

10 ingredients
12 steps

Ingredients

  • 4 cups elbow macaroni, cooked
  • 4 -5 small leeks, sliced
  • 8 leaves swiss chard (can be replaced with spinach)
  • 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
  • 1 (48 g) package white wine, sauce mix
  • 23 cup milk
  • 14 cup fresh parsley, chopped
  • 1 cup marbled cheddar cheese, grated
  • 1 cup extra-strong cheddar cheese, grated
  • 23 cup breadcrumbs, separated

Directions

  1. 1
    Preheat oven to 400F.
  2. 2
    Remove ribs from swiss chard and slice them thinly.
  3. 3
    Blanch leeks and swiss chard ribs in vegetable oil.
  4. 4
    Prepare white wine sauce according to directions (I made mine with milk instead of water).
  5. 5
    Add extra 2/3 cup of milk.
  6. 6
    Chop swiss chard greens and combine with parsley and leeks.
  7. 7
    Mix pasta, sauce, greens, and cheeses.
  8. 8
    Pour all but 2 cups of mix into a generously buttered (13x9) glass dish.
  9. 9
    Add 1/3 cup of breadcrumbs to remaining 2 cups of mix.
  10. 10
    Spread over top.
  11. 11
    Sprinkle second 1/3 cup of breadcrumbs evenly over top.
  12. 12
    Bake in preheated oven 30 minutes or until edges are golden.

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