Hello everybody, it’s John, welcome to my recipe site. Today, we’re going to make a special dish, broccoli herb mac & cheese bake. It is one of my favorites. This time, I will make it a little bit tasty. This is gonna smell and look delicious.
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To get started with this recipe, we have to prepare a few ingredients. You can cook broccoli herb mac & cheese bake using 10 ingredients and 9 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.
The ingredients needed to make Broccoli Herb Mac & Cheese Bake:
- Get 1/4 Cup Flower
- Prepare 4 tablespoons Butter
- Make ready 12 ounces Macaroni Noodles
- Get 1 cup Half & Half
- Make ready 1 tablespoon Sour Cream
- Prepare 2 heads Broccoli
- Get 2 cups Shredded cheese (blend of your choosing)
- Make ready 1/2 tablespoon Italian seasoning
- Get 1 cup Kettle cooked potato chips (I like to experiment with various flavors)
- Get 1 teaspoon Garlic powder
Steps to make Broccoli Herb Mac & Cheese Bake:
- Start by boiling water for pasta; - Add macaroni and return to boil for 7 minutes.
- In a medium saucepan, melt the butter on low/medium heat. When butter is melted stir in the flour to create a Roux. - Keep stirring butter/flower Roux to avoid burning. Cook on medium heat until the flower cooks and develops a nutty aroma.
- Add the half & half to the Roux and continue to whisk until the liquid reaches a near boil. The sauce should have thickened up. Add most of the cheese to the sauce and stir until melted. (Reserve 1/2 cup of cheese for topping) - Add the Italian seasonings and garlic powder. Reduce heat to low.
- Drain and rinse pasta with cold water. Transfer into mixing bowl.
- Pour cheese sauce over macaroni and mix together well.
- Finely chop the broccoli and add it to the macaroni and cheese, add the sour cream next, mixing well again. Pour the mixture into a casserole dish.
- In a food processor, grind up the potato chips. Mix the chip crumbs with the remaining cheese and top the casserole.
- Bake at 400° for 20 minutes
- Let cool for 5 minutes and Enjoy :)
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