Creamy Brie Four Cheese Mac and Cheese with Buttery Ritz Crackers

Creamy Brie Four Cheese Mac and Cheese with Buttery Ritz Crackers is a main course that serves 6. One serving contains 830 calories, 32g of protein, and 43g of fat. For $1.65 per serving, this recipe covers 24% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. 12347 people were glad they tried this recipe. Head to the store and pick up brie, salt, elbow pasta, and a few other things to make it today. It is brought to you by Half Baked Harvest. This recipe is typical of American cuisine. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 45 minutes. With a spoonacular score of 84%, this dish is outstanding. Try Butternut Squash + Brussels Sprouts Mac n’ Cheese with Buttery Bacon Ritz Crackers, Creamy Blue Cheese and BBQ Chicken Mac and Cheese, and Spinach and Artichoke Brie Mac and Cheese for similar recipes.

Servings: 6

Preparation duration: 15 minutes

Cooking duration: 30 minutes

 

Ingredients:

4-6 ounces Brie, rind removed and chopped (I surely used 6 ounces)

1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper

1 pound elbow pasta (I really love any DeLallo pastas)

1/4 cup flour

1 cup fontina cheese, shredded (add an extra 1/4 cup...if you want!)

1 clove garlic, minced or grated

1 1/4 cups havarti cheese, shredded

3 cups warm milk (I used 2%)

1/4 teaspoon mustard powder

1/2 teaspoon pepper

1 1/2 cups crushed Ritz crackers (about 1 sleeve)

1/4 teaspoon salt

1 1/4 cups sharp white cheddar cheese, shredded

7 tablespoons unsalted butter, divided

Equipment:

baking pan

oven

pot

frying pan

whisk

baking sheet

Cooking instruction summary:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Spray a baking dish with nonstick spray.Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Boil the pasta until al-dente. You want it to have a bit of bite. It will finish cooking in the oven. Drain well.While the pasta boils add 3 tablespoons butter to a medium skillet and melt. Add the garlic and sauté 30 seconds then throw in the crushed Ritz crackers and toss to coat. Toast the crumbs for 3-5 minutes, stirring frequently to avoid burning. Once the crumbs are lightly toasted remove form the heat and set aside. In the same pot you boiled the pasta, melt the remaining 4 tablespoons butter over medium heat. Whisk in the flour. Reduce the heat to medium-low and let cook/bubble for 1 minute, stirring once or twice to avoid burning. Gradually whisk in the milk and raise the heat up to medium-high. Bring the mixture to a boil, whisking frequently until the sauce has thickened, about 2-3 minutes. Remove from the heat and stir in all of the cheese, mustard powder, cayenne, salt and pepper. Stir until the cheese is fully melted. Stir in the pasta and transfer to the prepared baking dish. Evenly sprinkle on the toasted cracker crumbs and place the baking dish on a baking sheet.Bake for 20 minutes or until the crumbs are golden brown and the sauce is bubbling. Remove from the oven and let site five minutes (yeah, right). Dig in!!

 

Step by step:


1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Spray a baking dish with nonstick spray.Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Boil the pasta until al-dente. You want it to have a bit of bite. It will finish cooking in the oven.

2. Drain well.While the pasta boils add 3 tablespoons butter to a medium skillet and melt.

3. Add the garlic and sauté 30 seconds then throw in the crushed Ritz crackers and toss to coat. Toast the crumbs for 3-5 minutes, stirring frequently to avoid burning. Once the crumbs are lightly toasted remove form the heat and set aside. In the same pot you boiled the pasta, melt the remaining 4 tablespoons butter over medium heat.

4. Whisk in the flour. Reduce the heat to medium-low and let cook/bubble for 1 minute, stirring once or twice to avoid burning. Gradually whisk in the milk and raise the heat up to medium-high. Bring the mixture to a boil, whisking frequently until the sauce has thickened, about 2-3 minutes.

5. Remove from the heat and stir in all of the cheese, mustard powder, cayenne, salt and pepper. Stir until the cheese is fully melted. Stir in the pasta and transfer to the prepared baking dish. Evenly sprinkle on the toasted cracker crumbs and place the baking dish on a baking sheet.

6. Bake for 20 minutes or until the crumbs are golden brown and the sauce is bubbling.

7. Remove from the oven and let site five minutes (yeah, right). Dig in!!


Nutrition Information:

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978k Calories
43g Protein
55g Total Fat
77g Carbs
15% Health Score
Limit These
Calories
978k
49%

Fat
55g
85%

  Saturated Fat
32g
204%

Carbohydrates
77g
26%

  Sugar
9g
11%

Cholesterol
159mg
53%

Sodium
1101mg
48%

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Protein
43g
86%

Selenium
68µg
98%

Calcium
808mg
81%

Phosphorus
791mg
79%

Manganese
0.89mg
44%

Vitamin B2
0.72mg
42%

Zinc
5mg
37%

Vitamin B12
2µg
36%

Vitamin A
1580IU
32%

Folate
88µg
22%

Magnesium
84mg
21%

Vitamin B1
0.28mg
19%

Copper
0.34mg
17%

Vitamin D
2µg
16%

Vitamin B6
0.3mg
15%

Vitamin B5
1mg
14%

Potassium
462mg
13%

Vitamin B3
2mg
13%

Iron
2mg
13%

Fiber
2g
12%

Vitamin E
1mg
11%

Vitamin K
11µg
11%

covered percent of daily need
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