Good morning! I hope that you enjoyed your weekend! It was beautiful here one day, so a walk on the beach was in order and the other was rainy and overcast so I stayed in and read a good book.
I know that this week is St.Patricks day and that we should be moving away from comfort foods and on to lighter, spring like food but I could not resist sharing this scrumptious Caramelized Onion and Goat Cheese Macaroni.
You may remember a few weeks back I posted about this Caramelized Onion, Ham and Cheese Quiche, I loved the combination of flavors so much I decided to try it in macaroni and it is delicious, tangy, sweet and cheesy all ant the same time!
Caramelized Onion Goat Cheese Macaroni
Ingredients
8 oz elbow macaroni
2 cups chèvre goat cheese
3 cups of milk
1/4 cup butter
11/2 tablespoons flour
1 cup caramelized onions
Grated cheddar for topping
Prepare macaroni or any pasta that you are using according to directions, then drain and set aside. In a saucepan melt the butter, add the flour and make a roux, then slowly add the milk stirring constantly. Add cheese and stir until incorporated and thick.
Pour the macaroni into a buttered casserole dish, top with caramelized onions, add the sauce and stir well. Top with grated cheese and bake on 350 for 15 minutes or warmed through.
I hope that you have a great week!
If you need a little chocolate to start the week with a St.Patrick’s day twist than try these Chocolate Guiness Stout Brownies from Once Upon A Chocolate Life they are fabulous!
Sigh…that looks and sounds SO SO good Elizabeth! 😉
Good morning my dear! Lovely recipes as always! Have a lovely Monday.
My #1 is a nut for mac and cheese. I sent her your link – I know she would love this recipe. Have a great week, Elizabeth!
Both look delicious!
I cannot wait to try this – it looks fabulous!!
I made something similar recently, but instead of goat cheese I was using up the remains of a demi-roue of raclette. I forget how many kilos the thing weighed, and we have a professional heater for it, thanks to my SIL who works for a Swiss cheese giant. She provides us with a tire-sized cheese every year. It fed 20 adults, with a big chunk left over. I grated it, caramelized some onions, made some béchamel, added some diced ham and voila. Put it into aluminum pans and froze it. Took one out the other day–what a blessing it is to have a dinner all ready that you can just stick in the oven–and it was surprisingly yummy. I think the secret ingredient is the onions!!!
I made something similar recently but instead of chèvre I used leftover raclette. Most folks buy the packages of already-sliced raclette, but SIL sells cheese for a Swiss cheese giant and gets us a couple of demi-roues (together as big as a tire on my car) every winter. She also got us a professional cheese melter. It's a great party–we invite about 10 people each time, to eat melted cheese scraped onto charcuterie and potatoes. I grated the leftovers, caramelized a lot of onions, made a ton of béchamel and macaroni, mixed it all up with some diced ham and portioned it out into aluminum tins to freeze. What a blessing it has been to have a dinner that just has to be popped into the oven. And it was DELICIOUS. I credit the onions!!!!!
I found a tablescape of yours on Pinterest but it brought me to this post! I am glad though as this sounds delicious! I will try it and also look for the quiche recipe! Have a great week!
Oh this looks delicious, Elizabeth! Macaroni and cheese is one of my very favorite things. Happy St. Patrick's Day!