Cajun Mac and Cheese
Cajun Mac and Cheese

Hello everybody, I hope you’re having an incredible day today. Today, I’m gonna show you how to prepare a distinctive dish, cajun mac and cheese. It is one of my favorites. For mine, I am going to make it a little bit tasty. This will be really delicious.

Cajun Mac and Cheese is one of the most favored of recent trending meals on earth. It’s appreciated by millions every day. It’s simple, it is fast, it tastes delicious. They are nice and they look fantastic. Cajun Mac and Cheese is something which I’ve loved my entire life.

This creamy Cajun Mac and Cheese has a nice kick thanks to andouille sausage, pepper Jack cheese, and Cajun seasoning. Gently stir in cooked pasta and sausage mixture. Regular baked mac and cheese is already great (if it's done right), but the addition of fresh crab and spicy Cajun shrimp makes it so much more special.

To get started with this particular recipe, we must first prepare a few components. You can cook cajun mac and cheese using 12 ingredients and 9 steps. Here is how you cook it.

The ingredients needed to make Cajun Mac and Cheese:
  1. Take 8 tbsp unsalted butter, melted
  2. Make ready 1 cup panko bread crumbs
  3. Take 5 cup milk
  4. Make ready 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
  5. Take 1/2 tsp ground black pepper
  6. Prepare 2 tsp blackened seasoning
  7. Get 1 tsp chili powder
  8. Prepare 2 cup sharp cheddar cheese, shredded
  9. Get 2 cup Jack cheese, shredded
  10. Get 2 cup fontina cheese, grated
  11. Make ready 1 lb elbow macaroni
  12. Prepare 1 lb kielbasa or andouille thinly sliced

Slowly whisk milk and heavy cream followed by a blend of cheeses and stir until smooth. Carefully toss pasta with cheese sauce and cooked vegetables. The hot pepper sauce and garlic flavors heat up the warm macaroni and cheese favorite. This mac-n-cheese tasted great the evening that I made it, and was also wonderful the next day…and the day after that!

Steps to make Cajun Mac and Cheese:
  1. Preheat oven to 375°F.
  2. In a medium bowl, combine bread crumbs and 2 tablespoons of the melted butter. Set aside.
  3. Cook macaroni 3 minutes less than manufacturer's directions in a large pot. Drain and rinse under cold water.
  4. In a skillet over medium-high heat, brown the sausage.
  5. Put remaining 6 tablespoons butter in the pot used to cook pasta over medium heat. When butter bubbles, add flour, pepper, and seasoning.
  6. Slowly pour milk into mixture while whisking. Continue to cook until mixture becomes thick.
  7. Remove from heat and add 3/4 of each of the cheeses. Then add macaroni and sausage. Mix well.
  8. Transfer to a casserole then top with remaining cheese and breadcrumbs.
  9. Bake until browned on top, about 30 minutes.

I made a ton so Adam could take some home and to work for Apparently the only complaint was that I didn't pack him a big enough portion. Reduce heat to low, add cheeses, and cook, stirring constantly, until cheese is melted and mixture is smooth. Add cooked pasta, stirring gently to combine. Add in the Cajun spice mix, white pepper and salt. Gradually add the milk, slowly at first while stirring constantly, to avoid lumps.

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