Indulgent Mac & Cheese

Total Time: 45 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 2 cups chicken broth
• 3 cups heavy cream
• 1 tablespoon butter
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 1 small onion, chopped
• 3 garlic cloves, minced
• 1 lb macaroni (can sub any "shaped" pasta)
• 2 tablespoons dijon mustard
• 1 1/2 cups shredded sharp cheddar cheese
• 1 1/2 cups shredded gouda cheese
• 1 1/2 cups shredded gruyere cheese
• 1/2 cup parmesan cheese
• salt and pepper

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 450 degrees and butter a 13x9 baking dish.
• 2 bring the chicken broth to a boil in a medium saucepan and reduce it over high heat to 3/4's of a cup.
• 3 bring the cream to a boil and reduce it to two cups being more careful with your heat with the cream so as to not scorch it.
• 4 a reminder; don't skip the reducing of the liquids or you will end up with soup and don't just sub the lower amounts to start out with; the concentrations lend a different flavor.
• 5 melt the butter and olive oil in a large pot and cook the onions and garlic until tender and translucent.
• 6 cook the pasta to desired tenderness.
• 7 add the reduced cream and reduced broth to the onion/garlic mix then add the mustard, cheddar, gouda and gruyere cheeses and whisk until melted and well blended.
• 8 add the pasta to the cheese sauce; mix well and put it buttered baking dish.
• 9 top with the parmesan cheese and bake at 450 for 10-15 minutes.