Reuben Mac recipe

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Ingredients

8 ounces large elbow macaroni
¼ cup butter
¼ cup all-purpose flour
½ teaspoon spicy brown mustard
¼ teaspoon salt
¼ teaspoon ground black pepper
⅛ teaspoon cayenne pepper, or to taste
⅛ teaspoon garlic granules
1 cup half-and-half
1 cup whole milk
12 ounces shredded aged Gouda cheese (such as Frisian Farms®), divided
4 ounces chevre (goat cheese)
1 ½ ounces blue cheese (such as Maytag®), divided
1 cup diced corned beef, warmed
½ cup sauerkraut (such as Frank's®), warmed
¼ cup Thousand Island dressing
6 slices rye bread

Nutrition Info

756.5 calories
carbohydrate: 56.1 g
cholesterol: 140.1 mg
fat: 44.1 g
fiber: 3.5 g
protein: 34.3 g
saturatedFat: 25.3 g
servingSize: -
sodium: 1517.4 mg
sugar: 8.2 g
transFat: : -
unsaturatedFat: : -

Directions

  1. Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Cook elbow macaroni in the boiling water, stirring occasionally, until tender yet firm to the bite, about 8 minutes. Drain and set aside.

  2. Meanwhile, melt butter in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Whisk flour in gradually until smooth. Cook and whisk continually for 2 minutes. Add mustard, salt, pepper, cayenne, and garlic, stir to combine. Gradually whisk in half-and-half and milk. Cook, whisking continually, until thickened, 8 to 10 minutes. Add 9 ounces Gouda cheese and stir. Add chevre and 1 ounce blue cheese and stir until smooth. Remove skillet from heat. Stir cooked macaroni into cheese mixture.

  3. Set an oven rack about 6 inches from the heat source and preheat the oven's broiler.

  4. Divide macaroni and cheese into 6 greased 6-inch cast iron skillets. Top each with corned beef, sauerkraut, a drizzle of Thousand Island dressing, and equal amounts of remaining Gouda and blue cheeses.

  5. Broil skillets in the preheated oven until cheese is golden brown, 3 to 5 minutes.

  6. Toast rye bread in a toaster and cut each slice diagonally into points. Serve rye bread with Reuben mac.

Recipe Yield

6 servings

Recipe Note

Not your typical mac and cheese. This recipe won 1st place at the Iowa State Fair.

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