Gourmet Gruyere Macaroni and Cheese

• Meat

  • 1 pkg Bacon, cooked and chopped

• Produce

  • 1 tsp Garlic- sauteed with onion
  • 1 Red onion, small

• Canned Goods

  • 2 tbsp Chicken stock

• Condiments

  • 2 tsp Lemon juice
  • 1 tsp Tabasco

• Pasta & Grains

  • 1 box Pasta

• Baking & Spices

  • 1 Black pepper, ground
  • 2 tbsp Flour
  • 1 tsp Sugar

• Oils & Vinegars

  • 3 tbsp Olive oil

• Bread & Baked Goods

  • 1 1/2 cup Panko

• Dairy

  • 1 Stick Butter
  • 2 1/4 cups Gruyere cheese, fresh grated
  • 1 1/4 cup Heavy cream
  • 1/4 cup Milk
  • 1 cup Parmesan cheese, fresh grated
  • 1/2 cup Sour cream

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Description

Ingredients

• 2 T chicken stock
• 1 box pasta (cavatappi, macaroni, or shells)
• 3 tablespoons Olive Oil
• 2 tsp lemon juice
• 1 Stick butter
• 1 small red onion — minced and sauteed in 2 T. butter
• 1 tsp of minced garlic- sauteed with onion
• 2 tablespoons flour
• 1 tsp sugar
• 1¼ cup heavy cream
• ¼ c. milk
• ½ cup sour cream
• 1 teaspoon Tabasco (more if you prefer a spicy kick)
• 2¼ cups fresh grated Gruyere cheese
• 1 cup fresh grated Parmesan cheese
• Ground black pepper
• 1 pkg bacon- cooked and chopped
• 1½ c. Panko

Directions

• Cook pasta in water with 1T. chicken stock. Drain and toss cooked pasta with Olive Oil and lemon juice.
• Saute onion and garlic in 2 T. butter, set aside.
• Melt 3 tablespoons butter and 1 T chicken stock in skillet over medium heat. Add Panko and Cook until golden.
• Melt 2 tablespoons butter in large saucepan over medium-low heat. Whisk in flour and cook, whisking constantly for 3 minutes.
• Gradually whisk in heavy cream, milk, and sour cream.
• Stir in sautéed onion and garlic mixture, sugar and Tabasco, simmer gently, stirring often, 15 minutes.
• Stir in 2 cups of gruyere and parmesan cheese.
• Season to taste with pepper.
• Stir sauce into macaroni and add bacon pieces. Pour mixture into greased, deep baking dish and sprinkle with remaining cheese mixture.
• Sprinkle buttered panko and over the top of the macaroni.
• Bake at 350: F about 25-30 minutes.