Gourmet Macaroni And Cheese with Boursin Garlic & Fine Herbs Cheese topped with Herbed Panko
Jump to RecipeA couple of weeks ago, I took a poll over on Instagram, as to which park should I choose my next recipe from. Epcot was the park of choice and I realized I could have my work cut out for me! I started researching recipes from the World Showcase and all the festivals. I’ll admit, I was a little nervous about this one; however, I decided I was ready to take it on! Seriously, how difficult can it be? It’s just a fancy little Mac ‘n cheese dish, right? This week we are headed to the France Pavilion and making a specialty dish from the 2020 International Food and Wine Festival. Today’s recipe is for Gourmet Macaroni and Cheese with Boursin Garlic & Fine Herbs Cheese topped with Herbed Panko. Wow, that was mouth full! 😊
I really enjoyed the International Food and Wine Festival during our last trip in 2019. I would attend again and, hopefully, have more time to explore all of the specialty dishes offered. This recipe is from the 2020 Festival. I’m ready to give it a try, so let’s start cooking!
Gourmet Macaroni And Cheese with Boursin Garlic & Fine Herbs Cheese topped with Herbed Panko
Ingredients
Toasted Panko
- 4 tbsp butter
- 1/2 cup panko
- Coarse salt, to taste
Gourmet Macaroni & Cheese
- 1 16 ounce box cavatappi pasta or elbow macaroni
- 3/4 cup butter
- 3/4 cup flour
- 8 cups whole milk
- 1 1/2 tsp garlic powder
- 1 1/2 tsp onion powder
- 1 tsp mustard powder
- 1/2 lb white cheddar cheese, shredded
- 1/2 lb yellow cheddar cheese, shredded
- 3 5.2 ounce Boursin Garlic & Fine Herbs cheese wheels, divided
- coarse salt, to taste
- White pepper, to taste
Instructions
Toasted Panko
- Melt butter in a small saucepan over medium heat. Add panko and stir until combined. Toast in the pan for 3-5 minutes until golden brown. Remove from heat; salt to tastes. Set aside.
Gourmet Macaroni & Cheese
- Cook pasta in salted water according to package directions. Drain well. Set aside keeping warm.
- Melt butter in a 5-qt saucepan over medium heat. Whisk in flour and cook, stirring constantly, until a blonde roux, approximately 4 minutes.
- Add milk, garlic powder, onion powder, and mustard powder and bring to a boil. Reduce heat to simmer and stir constantly for 2-3 minutes until thickened.
- Fold in both shredded cheddar cheese and two Boursin Garlic & Fine Herbs cheese wheels. Blend with an immersion blender until cheese has melted and smooth.
- Season to taste with salt and white pepper.
- Add hot, cooked pasta with cheese sauce and mix until combined and divide evenly into 6-8 bowls.
- Cut the remaining Boursin Garlic & Fine Herbs cheese wheels into 6-8 pieces or crumble into a small dish.
- Top Gourmet Macaroni and Cheese with toasted panko and Boursin Garlic & Fine Herbs cheese pieces or crumbles.
- Serve immediately.
Notes
I had a special guest in the kitchen today! My sister, Patty, came over for a visit and, although she is camera-shy, she got in on the action anyway. We had a great time cooking together! At times we were talking so much, we were forgetting all about the recipe! This is how it usually is with us but, I am happy to say, we found our way back over to the stove and this recipe is a winner! We both really enjoyed it! You would think with all the cheese used in this recipe it would be rather heavy; however, it was very light! It was definitely different than your traditional Macaroni & cheese recipe. I would highly recommend trying this one at home. It was delicious!
This recipe makes 6-8 servings. It’s a lot! As you will see in the video, this really is great for a large family for dinner. If not, you will have plenty of leftovers for sure! I had my sister take home a serving for her husband and shared two more servings for my aunt and uncle. By the way, they all loved it too!
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