Mac and Cheese Soup {Cookbook Challenge}
For this cookbook challenge, I went to my Food Network Magazine. I can pass that off as a cookbook recipe right? I got my new issue in the mail yesterday and I had all of the ingredients on hand to make this, so it became dinner! This didn’t come from a chef in particular so I assume it is a Food Network Kitchens recipe. Mac and Cheese Soup. The result? It tasted like mac and cheese! Yummy!
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I followed the recipe exactly, but the only thing I did differently was strained out my carrots and onions. I didn’t have a food processor handy and I thought my pieces would be too intrusive. My family enjoyed this one and if you are looking for a kid friendly soup, this is it.
Mac and Cheese Soup
- Kosher salt
- 4 ounces elbow macaroni (1 cup)
- Cooking spray
- 2 plum tomatoes, sliced 1/2 inch thick
- 4 1/2-inch-thick slices baguette
- Freshly ground pepper
- 3 shallots
- 1 carrot, cut into 1-inch pieces
- 1 stalk celery, cut into 1-inch pieces
- 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
- 3 3/4 cups fat-free low-sodium chicken broth
- 1 1/4 cups 2% milk
- 6 ounces shredded cheddar cheese (about 1 1/2 cups)
- 1/4 cup grated parmesan cheese
Position a rack in the upper third of the oven and preheat to 450 degrees F. Bring a medium saucepan of salted water to a boil. Add the macaroni and cook as the label directs; drain.
Mist a baking sheet with cooking spray and arrange the tomato and baguette slices on it in a single layer; season with salt and pepper. Bake until the bread is golden brown, about 7 minutes.
Mince the shallots, carrot and celery in a food processor. Mist a saucepan with cooking spray. Add the vegetables and cook over medium-high heat until softened, 4 to 5 minutes. Add the flour and cook, stirring, 2 minutes. Gradually stir in the broth and bring to a boil; cook, stirring, until thickened, 6 to 7 minutes. Remove from the heat.
Add the milk, cheeses and macaroni and stir until the cheeses melt. Season with pepper. Top the toasts with tomatoes; serve on the soup.
This recipe linked to:
Full Plate Thursdays @ Miz Helen’s Country Cottage
