Chard Mac n Cheese
Chard Mac n Cheese Recipe
By Published: July 30, 2012
- Yield: 3 Servings
- Prep: 30 mins
- Cook: 30 mins
- Ready In: 60 mins
Ingredients
- 2 tbsp butter
- 1/3 cup yellow onion chopped fine
- 3 cloves garlic minced
- 1/4 cup unbleached white flour
- 1 cup milk
- 1/4 cup gouda finely grated
- 2/3 cup gouda coarsely grated
- 2/3 cup cheddar coarsely grated
- 1 tsp cayenne
- 1/2 pound chard rinsed, stemmed
- 1/2 cup breadcrumbs
- 6 ounces pasta whatever kind you like...
Instructions
- Melt butter in skillet over medium heat. Add onion and saute until translucent. Stir in garlic, cook about 30 seconds. Add flour, stirring constantly 1 minute. Gradually whisk in milk. Cook, whisking occasionally, until mixture begins to thicken. Add coarsely grated gouda and cheddar. Stir until cheeses melt, about 2 minutes. Stir in cayenne. Season sauce with crushed red pepper, salt and pepper. Keep on the lowest heat, stirring to keep it creamy.
- Boil water in a 4 quart pot. Salt and add chard. Cook for one minute.
Drain or use slotted spoon to remove chard, reserving the water in the pot to return to boil.
- Rinse chard with cold water to stop cooking. Squeeze out water and chop.
- Once water returns to a boil, add pasta and cook until al dente, probably one or two minutes less than package instructions. Drain
- Mix pasta and kale into the cheese sauce and stir to coat. Pour into an oiled or buttered baking dish. Sprinkle with breadcrumbs.
- Bake at 350 for about 30 minutes, until the top has browned a bit. Let sit for 5 minutes before serving.