Creamy Greek Mac & cheese
Creamy Greek Mac & cheese

Hello everybody, it is Brad, welcome to our recipe page. Today, we’re going to prepare a distinctive dish, creamy greek mac & cheese. It is one of my favorites. For mine, I’m gonna make it a bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious.

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Creamy Greek Mac & cheese is one of the most popular of current trending meals in the world. It’s enjoyed by millions daily. It’s easy, it’s quick, it tastes yummy. They’re fine and they look wonderful. Creamy Greek Mac & cheese is something that I have loved my entire life.

To begin with this recipe, we must prepare a few ingredients. You can have creamy greek mac & cheese using 12 ingredients and 8 steps. Here is how you can achieve that.

The ingredients needed to make Creamy Greek Mac & cheese:
  1. Get 4 tbsp shallots
  2. Make ready 2 1/2 cup feta cheese
  3. Prepare 1 cup jack cheese (monterey with jalapeno peppers)
  4. Take 1 cup parmesan cheese
  5. Prepare 1 can artichoke hearts (chopped)
  6. Make ready 1 box spinach (drained and chopped)
  7. Make ready 2 lb dried pasta (elbow/cavatoppi)
  8. Take 1 cup panko bread crumbs
  9. Make ready bechemel sauce
  10. Prepare 5 cup milk (whole)
  11. Get 1 1/4 cup white flour
  12. Make ready 2 1/4 stick butter (unsalted)

It's a lightened up version of the classic, but still has all the real cheesy flavor. I like to use a quinoa or chickpea pasta for extra protein and fiber. Stir in the greek yogurt, onion powder, garlic powder, salt, and pepper, until smooth and creamy. Cook bacon over medium heat in a skillet until crispy, drain on a paper towel and set aside.

Instructions to make Creamy Greek Mac & cheese:
  1. Preheat oven to 400°F
  2. In large pot boil water with kosher salt (2 tsp) and cook pasta to al dente. Drain and rinse when complete with cold water.
  3. Using the same large pot with heat off, melt room temperature butter, add flour slowly whisk thoroughly while turning stove low->medium
  4. Small pot on medium, heat up the milk (3-4 minutes do not burn!)
  5. Add cup by cup the heated milk to the whisked butter-flour mixture. It will become much thicker just keep whisking and add milk accordingly
  6. Add the minced shallots, the 3 types of cheese, and drained chopped artichoke hearts & spinach. Keep stirring and add pasta.
  7. Fold the pasta in and then put in oven safe bowl.
  8. (Optional): for gooey thick creamy Mac & cheese leave as is. If textured layer, bake Panko bread crumbs for 5 minutes at 400, cool and sprinkle on top of Mac and cheese. Bake again for 15-20 minutes. Check at the 10 minute interval.

Bring a large pot of water to a boil. Fat-free Greek yogurt and low-fat cream cheese gives the sauce a very creamy and flavorful base–without all the fat found in heavy cream–and shredded cheeses add lots of intense flavor. Fresh spinach and salty prosciutto perfectly complement the dish! Creamy Greek yogurt mac 'n' cheese with spinach recipe. So rich and creamy, it might be the creamiest mac and cheese recipe you will ever find… even without any butter or flour!

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