The Cheesiest Salmon Mac'n Cheese Recipe

Hola Amigos! I love a good Mac'n Cheese and I love it even more with my favorite fish ever, Salmon! You could easily substitute the salmon  with hamburger, chicken, tuna or just have it plain! I just happened to get some salmon on sale and since it was just a little over half pound it wasn't going to be enough to feed us all as it.

So what makes this Mac'n Cheese the cheesiest? well how about 3 cups of cheese melted in a deliciously creamy Bechamel sauce and then baked to golden perfection! Did I mention that there is 3 kind of cheese too? yummm.

Perhaps this dish is not to have every week in fear of getting an expanding waste, but the days soon will be getting colder and mac'n cheese is the go to comfort food of excellence and loved by all!

You will love this recipe. It's one of those which taste even better the next day...if there're any leftovers.
Thank you for your visit today! Hope you are enjoying your week so far! Keep in mind my friends, that no matter how humble the dish is, it will always taste better with a Pinch of Love!

Besitos,

Lizy

The Cheesiest Salmon Mac'n Cheese

Ingredients:

10-12 ounces uncooked elbow noodles

2 Cups Milk

1/2 Cup Heavy Cream

3 TBSP Butter

1/4 Cup Flour

Salt, Pepper to taste

1 1/2 TBSP Seafood Seasoning and a little extra to sprinkle on top

2 Cups Queso Quesadilla

1 Cup Cheese Crumbs (Mine came with Cheddar, Mozzarella and Colby)

10-12 ounces cooked salmon (I used 8 ounces regular salmon and 4 ounces of smoked) 

green onions for garnish.

Directions:

Heat up your oven at 350 degrees

Cook your elbow noodles in salted boiling water until tender but not extremely soft. Al dente is what you are looking for. Drain, set aside.

In a saucepan prepare your Bechamel sauce by melting the butter. Once melted add flour, salt, pepper and seafood seasoning to create your roux. Slowly add your milk first whisking constantly to avoid lumps. Add the cream and cook on medium low heat for 10 minutes until thickened. Remove from heat.

Add your 2 cups of cheese to the Bechamel sauce. gently mix until the cheese is melted. 

Fold the noodles in this sauce. Don't break them.

Put some of the noodles in a baking dish, Top them with half a cup of your cheese crumbles, add more noodles and the rest of your crumbles. Sprinkle your noodles with as much as the seafood seasoning as you wish.

Place in the oven for 35 minutes until golden and bubbly! Listo, Serve and enjoy!

Prep Time 20 minutes                    Cooking  Time (in the oven) 30-35 minutes               Serves 6-8

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Hola Amigos, We are getting close to the weekend again, seems like summer is going by so fast! Today I'm sharing a recipe we love, Mac and Cheese! and who doesn't right? I rarely used the stuff in the box except when "Big Boy" is starving in between Lunch and Dinner and he wants a snack...I know...snack? well he is a hungry teenager they snack full meals, lol

This recipe it's a meal in itself with clams, Bechamel sauce and smoked cheese, just keep the garlic bread handy and enjoy.

Here is the recipe

Clam Smoked Mac and Cheese

12 oz uncooked elbow noodles (around 4 cups cooked)

2 Cans (16oz) Whole Baby Clams (drained)

1 Can Crab Meat (optional) (drained)

2 Cups Bechamel Sauce

1 Tsps Seafood Seasoning

2 Cups Shredded "5 Italian Cheese" Mix

1/4 pd (aprx. 6 slices) Smoked Gouda Cheese

1/4 Cup Parmesan Cheese

Bread Crumbs

Salt

pepper

Preheat your oven at 325F. In a large pot of boiling salted water, cook your noodles to your desire doneness. Drain and put in a large mixing bowl.

Add your clams and crab meat, Bechamel sauce and seafood seasoning, fold until all these ingredients are integrated with the pasta. Add the 2 cups of your shredded cheese. Fold  again.

Butter a medium size baking bowl or 4 ramekins. Put some of the mac and cheese mix. Top with your smoked Gouda, bread crumbs and Parmesan Cheese.

Place in the oven and bake for 25-30 minutes until cheese is melted and bread crumbs are golden brown.

Serve with a side salad or garlic bread.
Listo,

Very simple recipe but super tasty. Comfort food with a twist!

It's very cheese but never overpowering, jut the right balance, You can still enjoy the flavor of the clams and sweetness of the crab meat!

I hope you enjoy today's recipe. It's ideal on days like today, at least here, when it has been raining again and  you just want something quick, homemade and delicious, but not out of a blue box.

Remember my friends, everything tastes better with a Pinch of Love!,

Besitos,

Lizy

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