Friday, August 26, 2011

Baked Truffle Mac & Cheese

Truffle oil is becoming the hot new item in cooking.  And personally, I love it!  I was craving pasta last night and had most of the ingredients around to whip up my baked garlic mac & cheese.  But last minute, I decided to nix the garlic and go for the truffle oil instead!

Here's what you'll need:
Pasta.  I had cavatappi already so that's what I used
Fresh Parmesan cheese
Shredded Colby Jack cheese.  About 1 cup
Truffle Oil.  About 1 tbsp
Plain bread crumbs
1 can Campbell's cheddar cheese
Pre-heat oven to 350 and cook your pasta of choice.  Drain, and put back into pot..  Add the truffle oil and stir.  Mix in the cheddar cheese.  I only used about 1/2 the can since I was only making 2 servings this time.  Then mix in 3/4 of the shredded cheese and a tablespoon or so of the parmesan.  It should be looking VERY cheesy now!  Add salt and pepper to taste.
Spoon into a casserole dish or in this case I used 2 ramekins since I was just making for Chris and I :)
Sprinkle on the breadcrumbs and a bit more Parmesan

Bake for about 15 minutes at 350 and voila!  Enjoy!