Creamy Blue Cheese And Onion Macaroni And Cheese

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 250 g pasta (i used cavatelli, but macaroni or penne would be great, too)
• 1 teaspoon oil
• 1 large onion, halved and sliced
• 1 small onion, diced
• 200 g non-fat non-dairy creamer (i used a rice cream, but regular should be fine) or 200 g cream (i used a rice cream, but regular should be fine)
• 100 g cream cheese (i used low-fat)
• 50 g blue cheese, crumbled
• 6 tablespoons pasta water (reserve this from the pasta cooking water)
• 1 pinch nutmeg
• 1/4 teaspoon dried sage
• 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
• 1/8 teaspoon paprika
• 1 pinch cayenne pepper
• 1/8 teaspoon chili powder
• 50 g parmesan cheese, grated
• 50 g gouda cheese, grated

Recipe

• 1 boil pasta according to package directions until al dente. drain, reserving 6 tablespoons of the water and set aside.
• 2 meanwhile, heat oil in a large frying pan and saute onion in it until lightly browned.
• 3 add cream, cream cheese and blue cheese. stir until cheese has melted.
• 4 add the 6 tablespoons of reserved pasta water.
• 5 season with nutmeg, sage, pepper, paprika, cayenne pepper, and chili powder. you may adjust seasonings to taste.
• 6 mix together pasta and sauce and pour into a casserole dish (mine was about 9x13 inches).
• 7 sprinkle with gouda and parmesan cheese.
• 8 bake in the preheated oven at 180 degrees celsius/350 degrees fahrenheit for 20 to 25 minutes or until bubbly and nicely browned.
• 9 enjoy!