Kuma Kitchen - One Pot Mac & Cheese
Comfort camping food even when it’s raining? Why not!
There is nothing like sitting in your Bear Den Gazebo enjoying a big bowl of ooey gooey Mac & Cheese listening to the rain falling outside. This meal can be made on a portable propane stove (like our Deluxe 2-Burner Propane Stove seen HERE) even when it’s raining! So don’t wait for the perfect weekend to get out camping - book that trip now!
Ingredients:
2 cups whipping cream
2 cups chicken broth
400g grated old cheddar
400g pasta (shells)
2 tbsp butter
2 tbsp flour
1 tbsp minced garlic
1 small diced yellow onion
1 bundle curly parsley
2 tsp dried mustard
2 tsp smoked paprika
Salt & pepper
1 lb bacon
Equipment
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Preparation
- Start by mincing your garlic, dicing your onion, and rough chopping your parsley.
- In a medium pot over medium-high heat, add in your butter, onions and garlic. Saute just until fragrant, and butter is still foamy, then add in the flour.
- Whisk this together to create a roux. Having the garlic and onions in here will help make this a bit easier, we are looking for everything to come together in one semi-thick mass, about 1-2 minutes. This is what is going to thicken our creamy sauce. Careful not to let the flour burn.
- Pour in the chicken broth, whisk to incorporate.
- Pour in the whipping cream, whisk to incorporate.
- As soon as it is one smooth sauce, pour in all of your dried pasta. Stir to combine, and then add in the paprika and dried mustard, again stirring to incorporate.
- Keep stirring until it is about to start boiling and then drop the heat to low and cover with a lid. Cooking for about 10 minutes, until the pasta is to your liking. Watch the heat on your pot as we do not want it to boil over.
- While the pasta cooks, chop up the bacon into about 1” pieces, and fry in a cast iron pan.
- As soon as the noodles are done, turn off the heat and fold in the grated cheese and then give it a taste and add some salt and pepper if needed.
- Serve while hot, this is when the sauce is the creamiest. Top with bacon, and some fresh parsley. Pair with a Switchback Session Ale!
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TIPS
- Bacon goes great with this mac & cheese, but really any leftover protein will go great! Leftover hotdogs or smokies are delicious as well!
- It is very easy to scale up by using a large pot and doubling the recipe.
- If your sauce looks a little thin after folding the cheese in, cover with the lid and let sit for 5 minutes, it will thicken right up.
- This is the meal for those days when you’re camping and it is raining, 1 pot is all you need!
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