From Christopher Prosperi — This is one of my favorite comfort foods to make in the oven Fall through Spring. It has a few steps that can be done ahead of time, in the spirit of Ina Garten. It’s rare to use egg noodles in mac & cheese but I love the softness of them. The crispy mouth-feel comes from the roasted cauliflower. (If you don’t like cauliflower, use broccoli.)
Ingredients
- 1 pound egg noodles medium sized, cooked
- 2 onions medium, sliced
- 1 tablespoon canola oil
- 1 head cauliflower chopped into bite sized pieces
- 1 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1/2 cup white wine
- 2 cups milk
- 2 tablespoons cornstartch
- 2 tablespoons water cold
- 1/2 cup parmesan cheese grated
Servings:
Instructions
- Put half of the oil (1½ teaspoons) in a large sauté pan over medium-high heat. Add onions, cook for 10 to 12 minutes, stirring occasionally until lightly caramelized. Set aside.
- Place chopped cauliflower in a bowl with remaining oil (1½ teaspoons), add kosher salt, toss and put on a baking sheet. Bake in a 400° F oven for 8-10 minutes, until lightly browned.
- In a saucepan add white wine, bring to a simmer, reduce by half. Add milk and bring to a simmer. In a small bowl combine cornstarch and water, mix until smooth. Whisk cornstarch mixture into simmering milk and remove from heat.
- In a large mixing bowl combine the cooked egg noodles, caramelized onions, roasted cauliflower, milk and cornstarch mixture, and Parmesan cheese. Mix well. Pour into a baking dish, place in a 400° F oven for 7 to 10 minutes, or until warm. Serve immediately.
Strange quirk, when you print the recipe, it converts all of the measurements to metric. Tried in Chrome and Explorer
This is fixed now. Sorry about that!
This casserole was very bland. The only item I replaced was vermouth for the white wine. Maybe my cauliflower wasn’t chopped small enough but I upped the roasting time to 20 minutes and it still wasn’t long enough to brown the cauliflower. It was not saucy enough and certainly not cheesy enough. Very disappointing, but I did warm up on this cold day after washing all the pots and pans I used to make the dish!
Sorry it didn’t turn out to be a winner for you, Cindy.