Metro, I agree on the green chile macaroni and cheese from Red Prime. Cooked individually in small "crocks." It's one of the best side dishes I've ever eaten.
Funny that you mentioned liking the Alton Brown version of this classic "hotdish" because it is pretty much the outline of my version. I add a wider variety of cheeses. I should note here that I've never actually made a "Scallop" version, but I have most of a bag of those tiny "bay scallops" and I need to figure out a way to use them up. Since they are so small and take almost no time to cook, I think that I'll just stir them into the mix--and maybe add some Chef Paul Seafood Magic--then let them cook during the 30 min. baking time. Obviously, I see no problem with lobster, crab, or even faux crab. I would have to draw the line at Tofulob or Tocrabfu. When I actually get around to making this, I will post an easy to follow blueprint of the dish . . . if, of course, it is fit to eat. =)
BTW: Tyler Florence has a dish involving pasta and cheese and bacon and cipollini onions and butter and herbs that he noted was one of the best recipes in one of his Tyler's Ultimate cookbooks. I've made it a few times because it it SO GOOD and maybe the first time I thought: THIS is "Macaroni and Cheese Deluxo!" (although it called for tagliatelli which is impossible to find so I always substitute fettucini).
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