Creamy Greek Mac & cheese

Name: Creamy Greek Mac & cheese
Total time: 1200 s
Yield: 16 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 4 tbsp shallots; 2 1/2 cup feta cheese; 1 cup jack cheese (monterey with jalapeno peppers); 1 cup parmesan cheese; 1 can artichoke hearts (chopped); 1 box spinach (drained and chopped); 2 lb dried pasta (elbow/cavatoppi); 1 cup panko bread crumbs; 5 cup milk (whole); 1 1/4 cup white flour; 2 1/4 stick butter (unsalted)

genuinelygee @cook_3332910

Inspired by the Greek spinach layered pastry spanakopita. With 3 types of cheese, it tastes surprisingly similar to the pastry. Sprinkle panko for the thin layer like on the pastry.

Of course change accordingly to own taste. The most important part is the bechamel sauce!

Inspired by the Greek spinach layered pastry spanakopita. With 3 types of cheese, it tastes surprisingly similar to the pastry. Sprinkle panko for the thin layer like on the pastry.

Of course change accordingly to own taste. The most important part is the bechamel sauce!

genuinelygee @cook_3332910

Inspired by the Greek spinach layered pastry spanakopita. With 3 types of cheese, it tastes surprisingly similar to the pastry. Sprinkle panko for the thin layer like on the pastry.

Of course change accordingly to own taste. The most important part is the bechamel sauce!

Inspired by the Greek spinach layered pastry spanakopita. With 3 types of cheese, it tastes surprisingly similar to the pastry. Sprinkle panko for the thin layer like on the pastry.

Of course change accordingly to own taste. The most important part is the bechamel sauce!

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Ingredients

20 mins

16 servings

4 tbspshallots
2 1/2 cupfeta cheese
1 cupjack cheese (monterey with jalapeno peppers)
1 cupparmesan cheese
1 canartichoke hearts (chopped)
1 boxspinach (drained and chopped)
2 lbdried pasta (elbow/cavatoppi)
1 cuppanko bread crumbs
bechemel sauce
5 cupmilk (whole)
1 1/4 cupwhite flour
2 1/4 stickbutter (unsalted)

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Steps

20 mins

1

Preheat oven to 400°F
2

In large pot boil water with kosher salt (2 tsp) and cook pasta to al dente. Drain and rinse when complete with cold water.
3

Using the same large pot with heat off, melt room temperature butter, add flour slowly whisk thoroughly while turning stove low->medium
4

Small pot on medium, heat up the milk (3-4 minutes do not burn!)
5

Add cup by cup the heated milk to the whisked butter-flour mixture. It will become much thicker just keep whisking and add milk accordingly
6

Add the minced shallots, the 3 types of cheese, and drained chopped artichoke hearts & spinach. Keep stirring and add pasta.
7

Fold the pasta in and then put in oven safe bowl.
8

(Optional): for gooey thick creamy Mac & cheese leave as is. If textured layer, bake Panko bread crumbs for 5 minutes at 400, cool and sprinkle on top of Mac and cheese. Bake again for 15-20 minutes. Check at the 10 minute interval.