Recipe: Famous Dave's Mac 'N' Cheese (2 recipes)

FAMOUS DAVE'S MAC 'N' CHEESE

The comfort food gets sweet and spicy with barbecue sauce, corn niblets and jalapenos.

Dear SOS: Would you get me the recipe for mac 'n' cheese from Famous Dave's? Thank you. - Inez Moreno,Bakersfield

Dear Inez: Famous Dave's was happy to share its creative and creamy version of this classic comfort food. Enjoy.

FAMOUS DAVE'S MAC 'N' CHEESE
Servings: 8 to 12
Note: Adapted from Famous Dave's.

2 tablespoons butter, plus 1/4 cup (1/2 stick), divided
3 tablespoons flour
2 cups milk
3/4 cup half-and-half
1 tablespoon Dijon mustard
2 teaspoons barbecue sauce
1 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon coarsely ground pepper
4 ounces aged white cheddar cheese, shredded
1/4 cup freshly grated Parmesan cheese
1 1/2 cups sweet corn niblets
2 jalape os, finely chopped
1 tablespoon chopped fresh parsley
1 pound jumbo elbow macaroni, cooked and drained
8 ounces sharp cheddar cheese, cubed
8 ounces Colby cheese, cubed
1/2 cup cracker crumbs
1/2 cup panko (Japanese-style) bread crumbs
1/4 cup unseasoned bread crumbs

Heat the oven to 350 degrees F.

Melt 2 tablespoons of butter in a large, heavy-bottom pot over medium heat. Whisk the flour into the butter until thoroughly combined to form a roux. Slowly whisk in the milk, then the half-and-half. Whisk in the mustard, barbecue sauce, salt and pepper. Bring the sauce to a simmer and cook, whisking constantly, 8 to 10 minutes to develop the flavors.

Whisk in the white cheddar and Parmesan cheeses. Stir in the corn, jalapenos and parsley, then remove from heat. Stir in the macaroni, then the cubed sharp cheddar and Colby cheeses. Spoon the macaroni and cheese into a buttered 13-by-9-inch baking dish.

Melt the remaining one-quarter cup of butter in a small sauce pan.

In a medium bowl, combine the cracker, panko and unseasoned bread crumbs with the melted butter. Sprinkle the crumb mixture over the macaroni and cheese.

Bake the mac 'n' cheese until bubbly and browned on top, about 40 minutes.

Makes 12 servings
Source: Culinary SOS: Famous Dave's mac 'n' cheese,
July 28, 2011 by Noelle Carter, Los Angeles Times

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DAVE'S CHEESY MACARONI AND CHEESE (repost)
Source: WDRB

1 box frozen stouffers mac-n-cheese, thawed
1 cup cut corn
1/4 cup jalapeno, sliced then chopped up
1 tsp chopped fresh parsley
1 tbsp brown mustard
1 oz parmesan cheese, shredded
1 oz cheddar cheese, shredded

Empty mac-n-cheese into mixing bowl; stir in corn, jalaenos, parsley, mustard, and cheeses.

Bake in oven at 350 degrees F for 30 minutes or until temperature of item reaches 165 degrees F or more.