Macaroni With Wisconsin Asiago Cheese Recipes

ASIAGO MAC AND CHEESE

Steps:

• In 8-inch skillet, heat oil over medium heat. Add bread crumbs to oil. Cook 2 to 3 minutes, stirring constantly, until golden brown; set aside.
• In 5-quart Dutch oven or saucepan, cook macaroni as directed on package, except add cauliflower florets 5 minutes before end of cook time. Drain; return to Dutch oven.
• Meanwhile, in 1 1/2-quart saucepan, heat oil over medium heat. In small bowl, beat together milk and flour, using whisk, until smooth. Stir milk mixture into oil in saucepan. Cook, stirring constantly, until mixture thickens and bubbles. Remove from heat; cool 3 minutes. Stir in cheese, salt, nutmeg and pepper just until cheese melts; stir in pimientos and 1 tablespoon basil.
• In Dutch oven, cheese mixture into cooked macaroni until well combined. For each serving, sprinkle macaroni with about 1 tablespoon crumb topping and about 1 teaspoon basil.

MACARONI WITH WISCONSIN ASIAGO CHEESE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Butter six individual gratin dishes.
• Boil the pasta until al dente. Drain and cool.
• In a medium saucepan over moderately low heat, melt 6 Tab of the butter. Add the flour and cook, stirring, 3 minutes. Whisk in the milk and raise the heat to high. When the milk begins to boil, reduce the heat to medium and cook, whisking occasionally, until thickened. Be careful that the milk doesn't burn. Add the mustard, cayenne, Tabasco, and Worcestershire and season with salt and pepper.
• In a large bowl, toss together the pasta, sauce, Asiago, Cheddar, 1 cup of the parmigiano-reggiano, the parsley, and chives. Spoon into the buttered gratin dishes. Mix together the bread crumbs and the remaining parmigiano-reggiano and sprinkle over the pasta. Dot lightly with the remaining butter and bake on the middle shelf until the crumbs are lightly browned and the sauce is bubbling, 25 to 30 minutes.

WISCONSIN ASIAGO CHEESE PUFFS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400°F In a small saucepan, combine butter, oil, salt, cayenne pepper and water; bring to a boil. Add flour all at once; stir until mixture forms a smooth ball.
• Cook over low heat, until mixture is drier, but still smooth; place in mixing bowl. Beat in eggs, one at a time; stir in cheeses.
• Drop tablespoonfuls of batter onto greased cookie sheets. Bake for 20 minutes or until lightly browned and firm. Serve immediately.

MACARONI WITH ASIAGO

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350 degrees F.
• Heat a large pot os salted wter to a boil over high heat.
• Cook pasta until al dente, 10-12 minutes.
• Drain; cool.
• Place in a large bowl.
• Melt 5 T of the butter in a medium saucepan over medium low heat.
• Add flour; cook, stirring, 3 minutes.
• Whisk in milk; raise heat to high.
• Heat to a boil, reduce heat to medium.
• Cook, stirring occasionally, until thickened, 6 minutes.
• Add Worcestershire sauce, mustard, salt red pepper and hot pepper sauce.
• Pour sauce over pasta;mix.
• Add Asiago, 4 ounces of th Parmesan cheese, cheddar, parsley and chives; toss to mix.
• Pour into a buttered 2 1/2 quart baking dish.
• Mix bread crumbs with remaining Parmesan cheese in small bowl.
• Melt remaining 2 T butter in small saucepan; pour over bread crumbs.
• Toss to mix; sprinkle over pasta.
• Bake until crumbs are lightly browned and sauce is bubbling, 40-50 minutes.