Janie Mowat's 2nd Place recipe in the Amateur Mac 'N Cheese Contest at the 2008 Taste of Tillamook County

Janie Mowat's recipe took 2nd Place in the Amateur Mac 'N Cheese Contest at the 2008 Taste of Tillamook County

Tina's Mac 'N Cheese - Makes 10 - 8 oz. servings

Ingredients:

5 cups elbow macaroni

1 cup butter

1 cup flour

12 cups milk

1 whole onion, peeled and diced into small pieces

3 whole cloves of garlic, diced

2 bay leaves, small

2 Tbsp. salt

1/4 Tsp. nutmeg

1/4 Tsp. white pepper

1/4 Tsp. lemon juice

2 Tbsp. pepper

9 cups Tillamook® Medium Cheddar Cheese

1 cup parmesan cheese

1/2 Tsp. dry mustard

2 Tsp. Worcestershire sauce

Cooking:

	Cook elbow macaroni noodles in boiling salted water until tender. Drain, cool and set aside.
	In a saucepan on low heat, add butter and flour to make the roux.
	Cool the roux slightly and add scalded milk gradually to the roux whipping constantly until incorporated. Cook for 10 minutes on low heat.
	Season with salt, nutmeg and white pepper. Add the bay leaves.
	In a sauté pan add remaining butter, onion and garlic. Sauté until gold and brown.
	Add onion and garlic mixture to the roux.
	Bring the Sauce to a boil.
	Reduce heat to a simmer and add the cheddar and parmesan cheeses, dry mustard and Worcestershire sauce.
	Incorporate cooked macaroni to the cheese mixture.

	Serve and Enjoy!