Steakhouse Mac N Cheese
- Ready In:
- 50mins
- Ingredients:
- 14
- Serves:
-
8
ingredients
- 1 lb penne pasta
- 3⁄4 - 1 lb steak
- 3⁄4 lb mushroom, sliced
- 4 cups spinach
- 2 garlic cloves, minced
- 1 -2 large white onion, thinly chopped
- 1 1⁄4 cups heavy cream, plus
- 2 tablespoons heavy cream
- 2⁄3 cup parmesan cheese, freshly grated
- 1⁄3 cup blue cheese, crumbles, plus extra for garnish
- 4 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil, divided
- 1 pinch nutmeg
- 1 teaspoon salt and pepper, to taste
- 5 quarts water, for boiling
directions
- Preheat oven to 400º F and spray a 9x13-inch baking dish with non-stick spray.
- Set a large pot of salted water to boil and cook pasta according to packaging directions, or until al dente.
- Take your steak and season both sides generously with salt and pepper.
- Heat 2 tablespoons olive oil in a large skillet or sauté pan over medium high heat.
- Once hot, cook steak for 5-6 minutes, flipping in the middle and making sure to brown both sides, but not cooking through completely. Remove from heat.
- In the same pan, heat 1 tablespoon olive oil and cook onions until transparent. Then add in sliced mushrooms and garlic, stirring occasionally.
- Season with salt and pepper and add 2 tablespoons heavy cream. Stir until thickened, then set aside.
- Add 1 tablespoon olive oil and spinach to the pan, cover and reduce heat to medium-low. Cook for 5-7 minutes, or until spinach is wilted.
- Pour 1 1/4 cup heavy cream into a medium saucepan over medium heat and bring to a boil.
- Add in parmesan and blue cheese and reduce heat to a simmer, stirring until cheese is completely melted and sauce is smooth. Add pinch of nutmeg.
- Continue to simmer 10 minutes, or until sauce has thickened.
- Return garlic, mushrooms and onions to the spinach, and stir well.
- Slice steak on the diagonal and add to the vegetables. Pour in pasta and cheese sauce and mix until everything is coated with sauce and well incorporated.
- Pour mixture carefully into baking dish and top with blue cheese crumbles. Bake for 20 minutes, or until cheese is bubbly.
- Remove from oven and let cool 5 minutes. Serve hot.
- Let set 5 minutes.
- Enjoy!
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I love to cook homestyle meals for my family and friends. My most "famous" dish is chicken fried steak, but I am also known for my chili.