Three-Cheese Macaroni with Leeks

By The Canadian Living Test Kitchen

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This recipe makes 6 servings

Nutritional Info
Per each of 8 servings: about	-
cal	539539 cal
pro	28 g28g pro
total fat	23 g23g total fat
sat. fat	14 g14g sat. fat
carb	55 g55g carb
fibre	3 g3g fibre
chol	72 mg72mg chol
sodium	691 mg691mg sodium
% RDI:	-
calcium	6060 calcium
iron	2020 iron
vit A	2222 vit A
vit C	22 vit C
folate	6060 folate

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Ingredients

3 tbsp butter 3 3tbsp tbspbutter
2 2leekleeks, (white and light green parts only) sliced into rounds
2 bay leaves 2 2bay leafbay leaves
1 clove garlic , minced1 1clove clovegarlic, minced
3/4 tsp salt 3/4 3/4tsp tspsalt
1/2 cup white wine 1/2 1/2cup cupwhite wine or sodium-reduced chicken stock
1/3 cup all-purpose flour 1/3 1/3cup cupall-purpose flour
5 cups milk 5 5cups cupsmilk
2 cups shredded Emmental cheese 2 2cups cupsshredded Emmental cheese
1 cup shredded Gruyère cheese 1 1cup cupshredded Gruyère cheese
3/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese 3/4 3/4cup cupgrated Parmesan cheese
1-1/2 tsp dry mustard 1-1/2 1-1/2tsp tspdry mustard
1/4 tsp ground nutmeg 1/4 1/4tsp tspground nutmeg
1 pinch cayenne pepper 1 1pinch pinchcayenne pepper
4 cups macaroni 4 4cups cupsmacaroni

Preparation

In saucepan, melt butter over medium heat; fry leeks, bay leaves, garlic and salt, stirring occasionally, until softened, about 7 minutes.

Stir in wine; boil, stirring, until liquid is evaporated, about 4 minutes. Whisk in flour; cook, whisking, for 1 minute. In steady stream, whisk in milk; simmer, whisking, until thick enough to coat back of spoon, 10 to 12 minutes.

Reserve 1/4 cup (50 mL) each of the Emmental, Gruyere and Parmesan cheeses. Whisk remaining cheese, mustard, nutmeg and cayenne pepper into sauce until melted, about 1 minute. Discard bay leaves.

Meanwhile, in large pot of boiling salted water, cook pasta until tender but firm, about 8 minutes. Drain and return to pot. Add sauce; stir to combine. Spread in 13- x 9-inch (3 L) glass baking dish. Sprinkle with reserved cheeses. (Make-ahead: Cover and refrigerate for up to 2 hours; add 10 minutes to baking time.)

Bake in 350°F (180°C) oven until bubbly, about 25 minutes. Broil until golden, about 2 minutes.

Additional information :

Variation
Three-Cheese Macaroni with Leeks and Ham: Stir 6 oz (175 g) cooked sliced ham, julienned, into pasta along with the sauce.

Source : Canadian Living Magazine: March 2007