Mac n Cheese - 3-4 portions
12 ounces Café Chocolade dry GF penne
Cook pasta and toss in oil of choice so it does not stick, set aside
4 tablespoons unsalted butter chopped, use DF butter if needed
Heat butter, when bubbling a bit add
¼ cup Café Chocolade gum free gluten free flour blend
Mix in starch mix and stir till all butter and starch are mixed and makes a smooth paste
12 fluid ounces evaporated milk at room temperature
12 fluid ounces milk plus more as necessary, at room temperature
Stir slowly the liquids into the starch paste and keep stirring till it forms a smooth sauce, do not boil, keep it on the simmer side.
3 cups - 12 ounces cheddar cheese shredded
½ teaspoon salt
¼ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
Add the cheese and seasonings into the sauce and stir till the cheese melts, do not boil just let the cheese melt. Adjust the seasoning to taste, feel free to add different seasonings.
Fold in the pasta, top with more cheese, you can add GF breadcrumbs and pop in your toasted oven or air fryer oven to crisp up the breadcrumbs.
Top with some chives, avocado, sour cream or anything that sounds good.
Notes:
You can use DF milk or cream. Trader Joes does sale a DF cream, just replace the dairy liquids with their DF cream, nut or oat milk will work, I would not use coconut milk.
Any DF cheese will work, just make sure you do not, not boil it, just a light melt.
If you cannot find a DF butter, we Cafe Chocolade can sale you some.
We also have the gum free gluten free flour mix.
Southwest Taco Pasta
4-6 portions
8 oz. Café Chocolade Southwest Pasta
Simmer boil pasta for 10-11 minutes in salted water, stirring so they do not fall to the bottom of the pot and stick, taste test to get the paste as you like it, strain tosses pasta in oil of choice so it does not stick, set aside.
½ half diced Vidalia onion
Sauté in oil of choice, just to soften
3-more diced cloves of garlic, add to onion and finish sautéing, do not color onion or garlic, just sauté till soft.
Add anything you would normally like on your tacos:
Seasoned sautéed burger
Sautéed Pork
Any fresh veggies, my favorite:
All Sautéed
¼ inch diced potatoes
Sliced in bite sized pieces Broccoli
Sliced in bite sized pieces Cauliflower
Snow Peas
¼ inch diced Jicama
¼ inch diced Yucca
Bean of choice, a 15 oz. can is fine, just drain
Add to garlic and onion mix, season to taste with
Salt, black pepper, smoked paprika, Ancho powder and a bit of cumin
Around a ¼ to ½ tsp. each.
Add pasta
Just stir sauté all till all is warm
Toppings:
Guacamole:
1 soft avocado
1/4 tsp. salt
1/4 tsp. black pepper
¼ tsp. cumin
¼ tsp Ancho powder
Sauté
3 Tb. Vidalia onion
Sauté till soft then add
1-more garlic cloves sauté with onion till soft, with just a bit of color,
Add to avocado mix and smash, keep it kind of chunky
Add lime juice if you wish
Tomato Salsa:
One large tomato, diced, set in bowl
Sauté 3 Tb. Diced Vidalia onion, just till soft
Add
1-more diced garlic clove, sauté to just a bit of color
Add to tomatoes
Diced hot pepper if you wish
Season with salt and black pepper to taste
Garnishes:
Sliced radish
Hot pepper of choice
Green onions
Cilantro
Cheese of choice
Fresh lime
Enjoy
