Baked mac and cheese and greens

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Makes one 13x9 pan

Ingredients

  • 1 onion if you want
  • 1 bunch chard or collards
  • Salt 
  • 2 cups milk
  • 1 bay leaf
  • 1 lb pasta (the curlier the better)
  • 8 tbsp (1 stick) butter
  • 3 tbsp AP flour
  • 1 cup each of 2 kinds of cheese (good cheeses to add: gouda, cheddar, goat cheese, gorgonzola, Havarti, cream cheese)
  • 2 tsp mustard (liquid or powder)
  • Freshly ground pepper
  • 1/2 tsp paprika 
  • 1/2 tsp nutmeg if you want
  • 1.5 cups bread crumbs (tear up part of a loaf and put it in a food processor, don't toast beforehand)
  • 2 tbsp horseradish OR 1/4 cup parmesan depending on how you prefer your breadcrumbs
  • Olive oil or veggie oil

Instructions

  • Mince onion
  • Chop greens into edible pieces
  • Grate cheese if not yet grated
  • Preheat oven to 400 F. Bring a large pot of water to a boil and salt it
  • Heat wok or cast iron over medium high heat, add 4 tbsp butter, when butter is melted add onion and sauté until translucent
  • Add greens and 1/2 tsp salt to pan, sauté until greens start to wilt (~3 min), put aside
  • Heat milk and a bay leaf in the smallest pot over medium heat. When small bubbles appear (~5 minutes), turn off the heat
  • Boil pasta until al dente but not fully cooked, drain, rinse with cool water, put in a large bowl
  • Melt 3 tbsp butter in a small saucepan over medium heat.
  • Add 3 tbsp flour to butter, cook until the mixture browns (~5 min)
  • Remove bay leaf from the milk, slowly whisk milk into flour mixture by the quarter cup
  • Add mustard (if liquid) and cheese to flour mixture, turn off heat when smooth and fully added
  • Taste cheese mixture to see if salt is needed; add salt
  • Add paprika, black pepper, mustard (if powder), and nutmeg to cheese mixture
  • In a large bowl, toss pasta with sauce, greens
  • Pour breadcrumbs into a medium bowl
  • Drizzle olive oil over breadcrumbs, mix and add oil until moistened
  • Mix horseradish or parmesan into breadcrumbs until fully combined
  • Grease a 13x9 pan
  • Pour pasta into pan, top with breadcrumbs and/ or parmesan, bake until bubbling and breadcrumbs turn brown, 25-40 minutes

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