Ingredients
• 8 oz elbow macaroni uncooked (we used gluten free pasta | use whatever you have on hand)
• Cheese Sauce:
• 2 TBS butter
•1 TBS Smoked Jalapeño powder
•1/2 Tsp. of dried mustard
• 2 TBS all purpose flour or GF all purpose flour
• ½ tsp sea salt
• ¼ tsp garlic powder
• 1 cup whole milk
• ¼ cup sour cream or Greek yogurt
• 2 cups shredded cheddar cheese
Method:
• Cook pasta according to package instructions. Add ¼ tsp salt to the water used to boil the noodles. Drain, and set aside.
Cheese Sauce:
• Mix flour, sea salt, and garlic powder together in a small bowl. Set aside.
• In a medium saucepan over medium heat, melt the butter.
• Add flour mixture and whisk to combine.
• Cook for 1 minute until mixture is slightly brown.
• Add 1 cup milk and whisk until the mixture is smooth.
• Add sour cream (or Greek yogurt) smoked jalapeño powder, mustard and whisk until smooth.
• Cook on medium-high heat until the mixture is thickened ~ 3 min. Do not let it boil.
• Once mixture is thick (sticks to the back of the spatula), reduce heat to low and add cheese. Whisk until cheese is melted and mixture is smooth. Taste and add more salt/seasoning if desired.
• Add cooked pasta to the pot of cheese sauce and stir until the sauce is evenly distributed.
• Let the mac and cheese cool ~ 3-5 min. or until the cheese sauce has thickened a little bit and sticks to the noodles.
•Fold in Albert G’s brisket and serve with a side of their fried okra. We love to fold in grilled pepperonis as well.
