Brie Mac and Cheese with Roasted Pears
This Brie Mac and Cheese recipe makes such a delicious Fall dish! It's loaded with juicy roasted pears, creamy brie cheese sauce, and honey. It's a savory mac and cheese dish that's got just the right amount of sweetness to balance out the earthiness of the brie. It definitely needs to be on your Thanksgiving table!
Ingredients
- 4 ripe Bartlett pears cubed
- 1 cup Simply Nature Organic Omega-3 Whole Milk
- ¼ teaspoon Stonemill Ground Cinnamon
- 1 tablespoon Simply Nature Brown Sugar
- 2 rounds Emporium Selection Brie cubed
- ½ lb Priano Conchigle Pasta shells
- ½ cup Emporium Selection Parmesan Italian Cheese Wedge divided
- ¼ cup Simple Nature Organic Wildflower Honey
- kosher salt
- fresh cracked pepper
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 400F degrees.
- Add cubed pears, milk, cinnamon, and brown sugar to a baking dish and stir. Sprinkle with ¼ teaspoon kosher salt and bake for 30 minutes.
- Remove from heat and add the cubed brie cheese, another hefty sprinkle of salt and some fresh cracked pepper.
- Bake for another 15 minutes or until melted.
- During the last 15 minutes, cook your pasta al dente, and drain. Be sure to save 1 cup of pasta water for later.
- Once the brie is melted, remove the baking dish from the oven and immediately stir everything together until a creamy cheese sauce develops.
- Add the cooked pasta and most of the grated parmesan on top and stir. If the sauce seems dry, stir in ¼ cup of the reserved pasta water until the sauce loosens up and gets silky. Taste and season with salt and pepper.
- Before serving, add the remaining parmesan and drizzle the honey on top.
- Serve immediately.