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Million Dollar Mac n Cheese

Million-Dollar Mac + Cheese Grilled Cheese with Hot Honey

This million dollar mac n cheese is made with burrata, muenster, gruyere, ricotta, and cheddar. It tastes like a million bucks and almost costs that, too! 
4.63 from 8 votes
Course pasta
Cuisine American
Servings 8

Ingredients
  

For the Toasted Herb Breadcrumbs

  • 1 tablespoon salted butter
  • 1 teaspoon sage chopped
  • ½ teaspoon rosemary finely chopped
  • ½ teaspoon thyme leaves stems removed
  • cup panko

For the Mac ’n’ Cheese

  • 1 pound rigatoni
  • 2 tablespoons salted butter
  • 2 tablespoon shallots chopped
  • Salt
  • ¼ teaspoon red pepper flakes
  • 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
  • 3 cups heavy cream
  • 1 cup Muenster cheese shredded
  • 1 cup Gruyère cheese shredded
  • ½ cup Burrata cheese about 1 large ball or 2 small ones
  • ½ cup cheddar cheese shredded
  • ½ cup fresh ricotta cheese
  • 1 teaspoon hot sauce

For the Hot Honey Dipping Sauce

Instructions
 

For the Toasted Herb Breadcrumbs

  • Melt butter in a small pan over medium-high heat and add chopped sage, rosemary and thyme. Cook for a few minutes until herbs have softened and the smell is irresistible. Add panko and continuously stir until it is golden brown and toasty.

For the Mac ’n’ Cheese

  • Prepare pasta according to package directions and drain once it’s al dente. Set aside.
  • In a large pot, melt butter, then add chopped shallots, a pinch of salt and red pepper flakes. Cook over medium heat for a few minutes, until shallots start to soften. Right before they begin to caramelize, add flour and whisk constantly until a roux forms. After a few minutes, the roux will start to darken and the taste of the flour will have cooked out. At this point, add heavy cream and whisk. Let cream cook for 5 to 10 minutes, or until it begins to reduce and thicken. Add Muenster and whisk in a figure-8 motion. Add Gruyère and keep stirring with the whisk until all the cheese has melted. Add ricotta and hot sauce. Salt to taste and remove from heat.
  • Turn the broiler to high. Meanwhile, add pasta to the cheese sauce pot, little by little, gently stirring until all combined. Pour the mac and cheese into a heatproof dish. Tear the burrata into bite-size pieces, then push burrata pieces down into mac and cheese. Top the dish with grated cheddar and place under the broiler for a few minutes until the cheese has crisped up and is golden. Sprinkle with Toasted Herb Bread Crumbs.
  • Cover the leftover mac and cheese with plastic wrap and keep in the fridge for up to 4 days.

For the Hot Honey Dipping Sauce

  • While the sandwich is cooking, combine all ingredients in a small jar and stir until incorporated. Lasts up to a month or more if kept in an unrefrigerated airtight container.
Keyword burrata, cheddar, gruyere, mac n cheese, muenster, ricotta
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