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Breakfast Mac and Cheese
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Breakfast Mac and Cheese

Mac and cheese for breakfast inspired by the flavors in eggs benedict with buttery toast, tater tots, ham, eggs, and hollandaise.
Prep Time20 minutes
Cook Time30 minutes
Total Time50 minutes
Course: Breakfast, Main Course
Cuisine: American, French
Keyword: Bowl, Mac and Cheese, Mash-Up
Servings: 4 people
Calories: 1288kcal

Ingredients

Mac and cheese

  • 2 tablespoons butter
  • 6 ounces ham diced
  • 1/2 small onion diced
  • 12 ounces evaporated milk
  • 1.5 tablespoons corn starch
  • 4 ounces cheddar chese grated from a block
  • 4 ounces jack cheese grated from a block
  • 8 ounces cavatappi or elbow mac

Hollandaise

  • 2 egg yolks
  • 1 tablespoon lemon juice
  • 1 teaspoon dijon mustard
  • pinch of salt
  • 1 teaspoon hot sauce
  • 1/2 cup boiling hot butter

Toppings

  • crispy tater tots
  • toasted and buttered bread
  • over easy fried eggs

Instructions

  • Melt the butter in a large frying pan and add in the ham and onions. Saute for about 8 minutes to soften the onions.
  • Bring a pot of salted water to a boil and add in the pasta.
  • Whisk the corn starch into the milk until fully combined. Pour into the pan and stir. Continue to stir and bring to a simmer as it thickens. Remove from heat.
  • Add in the cheeses and stir until they mostly melt. Strain the pasta and reserve about 1/2 cup of the pasta cooking liquid. Add the pasta to the sauce immediately and stir to combine. Add in any of the pasta cooking liquid needed to thin the sauce out a bit. Hold this over low heat, covered, stirring occasionally, until it's time to eat.
  • Add the yolks, mustard, lemon, salt, and hot sauce to a bowl and whisk. Slowly whisk in the super hot butter and continue to whisk to form the hollandaise sauce.
  • Prepare all the toppings - fry the eggs, toast the toast, and make the tater tots. Cut the toast into smaller toast points.
  • Serve the mac and cheese and top with the eggs, toast, tater tots, and drizzle some hollandaise on top.

Nutrition

Calories: 1288kcal | Carbohydrates: 89g | Protein: 53g | Fat: 80g | Saturated Fat: 41g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 8g | Monounsaturated Fat: 25g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 605mg | Sodium: 1812mg | Potassium: 939mg | Fiber: 5g | Sugar: 13g | Vitamin A: 2201IU | Vitamin C: 10mg | Calcium: 767mg | Iron: 5mg