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French Onion Mac and Cheese
A mac and cheese inspired by French onion soup, with deeply caramelised onions, melted gruyère and a cheesy broiled top.
Total time
65 min
Prep
15 min
Cook
50 min
Difficulty
medium
Cuisine
American
comfortvegetarianindulgent
Ingredients
1 lbmedium shells
3 largeonions, thinly sliced
4 tbspbutter
1 tspsugar
1 cupbeef broth
½ cupdry sherry
2 cupsgruyère, shredded
1 cupSwiss cheese, shredded
½ cupparmesan, grated
1 tbspfresh thyme
saltto taste
Instructions
1
Caramelise onions in butter with sugar over low heat 35 minutes.
2
Add sherry and broth; simmer until reduced by half.
3
Make béchamel separately; stir in gruyère and Swiss. Fold in onion mixture.
4
Cook pasta; fold into sauce. Transfer to oven-safe dish; top with parmesan.
5
Broil 4 minutes until deeply golden and bubbly. Garnish with thyme.
Nutrition (estimated)
Per serving, based on a standard 4-serving portion and standard nutrition references — not a lab or USDA-verified measurement.
Calories
1113
Protein
75.4g
Fat
83.7g
Carbs
15.6g
Fiber
1.7g
Sodium
1645mg
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