Week 50: Lunch - Fancy Mac & Cheese with Tuna & Peas

Usually I make a blue box of Mac & Cheese, and add a can of tuna and frozen peas.

This time we get fancy and make it from scratch!

I used about a pound total of Smoked Gouda, Cheddar, and Smoked Gruyere. Added a tablespoon of mustard to the roux, dashed nutmeg and cayenne as well. Used a pound of semi-cooked pasta, most of a bag of frozen peas and three cans of tuna.

Then I topped it with caramelized onions and panko breadcrumbs, tossed it in a huge dish and baked for about 24 minutes at 350f.

Took way longer than a blue box does, but tastes waaaaaay better. Good for a lazy Saturday lunch when one has nowhere to go.