Ultimate Mac 'n' Cheese

Ingredients

• ½ teaspoon coarse salt, plus more for cooking pasta
• ¹/₈ teaspoon freshly ground nutmeg
• 7 ounces gruyère, grated
• 3 ounces aged gouda, grated (see Notes)
• ¹/₈ teaspoon cayenne
• 4 ounces crusty sourdough bread (about 1/4 loaf), torn into large pieces
• 8 ounces cavatappi, macaroni, or other tube-shaped pasta
• + 7 more ingredients
• • 3 ½ tablespoons butter
  • ½ cup finely chopped shallots
  • 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
  • 1 ¼ cups dry white wine
  • ²/₃ cup heavy whipping cream
  • 2 tablespoons plus 1 tsp. minced fresh chives
  • 1 tablespoon Dijon mustard

1. Preheat oven to 400°. Cook pasta according to package directions in a large pot of boiling, well-salted water until tender to the bite, 7 to 12 minutes. Drain, but do not rinse. 2. In a large frying pan over medium-high heat, melt 2 tbsp. butter. Add shallots and cook until light golden, about...

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