{"id":16141,"date":"2014-10-25T15:47:17","date_gmt":"2014-10-25T22:47:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/?p=16141"},"modified":"2026-04-14T21:02:18","modified_gmt":"2026-04-15T04:02:18","slug":"mac-n-cheese-with-mushrooms-and-broccoli-rabe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/?p=16141","title":{"rendered":"Mac &#038; Cheese with Mushrooms and Broccoli Rabe"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/img00444-20100822-1904.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-16146\" src=\"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/img00444-20100822-1904.jpg\" alt=\"img00444-20100822-1904\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/><\/a>2 T. Extra virgin olive oil<br \/>\n8 oz. Shitake mushrooms, stems removed, sliced thin<br \/>\n8 oz. Cremini or button mushrooms, stems removed, sliced thin<br \/>\nsalt and pepper to taste<br \/>\n8 oz. Broccoli rabe, stems removed, cut into bite sized pieces<br \/>\n1 lb. Orecchiette pasta<br \/>\n1\/3 cup butter<br \/>\n1\/3 cup flour<br \/>\n3 cups milk<br \/>\nPinch nutmeg<br \/>\nPinch cayenne<br \/>\n1\/2 lb. Gruyere cheese, grated<br \/>\n1\/2 lb. Sharp cheddar cheese, grated<\/p>\n<p>Topping:<br \/>\n1\/2 cup Panko bread crumbs<br \/>\nsalt and pepper to taste<br \/>\n1 T. dried herbs (thyme, parsley, oregano, etc.)<br \/>\n2 T. butter, melted<\/p>\n<p>Preheat oven to 350. Heat a saut\u00c3\u00a9 pan with olive oil. Add mushrooms to saut\u00c3\u00a9 pan and season with salt and pepper. Saut\u00c3\u00a9 until softened and brown in color. Meanwhile, bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Blanche broccoli rabe in water until just tender. Remove from water and add to mushroom saut\u00c3\u00a9. Saut\u00c3\u00a9 for another 3-4 minutes. Set mixture aside. Bring salted water back up to a boil and cook pasta until al dente. Set aside. In a large stock pot, melt butter on medium heat, then whisk in flour to make a roux. Be sure to cook the mixture a couple minutes to get rid of the raw flour taste. Whisk in milk and stir until it comes to a boil. Once boiling, add nutmeg, cayenne, salt, pepper and cheeses. Stir until the cheese is melted. Add mushrooms, broccoli rabe and orecchiette to cheese sauce \u00e2\u20ac\u201c mix well to combine, coating the pasta and vegetables with the sauce. Pour into a deep casserole dish. Prepare the topping: Combine panko, salt, pepper and dried herbs to taste. Melt butter and mix into crumbs with a fork. Sprinkle the topping over the mac n\u00e2\u20ac&#x2122; cheese. Bake at 350 for 15 minutes until bubbly. After 15 minutes, put the casserole dish on a medium broil to evenly brown the top.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>2 T. Extra virgin olive oil 8 oz. Shitake mushrooms, stems removed, sliced thin 8 oz. Cremini or button mushrooms, stems removed, sliced thin salt and pepper to taste 8 oz. Broccoli rabe, stems removed, cut into bite sized pieces 1 lb. Orecchiette pasta 1\/3 cup butter 1\/3 cup flour 3 cups milk Pinch nutmeg Pinch cayenne 1\/2 lb. Gruyere cheese, grated 1\/2 lb. Sharp cheddar cheese, grated Topping: 1\/2 cup Panko bread crumbs salt and pepper to taste 1&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"><a class=\"btn btn-default\" href=\"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/?p=16141\"> Read More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">  Read More<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[14],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-16141","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-meat-free"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16141","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=16141"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16141\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":39857,"href":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16141\/revisions\/39857"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=16141"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=16141"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=16141"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}