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I know, I know, I know. It’s only the second week of January. Many are still trying to stick to their resolution to eat better. And with this recipe, I’m not really helping. And for that I apologize. I know there are so many temptations out there so I won’t tell you how delectably cheesy this is. How creamy each bite is. How the caramelized onions give it just a touch of sweetness and how the potato chips add a nice crunch. No, no I wont tell you any of that at all. I’ll just say this, this Caramelized French Onion Mac N’ Cheese is kind of life changing.
It is no secret that I like dips. I’ve mentioned it many times before and if you’ve ever seen me at a party then you know I always hover over the dips. But if I had to pick a favorite dip, out of all dips, I would say that it is Caramelized French Onion. Not the stuff from the package, the homemade stuff like this. It’s Ryan’s favorite too. And a couple of my friends. Basically, I’m going to go out on a limb and say it’s just about everyone’s favorite party dip. And since it’s everyone’s favorite dip it only seemed logical to make it into a Mac N’ Cheese.
Ok. Maybe not 100% logical.
Maybe about 85.6%.
Logical or not, it was a good idea. Strike that. It was a fabulous idea.
I used Gruyere cheese because that is the cheese that I always see melted on top of French Onion soup. It worked very nicely in this recipe. Finally, I decided to add potato chips to the top for two reasons. One: I think it goes with the whole French Onion Dip turned Mac N’ Cheese concept. Two: I always add potato chips to the top of my macaroni and cheese. It’s something I’ve done since I was a kid. Don’t knock it ’til you try it.
And if you’re going to try it, this is the mac n’ cheese to do it with.
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Allison
January 14, 2013 at 1:37 pmFrench onion dip has always been my favorite dip, and obviously potato chips go great with this sort of dip… so putting both in mac n’ cheese is genius! :D
Deseree
January 9, 2013 at 4:27 pmHaha I didn’t even think about that but if I ever have a Mad Men dinner party I’m so serving this now :)
StephenC
January 9, 2013 at 4:12 pmVery 1950’s. Very good.