# French Onion Soup Mac & Cheese

This is the ultimate comfort food: French onion soup mac and cheese.

- Servings: 1 servings
- Total time: 40 min
- Cuisine: American
- Category: Soup
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 3 white onions
- 65 g unsalted butter
- 1 pinch salt
- 1 tbsp thyme
- 300 ml beef stock
- 1 small baguette
- 3 tbsp olive oil
- 110 g unsalted butter
- 110 g all purpose flour
- 1.1 l whole milk
- 100 g gruyere cheese
- 100 g mozzarella cheese
- 1 tsp dijon mustard
- 5 grating nutmeg
- 1 pepper
- 1 spirali (cavatappi) pasta

## Instructions

1. Add onions into a pan with butter & a pinch of salt, then cook over a medium heat for 30-40 mins until dark, golden & caramelised.
2. Add stock & thyme, turn heat to medium-high, cook for another 10 minutes until most of the stock has been absorbed and evaporated.
3. Slice 1 small baguette into discs, add into a bowl with olive oil, thyme & salt, then mix together until evenly coated.
4. Lay bread out onto a baking tray & cook in the oven for 5-10 mins until golden & crisp.
5. Remove from oven, place into blender & blitz into coarse breadcrumbs.
6. Melt butter in a pan over a medium heat then mix in the flour until combined.
7. Cook for a few mins to remove floury taste, then gradually whisk in all the milk, taking your time to ensure no lumps form.
8. Once the milk is mixed in, bubble sauce for a few mins, constantly stirring so bottom doesn’t burn.
9. Remove bechamel from the heat, add in 2/3rds of caramelised onions, cheeses, mustard, nutmeg & salt & pepper to taste.
10. Bring a large pot of water to a boil, season with salt then add in the dried pasta. Cook for 8-10 mins, until just al dente.
11. Reserve some of the pasta water then strain pasta.
12. Place pasta in large pan, pour over sauce & mix. If sauce too thick, add splash of pasta water & mix.
13. Smooth it out, top with breadcrumbs & remaining caramelised onions.
14. Place under grill for 5 mins to toast breadcrumbs a little more, remove from the oven & serve.

## Equipment

- knife
- cutting board
- wok
- blender
- baking tray
- large pot
- whisk
- grater

## Source

- Original video: https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZT2eHErMq/
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/6e0bdb21-ad51-42a6-ae2b-5a7b652ef03f
- Extracted: 2025-01-18

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