Hard Rock Café Mac and Cheese

Ingredients

500g of cavatappi or conchiglie pasta
2,5 cups whole milk
1 cup of Velveeta or "queijo preto", shredded
1 cup cheddar cheese
1/2 cup monterey jack cheese, shredded (or muzarella cheese)
1/8 teaspoon cayenne pepper, ground
1/8 teaspoon ground black pepper
1/2 cup of Parmesan cheese, grated
1/4 teaspoon parsley, minced

Instructions

1. Use a large saucepan to cook pasta following the directions on the package and drain.

2. Combine milk, Velveeta, cheddar cheese, jack cheese, cayenne pepper, and black pepper in the same saucepan, and heat over low heat for about 10 minutes until cheese is melted and sauce is smooth.

3. Add pasta and then toss.

4. Combine the Parmesan and parsley in small bowl.

5. Pour pasta into a serving bowl and then sprinkle more Parmesan over the top.

Remarks

Velveeta is a type of cheese we don't have in Brazil. We used Queijo Prato instead. Monterey Jack is also not available, so we used mozzarella.

Penne with Sun-Dried Tomato Pesto

Total Time: 25 min
Prep: 10 min
Cook: 15 min
Yield: 4 servings
Level: Easy

Ingredients

500g pf penne pasta
180g jar sun-dried tomatoes packed in olive oil
2 garlic cloves
Salt and freshly ground black pepper
1 cup (packed) fresh basil leaves
1/2 cup freshly grated Parmesan
1 package of heavy cream (250ml) or "creme de leite"

Instructions

1. Cook the pasta in a large pot of boiling salted water until tender but still firm to the bite, stirring occasionally, about 8 minutes. Drain, reserving 1 cup of the cooking liquid.

2. Meanwhile, blend the sun-dried tomatoes and their oil, garlic, salt and pepper, to taste, and basil in a food processor and blend until the tomatoes are finely chopped. Transfer the tomato mixture to a large bowl. Stir in the Parmesan.

3. Add the pasta to the pesto and toss to coat, adding the cream to moisten. Season the pasta, to taste, with salt and pepper and serve.

Recipe courtesy of Giada De Laurentiis.
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Hello and welcome to our blog! We are Nicolas and Maria, english culture students from Brazil. We are at the second year of High School in Fundação Evangélica de Novo Hamburgo - IENH.

In our classes we develop many things about different cultures in the world. One of them is culinary! On this blog, we will share with you some recipes that teacher Ana brought to us in class.

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