Pulled Pork w/ Swiss Mac & Cheese
Servings
4
Servings
4
Ingredients
Instructions
  1. Bring a pot of salted water to a boil & cook macaroni (or orecchiette pasta) according to package directions. When cooked to al dente stage, drain well, RESERVING pasta water. Drizzle pasta with 1 Tbsp olive oil. Shake it around a bit in the colander to keep it from sticking together.
  2. In same pot used to cook pasta, melt butter & sauté onion until tender crisp then whisk in flour. Cook mixture for 2 minutes, whisking all the while then whisk in milk & applesauce. Cook for 2 more minutes continuing to whisk while the mixture is thickening.
  3. Preheat oven to 375 F. Lightly butter a 9 x 9-inch baking dish, set aside.
  4. Remove from heat & stir in salt, pepper, sage, Gruyere, cheddar & pulled pork. Combine then add cooked pasta & stir until pasta is evenly covered with sauce. If mixture is too thick, adjust consistency with some reserved pasta water.
  5. Place in a baking dish & bake uncovered for 30-40 minutes or until pasta begins to turn slightly golden brown.