Swiss Mac and cheese savory with mushrooms will become one of your favorites. If we could eat happiness, it would be Mac and Cheese. This easy stovetop recipe made creamy with a luscious Swiss Cheese Sauce.
Swiss Cheese. I hold this hole-ridden treat in adoration as it’s given me many great pots of fondue, added the perfect compliment to a simple turkey sandwich and has caused me to swoon when combined with mushrooms as a topping for a burger.
Not to mention a fabulous partner for cauliflower for this Creamy Swiss Cheese Cauliflower side dish. It’s mild and sweet and offers a lot to love.
Best Swiss cheese to use for Macaroni and Cheese
And my favorite brand? Jarlsberg of course. Jarlsberg is marketed as Swiss cheese because of its characteristics, but it tends to be sweeter and stronger. And it melts wonderfully.
So grab a package of Jarlsberg Swiss Cheese from the deli, pick up a pint of mushrooms, and all you need is some butter and milk and your favorite mac and cheese pasta.
And you’ll stir up one of the best Swiss mac and cheese dishes you’ve ever had.
Mushrooms and Swiss, classic partners, combined with a white sauce and pasta was a perfect side dish for our braised chicken thighs dinner …which are an indulgent story all their own.
Why Use Pasta Water? … Because It’s Gold
I credit the creamy consistency of this dish to reserved pasta water which was added to the white sauce.
Why? This soupy water that you throw down the drain is a miracle ingredient. It contains essential starch that can be used to adjust sauce or gravy, to thin or thicken.
I learned this trick years ago from my Mother. She also used reserved water from boiled potatoes to make the most delicious fried chicken gravy.
Recipe for Swiss Mac and Cheese With Mushrooms
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Creamy Swiss Mac and Cheese with Mushrooms
Ingredients
- 2 Tablespoons butter unsalted
- 1 Tablespoon Olive oil
- 1 pint mushrooms sliced
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 2 Tablespoons butter
- 3 Tablespoons flour
- 1 cup milk
- 4 ounces Swiss cheese Jarlsberg
- reserved pasta water
- 1/2 pound elbow macaroni
Instructions
- For the mushrooms: In a fry pan, melt 2 tablespoons butter over medium heat. Add sliced mushrooms, sprinkle with salt and saute until the moisture evaporates and mushrooms are just starting to brown. Remove from heat and set aside.
- For the white sauce: Combine olive oil and butter in a sauce pan over medium heat. When butter is melted and starting to bubble add the flour and cook stirring constantly. Sprinkle in a little more flour if needed to make a thick roux. Cook for about a minute and a half. Add the milk and stir until the sauce thickens. Add cheese and blend well. Season with salt and pepper.
- Cook pasta according to package instructions. Right before draining the pasta, reserve about a cup of the hot pasta water. Drain the pasta and mix it with the white sauce. Add the mushrooms. Mix everything together well while drizzling in some of the reserved pasta water until you reach that perfect creamy consistency.
Nutrition
Creamy Swiss Mac and Cheese with Mushrooms …It’s what’s for a Side Dish.
I am swooning Lea Ann. What a fantabulous use of Swiss cheese! So glad you had a few extra mushrooms =) Very much appreciate the recipe!
This post made my mouth water – love it. What a great discovery! Thanks for the tip on pasta water.
That mac and cheese was divine. However, I’ll only be making it about once a year. Yup, it’s one of those guilty deals.
Definitely upper class mac and cheese. I would love to be served this (or follow your recipe!).
This is sinful stuff Maureen. I’ll make it again next time I’m feeling skinny. 🙂
This is definitely delicious comfort food and the addition of mushrooms sounds divine! Cheers! J+C
Thanks J+C. And nice to find your blog. Thanks for stopping in and the comment.
It looks really nice and creamy and I love the addition of mushrooms in the mac and cheese.
Thanks Corina. We thought it was delicious.
Unfortunately, I always crave mac and cheese.
Two of my favorite things in one place: mushrooms and mac and cheese–love it! This sounds perfect, and now I’m wondering why I’ve never thought to add mushrooms to mac and cheese? Must do this!
Warning Lisa … it’s addictive. 🙂
Lea Ann, I like the picture! New lens? Great combo. I wish I could eat mushrooms. Miss them a lot.
Thanks Kirsten. And yes, new lens and camera body. Happy Birthday to me.
This is one of those quickie meals that working single women love—–especially women who love mushrooms and mac and cheese recipes. I was surprised by the recipe itself and I love surprises!
Thanks Carol. And yes, I loved this stove-top version.
I know Ms. Goofy would like this recipe. I would add one more ingredient. I bet you cannot guess? It starts with b and ends with acon.
It most certainly could use a couple bits of bacon. What was I thinking????
I love mac and cheese, even those ones in boxes, yes, I know. I often add mushrooms to my pasta but not with a cheese sauce; great idea! This looks wonderful!
Nazneen, I love that stuff in the blue box too! 🙂
What great looking mac ‘n cheese! I love the idea of making this with mushrooms — I’m so going to steal that! And the pasta water trick is a good one — I know it, but I so rarely use it. I have to change that. Good post — thanks.
Steal away John, and let me know how you like it.
I admit to not being a great fan of mac and cheese. I know. I am weird. However my father and my daughter are giant fans-so I will tuck this away for future reference. It looks so good, LeaAnn. And I use pasta water, too. Makes all the difference in the world!
I think you’re the first person that I’ve ever heard that isn’t a fan of mac and cheese. Wish I could say that, I’d weigh less. 🙂
I am with you 100% on Swiss cheese and pasta water. Miracle ingredient indeed, it is a wondrous addition to sauces.
Thanks Chris.