Cheesy Corkscrews with Crunchy Bacon Topping
Cheesy Corkscrew Ingredients:
6 tablespoons butter, plus more for greasing
Kosher salt
1 pound cavatappi (or other tubular pasta)
1/2 cup all-purpose flour
4 cups whole milk, warmed
1 teaspoon dry mustard powder
1 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
Pinch freshly grated nutmeg
Dash hot sauce
Dash Worcestershire sauce
4 cups grated sharp white cheddar cheese
11/4 cups grated Pecorino Romano cheese
Get the rest of the ingredients for this sinfully delicious Neely’s recipe!
Crunchy Bacon Topping Ingredients:
11/2 cups crushed potato chips
1/2 cup grated Pecorino Romano cheese
5 slices cooked bacon, crumbled
3 tablespoons chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley
Directions:
Heat the oven to 375°F. Butter a 3-quart casserole dish.
Bring a large pot of generously salted water to a boil, and cook the pasta until it’s al dente.
Melt the butter in a large saucepan over medium heat. Add the flour, and cook, stirring, for 1 minute. Whisk in the warmed milk, and bring to a simmer, whisking constantly (the mixture will thicken as the heat increases).
Stir the dry mustard, salt, black pepper, cayenne, nutmeg, hot sauce, and Worcestershire sauce into the thickened milk. Stir in 3 cups of the cheddar, and the Pecorino Romano, until the cheeses melt.
Add the cooked pasta to the cheese sauce, and toss to combine. Pour the cheese-apalooza mixture into the prepared casserole dish.
Make the topping: In a medium bowl, combine the potato chips, Pecorino Romano, crumbled bacon, parsley, and the remaining cheddar. Sprinkle the crumb mixture on top of the macaroni and cheese, and bake for 35 minutes. For a crunchier topping, finish under the broiler for 3 minutes, until golden brown and crisp. Remove from the oven, and cool for 5 minutes before serving.
Serves 6 to 8
The Neely’s Recipes:
Thanksgiving Turkey with Lemony Thyme Butter
Cane Syrup–Glazed Sweet Potatoes with Marshmallow Streusel
Pucker-Up Lemon-Limeade
Momma Daisy’s Banana Pudding
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Thursday January 21st, 2010 at 11:39 am
Hi U Doing!
Recipes are GREAT!, WE ALSO NEED THAT GUMBO RECIPE FROM THE NEELYS….The deep dark roux, not the brown gravy one.
Sweating in ur 40’s is peri-menipause, it to shall pass, every woman gets it, but please don’t use the strong deodorants(to many chemicals), because you have breast implants. My aunt had implants also, started using stronger ones and she got this large knot under her arm, bless her heart, she has passed, but try herbal deoderants(no chemicals in those).
Wednesday January 20th, 2010 at 10:28 am
Hi Wendy—
Another awesome product for perspiration is called “Certain Dri”. You can buy it at WalMart with the other deodorants. It is the absolute best!!
When I was younger I used to sweat a lot and that stuff is a lifesaver and clothing-saver!!
Sunday January 10th, 2010 at 8:20 pm
that looks gross
Tuesday December 22nd, 2009 at 5:45 pm
Hey Wendy,
Ha yu duin!!!!…..I tried the corky cheesescrew mac n cheese and it was a hit. i did a little spin on it though. i took those fried onions in a can with the bacon bits and the potato chips as a topping, well let me tell you it was ministry up in here for thanksgiving….i had no more left after thanksgiving dinner…..it was mac n cheese food fabulosity. thank you for having them on your show…
God Bless
BB
Friday December 18th, 2009 at 12:44 pm
Hey wendy how you doin?hahaha I love your show- you’re so beautful and just a great person to watch. Thank you so much for having that recipe for the Cheesy Corkscrews. The Neely’s are like my favorite people to watch. You’re the best.
Take care,
EmoOreo
Sunday December 13th, 2009 at 1:55 pm
Thank the neelys for the banana pudding recipe and Wendy for putting it on the web HOW YOU DOIN!!!!!!!
Thursday December 10th, 2009 at 8:29 am
How U doin Wendy? (lol) This recipe sounds delicious and easy.
Of course nobody does it better than the Neeley’s! My husband and I try to copy what we see on their show however we never can get it quite right but thanks for the recipe I will try it a.s.a.p
Monday December 7th, 2009 at 2:30 am
Hi Wendy!
I love how you keep it real. Please don’t allow your fame to keep you from staying grounded. You are truly the friend in my head and I “choose” not to have many friends.
Smooches!
☆♥JAMEY♥☆
Sunday December 6th, 2009 at 2:22 pm
How you doing with a deep male voice here lol. Hey happy holidays Wendy i always watch your show here in the Caribbean much love coming from the beautiful island of St.Lucia we are the best in the Caribbean. i love this recipe. i want to be a chief i hope some day am 20 years. am loving when u have all those cook and chiefs on the show it shows u not for your self but for us your viewers lol. am going to try this recipe an so much others you take care you the best
in St.Lucia we have two language English and creole now in english we all say HOW YOU DOING in creole we go tell you
sac ca fete wendy lol lol
Wednesday December 2nd, 2009 at 10:28 pm
How you doin! I will be making the mac & cheese by the Neely’s for Christmas, can’t wait. Wendy you are still perspiring under the arms (which is natural) but you can control it so to not ruin your clothes. My thing is are you reading these messages, I know you get thousands of comments. I have sent in two suggestions for your sweating under the arms, and I have read other suggestions your fans have sent in, but I have seen your show since you first talked about that problem and you still have that problem. What’s up? You can buy dress shields(from a drug store, or lingerie dept). I suggested if you use a spray deodorant, stop using that. Use a rub on deodorant like suave solid, dove solid, secret, rub in under arms real good, keeps me dry, and inexpensive. Or, place a piece of 2 ply paper towel under arm pits, works real good, the paper towel absorbs the moisture. It seems your assistants should know the tricks of the trade, or research these things for you. Hire me Wendy! How you doin!!!!!