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Allergy Free Mac n' Cheese

Ingredients:

• -12oz Brown Rice Penne pasta (Tinkyada is my favorite)
  
• 2 cups rice milk
  
• 1/4 cup olive oil
  
• 2 tbsp. grated yellow onion
  
• 1/4 cup superfine brown rice flour
  
• bay leaf
  
• Pinch of cayenne pepper
  
• Pinch of white pepper
  
• Pinch of nutmeg
  
• 1/2 tsp. salt
  
• 1 tbsp. Dijon mustard
  
• freshly ground pepper
  
• 3 c. shredded Daiya Cheddar cheese
  
• 1/3 c. gluten-free bread crumbs tossed with 1 tbsp. olive oil

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 350°F.

2. Boil large pot of water, and cook pasta 10 minutes until al dente, drain, rinse with cool water, drain. Set aside.

3. Meanwhile, warm rice milk in a sauce pan until hot, but not boiling. Set aside.

4. Heat olive oil over medium heat in heavy sauce pan. Add onion, and cook, stirring often, 2 minutes. Add brown rice flour, and cook stirring, 2 minutes more until golden. Don't burn it. Add the rice milk, a little at a time, whisking continuously to avoid lumps. Whisk vigorously, till smooth. Add bay leaf, big pinch of cayenne, white pepper, and nutmeg. Add salt and Dijon, stir, and bring to a simmer. Reduce heat to low and cook stirring until thick and creamy 4-5 minutes. Whisk to smooth again if necessary. Add a few grinding of fresh pepper. Add 1 cup of cheese, and stir till melted. Remove from heat.

5. Combine sauce with pasta.

6. Spread ½ cup of the cheese in the bottom of a 11x7-inch rectangular baking dish. Top with 1/3 pasta (about 1 ¾ cups). Top with ½ cup cheese. Repeat until you have three layers of pasta, ending with cheese.

7.Sprinkle bread crumbs over top. Bake 1 hour. If top hasn't browned up enough, put under broiler 2-3 minutes. Remove from oven and let cool at least 15 minutes before serving.