Comfort Food ~ Smoked Salmon Mac and Cheese

Winter time gets me thinking about comfort food. Our family has them; I'm sure yours does too.

I've got a comfort candy bar even. Nothing beats a rough day better than a Snickers Bar. On days like that no other candy bar will do.

Some of my favorite comfort foods are mashed potatoes with or without gravy, meatloaf, tuna stuffed potatoes (though we no long re-stuff the potatoes) and a recent addition is Smoked Salmon Mac and Cheese.

My husband spends time in the summer fishing the Pacific Ocean and filling our freezer with salmon. We eat it barbecued, broiled, baked, in tacos, on buns and as fish and chips. He also smokes up a bunch of it. 

I love Mac and Cheese especially homemade. I used to make it all the time; so this year I decided to make it with some smoked salmon.  It has quickly become one of our comfort foods. Sorry no picture (once I pull it out of the oven it doesn't last long) or smell-o-blog.

SMOKED SALMON MAC & CHEESE

2 TBS butter

2 TBS flour

¼ cup onion

2 cups milk (whole is probably best, but non fat works)

Smoked Salmon – I didn't measure . . . whatever amount looks like enough

2 cups dry pasta – what ever you have on hand is fine

Cheddar Cheese or a combination of cheeses – I didn't measure

2-3 TBS bread crumbs – plain is best

2-3 TBS Parmesan cheese – I like Kraft (grated is probably better than shredded)

Cook pasta

In a separate pan add butter and onion and flour to make a rue . . . when well combined add milk slowly. Using a Whisk stir constantly over medium to medium high heat until it thickens. Add cheese a little bit at a time and stir to incorporate once all the cheese is combined add smoked salmon and stir well. Add to pasta that has been placed in a baking dish. In a frying pan melt 1 TBS butter and mix in bread crumbs and Parmesan cheese. Saute until a bit brown. Preheat oven to 350. sprinkle bread crumbs and cheese on top and then bake in oven until bubbly and a bit toasty on top.

What are your favorite comfort foods?

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