OMG...this recipe is so delicious I had to post this. A month or so back I was doing a little goggling and wanted to find something to use up my turkeyloin and was thinking to do a pulled turkey sandwich. After I got to thinking I was honestly a little sick of sandwiches. Behold the birth of this succulent dish.
I had finaly decided that pasta was up my alley. I wasn't able to find a complete recipe for the pulled meat mac and cheese (I was a little lazy that day and didn't want to come up with my own.) Unfortunately the only recipe I found used way too expensive cheese than this frugal spender. So I just went another easy way and just spiced up my baked mac and cheese recipe! If love could come in a pan, this is it.
Ingredients:
24-48 oz. turkeyloin (defrosted)
16 oz. pasta (penne or spiral or raditore works best since it holds sauce well)
4 tbs. butter
1/4 c. flour
2 c. heavy cream
8 oz. cheddar cheese
1-2 c. BBQ sauce
Panko bread crumbs
Cook turkeyloin in roaster pan at 350 for about an hour. I usually do this early in the day. After turkey/pork (whatever your flavor) has cooled, shred with fork and hands and set aside.
Cook pasta according to pkg directions. Drain and put in baking dish. In a medium sized saucepan melt butter on med. heat. When butter is melted whisk in flour, keep whisking flour for a few minutes (continuing to cook for this long cooks out the flour taste.) Add your heavy whipping cream, let thicken. Slowly add your cheese so each portion will melt evenly and it won’t get clumpy. Whisk until all melted, pour on top of pasta and stir until coated.
In small sauce pan put about 3/4 of the turkey/pork or all if you want a meatier dish. Pour BBQ sauce over top and heat on med-high until all coated and glazed. Add to pasta and stir in. I added a little milk over the top to make it easier to stir. Press down evenly and top with panko. Bake for about 30 mins. I hit the broiler the last few mins of cooking to give the panko a nice crisp. Serve and enjoy!
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