Blue Cheese Bread

I'm not knocking the typical mozzarella-topped Italian cheesy bread.  In fact, I don't frown on any carbohydrate that's topped with cheese!   But blue cheese is my absolute favorite....so why shouldn't my cheese bread be BLUE?

The ingredients:
French Bread
Blue Cheese
Balsamic Vinaigrette (I used homemade - but a high quality store-bought type would work)
Red Onion
Mandarin Oranges
Walnuts

Start by toasting the walnuts in the oven
(350deg for about 12 minutes)
Let cool, then chop

Split the French bread horizontally

Drizzle with balsamic vinaigrette.

Add caramelized red onion & mandarin oranges
(Red grapes would work really well in place of the oranges too!)

Top with blue cheese...

....lots of it

Ready for baking!
Bake at 375 for about 15 minutes or until cheese is thoroughly melted

Top with toasted walnuts

Enjoy!

Buffalo Chicken Mac & Cheese

Buffalo Chicken Macaroni & Cheese
Buffalo Pulled Chicken
Sharp Cheddar, Colby Jack & Blue Cheeses
with Homemade Sourdough Breadcrumb Crust

Start with a cup and a half each of shredded
extra sharp cheddar cheese and colby jack cheese.

Make the cheese sauce.
Melt butter, then add a tablespoon of flour.
Cook for a few minutes before adding milk.
Once milk is hot, add one cup of cheese at a time, stirring

with whisk until melted.

Stir in Greek yogurt. Add cooked pasta.

Saute garlic and celery in oil until tender.
Season with salt and pepper.

Add cooked chicken
and a generous amount of Franks Hot Sauce

If this dish isn't loaded with enough fat and carbs for you,
 Boneless, breaded buffalo chicken strips would be great here too...

Bring it all together!
Layer the chicken and mac & cheese

...top with crumbled blue cheese, parsley, breadcrumbs
& a pat of butter.

I typically LOVE to use panko breadcrumbs to top my mac & cheese.  But this time, I used homemade breadcrumbs with the sourdough bread I had on hand.  I just cut a few cubes and ran 'em in my food processor.  It actually worked really well!  The chewy, crustiness was perfect as a topper.

Bake at 350 for 20-25 minutes