Last month my family went to Walt Disney World on vacation…the trip itself was a little too exhausting to really be called a vacation, but the kids had a blast. One of my favorite parts of the trip was visiting Epcot’s World Showcase and seeing the different countries (and their food!) represented there. I enjoyed the food at Germany the most – my husband and I shared a fabulous reuben sandwich with a side of nudel gratin. Ohmygoodness…the nudel gratin was insanely delicious and I was looking forward to making it at home.
I had already decided to join Rachel and Brandy in their Mac & Cheese Mania, so I had the perfect reason to make it. What’s Mac & Cheese Mania? Read more at the bottom of this post.
My favorite part of this Nudel Gratin is the way the swiss cheese flavor comes through. I put mine in a small cast iron skillet to bake, but a small baking dish will do just fine. It’s the perfect decadent side dish for a steak, pork or poultry main dish. Feel free to double the recipe if you’re serving a larger crowd. You just can’t go wrong with mac & cheese!
This copycat Nudel Gratin from Disney's Epcot Biergarten Restaurant is simple to make and delicious to eat!
Ingredients
- 1 cup HEAVY CREAM
- 1 EGG
- 1/8 teaspoon SALT
- Dash of GROUND WHITE PEPPER
- Dash of FRESHLY GRATED NUTMEG (or ground nutmeg)
- 2 oz. SWISS CHEESE, shredded
- 2 oz. SHARP WHITE CHEDDAR, shredded
- 8 oz. ELBOW MACARONI
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Grease a small baking dish.
- Cook macaroni about 7 minutes and drain.
- Stir together cream, eggs, salt, pepper and nutmeg in a medium bowl.
- In a small bowl, combine cheeses. Set aside 1/2 cup of cheese and add the remaining cheese to the cream mixture.
- As soon as the macaroni is done cooking and been drained, add it to the cream mixture and stir together right away.
- Pour into baking dish. Cover with foil.
- Bake 20 minutes. Remove foil, and sprinkle reserved cheese over top of noodles. Bake 10 minutes longer. Cool 5-10 minutes before cutting.
Recipe Source: Disney Insider
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Mac & Cheese Mania is hosted by Nutmeg Nanny and Rachel Cooks and sponsored by Door to Door Organics and OXO
It’s your turn to join the mania! Stop on over to either Rachel Cooks or Nutmeg Nanny to link up your best mac & cheese recipe for a chance to win some really incredible prizes (you don’t have to be a blogger to enter!) Good luck!
We use to live in Orlando and would go to Epcot quite often. Love to try all the foods from different countries. This recipe sounds so delicious. I don’t know how we missed it.
Oh my gosh, I love disney! So fun! And this mac and cheese looks crazy good – all that cheese! Yum!
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Definitely can’t go wrong with mac and cheese! Love that this uses Swiss cheese!
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I am going to have to try this. I think that my husband would love it! Thanks for sharing!
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I agree, you just can’t go wrong with mac and cheese!
Sarah – Daisy at Home recently posted..Roasted Poblano and Goat Cheese Mac
Oh my goodness I am LOVING this!!!! Thanks for helping us kick off our event!
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This is so fun! THere can NEVER be too many variations on Mac and Cheese!
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This looks great! I love the addition of Swiss cheese. It has such a lovely flavor. Thank you for helping us kick off Mac and Cheese Mania 🙂
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This is seriously gorgeous mac n cheese. I love that it was inspired by Disney. We’ve been twice and loved it both times.
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This looks fabulous! I love being able to make favorites from a vacation back at home too!
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