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Cilantro, Lime & Wine Pesto Mac n Cheese

Apr 22, 2014 · 12 Comments

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This Cilantro, Lime & Wine Pesto Mac n Cheese has beautiful sophisticated flavor combinations, while also being a down-right comfort food!

Have you ever felt like there was something you found out about where you felt you had uncovered a major secret? Well, that happened for me not only by discovering this unique flavor combination, but also by discovering the region where the wine I used in this dish came from.

Cilantro Lime Wine Pesto

This past Fall, my husband and I took a trip to Portland (we seriously fell in love with the area) and based on a recommendation decided to take a day trip to Willamette Valley and check out some Oregon vineyards.  We drove along the highway, exited, and all of a sudden, it was like we were in a whole different world. Rolling hills as far as the eye could see with vineyards tucked and hidden into the gorgeous landscape.

To be honest, I didn’t even know that Oregon had such an amazing wine country before I was standing, jaw to the floor, looking around. I may have looked like a super tourist, but I didn’t care because it was just SO PRETTY! I highly suggest taking a trip to Oregon Wine Country, if even just to look at the beautiful landscape.

Oregon Wine Trail - Willamette Valley

One of the Vineyards we stopped at was called Trisaetum (pronounced ‘tris-say-tum’ after the founders’ two children, Tristen and Tatum) where we tasted their Pinot Noirs and Rieslings. A few fun things about this Vineyard that made me fall in love with it:

  1. their wines are absolutely delicious
  2. the tasting room has a beautiful art gallery that one can roam around in while sampling
  3. the terrace where one can sit out on has a beautiful view (one can even touch the grapes -don’t know if that’s allowed lol)
  4. we were told that they had tasting glasses that fit AN ENTIRE bottle of wine (sign me up lol) and
  5. their wines were actually affordable and could be shipped (which we did and it was such a treat to get the 2 bottles of Rieslings upon returning home).

Fast forward to this week, I was enjoying a lovely glass of Trisaetum 2012 Ribbon Ridge Estate Riesling and was about to make dinner when I thought that a dash of wine would really compliment the flavors of the cilantro lime pesto, and so, this amazingness of cilantro, lime, and wine pesto mac n cheese was born!  The cheesy noodles burst with fresh flavor from the pesto! Soooo yummy!

Don’t have any Riesling on hand? No problem, feel free to substitute with any white wine!

Ok, one last picture, I just can’t resist, you know I have a serious love for Mac N Cheese (I even participated in a Mac n Cheese Mania event with my Blue Cheese Bechamel Mac n Cheese!)

Pesto Mac n Cheese

Cilantro, Lime & Wine Pesto Mac n Cheese

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Prep Time: 5 minutes minutes
Cook Time: 15 minutes minutes
Total Time: 20 minutes minutes
Servings: 6 -8

Ingredients

For the Pesto

  • 4 oz Parmesan Cheese Shredded
  • 1 Cup Cilantro
  • 1/4 Cup White Wine such as a dry Riesling
  • 3 Garlic Cloves
  • 1 Tbs Extra Virgin Olive Oil
  • Juice from 1/2 a Lime
  • 1 tsp salt

For the Pasta

  • 1 lb Elbow Macaroni noodles I used Barilla Plus-multigrain pasta
  • 2 Cups Four Cheese Mexican Blend Shredded a blend of Monterrey Jack, Queso, Cheddar and Asadero cheeses
  • 1/4 Cup Milk
  • 1 Tbs Butter
  • 1 tsp salt

Instructions

  • Cook pasta according to package instructions.
  • While pasta is cooking, make the pesto. To do so, just put all the ingredients in a food processor and pulse for 30 seconds to a minute, then you're all done. If you like a finer pesto, pulse for an additional 30 seconds. Set aside.
  • When pasta is finished cooking, drain water from the pasta and leave pasta in a colander while you make the sauce.
  • In the now empty pot you used to make the pasta, melt the butter and milk, over medium-high heat. When it starts to boil, sprinkle with salt, and turn heat off. Now add the pasta back into the pot, pour the shredded Four Cheese Mexican blend over the pasta, and spoon the pesto on top of the cheese. With a spoon slowly fold over until your mac n cheese ingredients are all combined. Allow to cool for a few minutes, then serve!

 

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  1. Erin | The Law Student's Wife says

    April 24, 2014 at 5:24 pm

    I absolutely love Portland, and but am sad to have never made it to Oregon wine country. I love the way you turned your travel memories into a delicious dinner!

    Reply
    • Sweetphi says

      April 24, 2014 at 10:01 pm

      Thanks for your sweet comment Erin! If you ever get back to Portland, I’d highly suggest a little day trip to the wine country, it’s a little funny, you’ll be driving and exit the highway and see the regular stripmalls and gas stations, and then BOOM, it all falls away and you’re in the middle of wine country!

      Reply
  2. Shikha la mode says

    April 24, 2014 at 1:46 pm

    I love mac and cheese in all its forms, so this is just delicious to me!

    Reply
    • Sweetphi says

      April 24, 2014 at 9:57 pm

      Awe, thanks for your comment! It truly was delicious 🙂

      Reply
  3. Ashley says

    April 23, 2014 at 2:54 pm

    I love the cilantro / lime combo and I bet the white wine is a great touch! This mac and cheese sounds soooo good! I need to stop reading blogs before dinner! haha

    I’ve always wanted to go to Portland – now you have me wanting to go even more!

    Reply
    • Sweetphi says

      April 23, 2014 at 10:15 pm

      Haha, I do the EXACT same thing Ashley, then I want something totally different lol! Portland is a totally amazing foodie town with SO many fun things to do (let me know if you ever plan on going, I have tons of suggestions!)

      Reply
  4. cheri says

    April 23, 2014 at 9:50 am

    Hi Sweetphi, we love Portland, all the funky little restaurants and amazing farmers markets, they are everywhere. This dish looks and sounds amazing, and the wine you picked to accompany it is perfect.

    Reply
    • Sweetphi says

      April 23, 2014 at 10:11 pm

      Thanks Cheri-glad to hear I’m not the only one obsessed with Portland! And the wine did go really well 🙂

      Reply
  5. She Likes Food says

    April 22, 2014 at 6:45 pm

    I love anything that contains wine! I also love the addition of the lime and cilantro, it looks so creamy and delicious! I’ve never been to Portland, but I hear its beautiful and that vineyard looks like lots of fun 🙂

    Reply
    • Sweetphi says

      April 23, 2014 at 7:48 am

      Thank you for the super sweet comment 🙂 Portland is definitely beautiful, if given the chance to go again, I’d jump up and down and say YES haha! The Mac n cheese…you hit the nail on the head, it was so creamy and delicious while having all the nice hints of cilantro, lime and wine!

      Reply

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