Noodles & Company is featuring three new gourmet Mac & Cheese dishes: Truffle Mac with Baby Portabellas, which includes truffle oil, mushrooms, and parmesan; Bacon, Mac & Cheeseburger, which mixes crumbled meatballs, bacon, tomatoes, and onions into mac and cheese; and Southwestern Chili Mac, which tops mac and cheese with chili, meatballs, and cheddar cheese. The release provides tips for home cooks to enhance regular macaroni and cheese by adding ingredients like ground beef, bacon, shrimp, crab, vegetables, and seasonings.

1. Sample Press Release
When the economy and thermometer go down, the craving for comfort food goes up. That’s why the
hottest cuisine trend right now is adding new twists to comfort food classics, like Macaroni & Cheese.
Company Name
Noodles & Company, a 255-unit and growing, fast-casual concept, is now featuring three “grown up” Mac
& Cheese dishes made with global flavors, high-end ingredients and even truffle oil-spiked sauce. So bust
out of your flavor rut and try these new gourmet dishes that allow adults to feel like a kid again:
What they are offering?
Truffle Mac with Baby Portabellas: Fine-dining restaurants have recently been featuring upscale versions
of Mac & Cheese dishes with a variety of high-end ingredients. Noodles & Company’s Truffle Mac with
Baby Portabellas rivals what you’d enjoy at any fine-dining restaurant at one-third the price tag. The dish
is made with Noodles’ signature Wisconsin cheese sauce spiked with white truffle oil, sautéed baby
portabella mushrooms, and topped off with shredded parmesan cheese house-made toasted
breadcrumbs and parsley.
Bacon, Mac & Cheeseburger: This hearty dish is a deconstructed version of another classic American
comfort food — the bacon cheeseburger. Think crumbled oven-roasted meatballs, crispy chopped bacon,
diced Roma tomatoes and chopped green onions mixed into Noodles’ famous Mac & Cheese and topped
with house-made toasted breadcrumbs and cheddar-jack cheese.
Southwestern Chili Mac: Take a trip southwest and give your taste buds a little fiesta. It starts with Mac &
Cheese smothered in spicy red chili, crumbled oven-roasted meatballs and topped with diced green onion
and shredded cheddar-jack cheese. Olé!
Temped to try this at home? Here are some tips from Noodles & Company for transforming everyday
macaroni and cheese into an even more tempting treat.
• For a hearty twist, try adding ground beef and chopped bacon to your next bowl of macaroni
• Trying to impress? Top off your bowl with sautéed shrimp, cooked crab meat and sprinkle with chopped
parsley
• Add in some jalapeños, sautéed onions, grilled green peppers and a dollop of sour cream to give your
bowl a Southwestern flair
• Getting kids to eat vegetables is often a challenge for parents. Try adding broccoli and carrots in to their
next dish of mac and cheese
Think outside the casserole dish and follow the advice of top chefs. Take comfort in the unexpected.