I ate the menu at the Knott’s Mac & Cheese Festival and was satisfied and pleased that the annual Peanuts Celebration chose to highlight one of my all-time favorite comfort foods during the monthlong celebration.
The 2024 Knott’s Peanuts Celebration runs through Sunday, Feb. 25 with stage shows, live music, character meet-and-greets and themed food and merchandise at the Buena Park theme park.
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The $45 Knott’s Mac & Cheese tasting card entitles you to six items from the Peanuts Celebration seasonal menu that includes 11 Mac & Cheese dishes.
There’s nothing dainty about the serving portions at a Knott’s Berry Farm food festival. These aren’t the mini bites doled out at Disney California Adventure food festivals. These are hearty and filling meals unto themselves.
For that reason, it’s best to head to the current Knott’s Mac & Cheese Fest — or the upcoming Knott’s Boysenberry Festival, for that matter — with a few friends you don’t mind sharing with.
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I tried most of the Mac & Cheese specialty items and picked out my favorites that you should try before the seasonal festival comes to an end.
1) Marcie’s Alfredo Pasta Pinwheel — Prop Shop Pizzeria
The crazy good Pasta Pinwheel is named after the studious Peanuts character with the not-so-secret crush on Charlie Brown.
The mash-up meal is a cross between a bread bowl, pot pie and calzone with Mac & Cheese at the center.
The fun and innovative Pinwheel is a great way to combine the taste of pizza crust with Mac & Cheese without the hassle of the noodles flopping off a slice of pizza.
The Pinwheel was crunchy on top and gooey in the middle with marinara sprinkled on alfredo sauce.
2) Jose Peterson’s Swedish Meatball on top of Mac and Cheese and French Fries – Papas Mexicanas
Another mash-up dish…
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