Giada's Macaroni and Cheese
- Ready In:
- 1hr 20mins
- Ingredients:
- 13
- Serves:
-
6
ingredients
- butter, for greasing dish
- 340.19 g wide egg noodles
- 473.18 ml heavy cream
- 591.47 ml whole milk
- 29.58 ml all-purpose flour
- 2.46 ml salt, plus more
- salt, for pasta water
- 1.23 ml fresh ground black pepper
- 473.18 ml packed grated fontina
- 177.44 ml packed finely grated parmesan cheese
- 177.44 ml packed grated mozzarella cheese
- 113.39 g cooked ham, diced (optional)
- 29.58 ml finely chopped fresh Italian parsley
directions
- Preheat the oven to 450 degrees F.
- Butter a 13 by 9-inch glass baking dish and set aside.
- Cook the noodles in a large pot of boiling salted water until tender but still firm to bite, stirring frequently, about 5 minutes. Drain well, but do not rinse.
- Whisk the cream, milk, flour, 1/2 teaspoon salt, and pepper in large bowl to blend.
- Stir in 1 cup Fontina, 1/2 cup Parmesan, 1/2 cup mozzarella, ham, if using, and parsley. Add the noodles and toss to coat.
- Transfer the noodle mixture to the prepared baking dish.
- Toss the remaining 1 cup Fontina, 1/4 cup Parmesan, and 1/4 cup mozzarella in a small bowl to blend. Sprinkle the cheese mixture over the noodle mixture.
- Bake until the sauce bubbles and the cheese melts and begins to brown on top, about 20 minutes.
- Let stand for 10 minutes before serving.
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Reviews
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Made this for a farewell lunch at work. Everyone loved this and requested the recipe. The only things that were done differently is... I only used the whipping cream, just doubled since I left out the milk. I didn't have egg noodles, so I used the macaroni noodles. This is something that I will use often.
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