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Simple and Delicious Mac 'n' Cheese
By coffybean on December 21, 2009
Photo by Joyful_F&C
2 Reviews
- Prep Time: 15 mins
- Total Time: 25 mins
- Servings: 6-10
Photo by Joyful_F&C
About This Recipe
"I've been working on a good mac and cheese recipe for a while and I'm pretty sure this is the best I've ever made. I use cavatappi pasta, but you can use any shape you have on hand. It's really easy and a great winter super... Enjoy!!"
Ingredients
- 1 (16 ounce) boxes cavatappi pasta, if you use a smaller pasta, use 3/4 of the box
- 2 cups sharp cheddar cheese, shredded
- 1/2 cup parmesan cheese, freshly grated
- 2 cups milk, i recommend measuring it out and letting it warm up on the counter for a few minutes so it doesn't s
- 1/4 cup flour
- 1/4 cup butter, half a stick, preferably softened but not necessary
- pepper
- breadcrumbs (optional)
Directions
- cook pasta according to box directions and preheat oven to 350.
- while pasta is cooking, melt butter in a medium sauté pan. once melted stir in flour and pepper.
- whisk flour until incorporated and bubbling.
- slowly add milk. stir often until milk begins to thicken and bubbles form.
- turn off heat and add 1/4 cup of parmesan and 1 1/2 cups of the cheddar cheese. whisk until combined.
- gently fold in cooked pasta and transfer to a baking dish, i typically use an 8x8 casserole.
- top with reserved parm and cheddar cheeses and dust lightly with bread crumbs.
- bake until lightly toasted on top.
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Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 1 (130 g)
Servings Per Recipe: 6
- Amount Per Serving
- %
- Calories 608.5
- Calories from Fat 240
- 39%
- Amount Per Serving
- %
- Total Fat 26.7g
- 41%
- Saturated Fat 16.3g
- 81%
- Cholesterol 78.6mg
- 26%
- Sugars 1.6 g
- Sodium 459.5mg
- 19%
- Total Carbohydrate 65.3g
- 21%
- Dietary Fiber 2.5g
- 10%
- Sugars 1.6 g
- 6%
- Protein 25.7g
- 51%
Reviews
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"Great mac and cheese that is so easy to put together. My DH who isnt a big fan even enjoyed it. Love the cheese combination and I used skim milk, shell pasta, and Panko instead of breadcrumbs. Nice flavor, crunchy topping, and went nicely with our grilled burgers. Made and reviewed for Pick a Chef Spring 2010."
By lauralie41 on April 30, 2010 | 1092960
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"This was great and very easy. I suspect we might have used too much pasta -- we weighed out 16 oz of elbow noodles, which was all we had onhand. Still, I caught my husband getting out of bed and sneaking bites out of the leftovers in the middle of the night, it was so good."
By Joyful_F&C on December 29, 2009 | 1018329
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