# Quick and Easy Mac and Cheese

Quick and easy mac and cheese that you can make during the week.

- Total time: 20 min
- Cuisine: American
- Category: Dinner
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- sharp cheddar cheese
- gruyere cheese
- smoked gouda cheese
- al dente boiled noodles
- 1 stick melted butter
- black pepper
- garlic powder
- smoked paprika
- 1 cup hot milk
- 2 handfuls shredded cheese
- parsley

## Instructions

1. Shred the sharp cheddar, gruyere, and smoked gouda cheese.
2. Put your al dente boiled noodles in a pot.
3. Add a stick of melted butter to the pot.
4. Season with black pepper, garlic powder, and smoked paprika.
5. Add one cup of hot milk to the pot.
6. Add about two handfuls of all of your shredded cheese to the pot.
7. Mix everything together until it is nice and cheesy and the cheese has melted.
8. Transfer the mac and cheese to a pan.
9. Add shredded cheese on top.
10. Sprinkle with smoked paprika.
11. Sprinkle with parsley.
12. Bake in the oven at 425 degrees Fahrenheit for 20 to 25 minutes.

## Equipment

- cheese grater
- pot
- pan
- spatula
- oven

## Tips

- The trick is to make sure that everything is still hot.
- You can buy pre-shredded cheese, but once you use block cheese, you just don't go back.
- You can stop after mixing the cheese and other ingredients with the noodles, but for a step further, add shredded cheese on top as well as smoked paprika and parsley and bake in the oven.
- This is a no-roux recipe, and the only thing you have to use the stove for is to boil the noodles.
- This mac and cheese is quick enough to make during the week.
- The cheese will melt and become super creamy, you won't even have to make a cheese sauce.
- Quick and easy mac and cheese, okay!

## Source

- Original video: https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZTjELD4EV/
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/14fa9208-b9eb-47bb-9737-aad36fa7e586
- Extracted: 2025-07-01

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