Mac and Cheese
Serves 1
Directions
- 1Start by boiling some water, and salt it like the ocean.
- 2Add cavatappi pasta and boil it for eight minutes if you're making the mac and cheese right away.
- 3Shred the cheese.
- 4Divide the cheese into two; half's going to go in the cheese sauce and then half's going to be like layered with all the mac and cheese.
- 5For the seasonings, combine salt, pepper, garlic powder, and smoked paprika.
- 6In a pan on medium, melt three tablespoons of butter.
- 7Add half your seasoning, which is called blooming the seasonings.
- 8Add three tablespoons of flour which is called a roux and cook this for two to three minutes.
- 9Add a quarter of a can of evaporated milk and whisk to get all those flour clumps out, and add the remaining evaporated milk.
- 10Mix for about a minute before you add anything else, and this is called a béchamel.
- 11Add a tablespoon of Dijon mustard.
- 12Add two cups of heavy cream slowly.
- 13Add half of cheese slowly to cheese sauce and mix at the same time.
- 14Add remaining cheese, and add remaining seasoning.
- 15Add pasta and fold it in with the cheese.
- 16Take a baking dish to put half of your mac in there, layer your cheese, rest of the mac and rest of the cheese on top.
- 17In the oven at 350, bake for about 25 to 30 minutes until all this cheese on top is melted.
- 18Broil it for like two minutes.
Ingredients
- water
- salt
- 1 pound cavatappi pasta
- 1 pound Monterey Jack cheese
- 1 pound Colby Jack cheese
- 8 ounce sharp cheddar cheese
- salt
- pepper
- garlic powder
- smoked paprika
- 3 tablespoons butter
- 3 tablespoons flour
- 12 ounces evaporated milk
- 1 tablespoon Dijon mustard
- 2 cups heavy cream
Equipment
potwooden spoongraterbowlswhiskbaking dish
Tips
- If you're making the mac and cheese the night before, boil the pasta for seven minutes.
- Have to shred your own cheese; no negotiation.
- Pre-shredded cheese at the store has a film on it.
- When cheese is curdled, this could be another reason why your mac and cheese comes out grainy.
- Taste a little noodle to see if you like the seasonings and add more, if necessary.
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