Viral Mac and Cheese

Name: Viral Mac and Cheese
Total time: 32 min
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 16 ounces mozzarella cheese, grated; 16 ounces Colby Jack cheese, grated; 8 ounces Cheddar cheese, grated; 1 teaspoon garlic powder; 1 teaspoon smoked paprika; 0.5 teaspoon salt; 0.5 teaspoon pepper; 3 tablespoons butter; 3 tablespoons flour; 12 ounce evaporated milk; 2 cups heavy cream; 1 tablespoon Dijon mustard; 1 pound cavatappi, cooked

32m

Serves 1

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Viral Mac and Cheese

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32m

Serves 1

Directions

1Salt your water.
2Use the cavatappi.
3Cook it for about seven minutes until super al dente.
4Drain your pasta.
5Return it to the stove, and melt three tablespoons of butter.
6Add half of spice mixture to the butter before you add the flour.
7Add in, three tablespoons of flour.
8Cook that flour down and then in goes one can of evaporated milk.
9Once your evaporated milk is incorporated, then in goes two cups of heavy cream.
10That'll start to come to a simmer. Go in with some Dijon mustard and the rest your seasoning mix.
11Go in with half your cheese at this point. It's mozzarella, Colby Jack, and sharp cheddar.
12In goes the pasta.
13At this point, turn off the heat.
14Put half the pasta, half the cheese, the rest of pasta, rest of cheese into the backing dish in layers.
15Into the oven, 350 degrees for about 25 minutes.

Ingredients

16 ounces mozzarella cheese, grated
16 ounces Colby Jack cheese, grated
8 ounces Cheddar cheese, grated
1 teaspoon garlic powder
1 teaspoon smoked paprika
0.5 teaspoon salt
0.5 teaspoon pepper
3 tablespoons butter
3 tablespoons flour
12 ounce evaporated milk
2 cups heavy cream
1 tablespoon Dijon mustard
1 pound cavatappi, cooked

Equipment

graterpotcolanderskilletwhisk9x13-inch baking dishoven

Tips

Two secrets of this mac and cheese are the spice blend and putting the cheese in layers.
The spice blend is a mixture of garlic powder, smoked paprika, salt, and pepper.
Putting the cheese in layers.

Viral Mac and Cheese

32m

Serves 1

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Viral Mac and Cheese

instagram.com

32m

Serves 1

Directions

1Salt your water.
2Use the cavatappi.
3Cook it for about seven minutes until super al dente.
4Drain your pasta.
5Return it to the stove, and melt three tablespoons of butter.
6Add half of spice mixture to the butter before you add the flour.
7Add in, three tablespoons of flour.
8Cook that flour down and then in goes one can of evaporated milk.
9Once your evaporated milk is incorporated, then in goes two cups of heavy cream.
10That'll start to come to a simmer. Go in with some Dijon mustard and the rest your seasoning mix.
11Go in with half your cheese at this point. It's mozzarella, Colby Jack, and sharp cheddar.
12In goes the pasta.
13At this point, turn off the heat.
14Put half the pasta, half the cheese, the rest of pasta, rest of cheese into the backing dish in layers.
15Into the oven, 350 degrees for about 25 minutes.

Ingredients

16 ounces mozzarella cheese, grated
16 ounces Colby Jack cheese, grated
8 ounces Cheddar cheese, grated
1 teaspoon garlic powder
1 teaspoon smoked paprika
0.5 teaspoon salt
0.5 teaspoon pepper
3 tablespoons butter
3 tablespoons flour
12 ounce evaporated milk
2 cups heavy cream
1 tablespoon Dijon mustard
1 pound cavatappi, cooked

Equipment

graterpotcolanderskilletwhisk9x13-inch baking dishoven

Tips

Two secrets of this mac and cheese are the spice blend and putting the cheese in layers.
The spice blend is a mixture of garlic powder, smoked paprika, salt, and pepper.
Putting the cheese in layers.