# Mac N Cheese

The video shows how to make mac n cheese for the holiday season.

- Cuisine: Italian
- Category: Dinner
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- corkscrews pasta
- 1 pound mozzarella
- 1 pound colby jack cheese
- 8 ounces sharp cheddar
- salt
- pepper
- little bit garlic powder
- smoked paprika
- 3 tablespoons butter
- 3 tablespoons flour
- 1 can evaporated milk
- 2 cups heavy cream
- 1 tablespoon dijon mustard
- chives

## Instructions

1. Boil your pasta.
2. Shred your own cheese.
3. Add mozzarella to a bowl.
4. Add colby jack cheese to the bowl.
5. Add sharp cheddar to the bowl.
6. Toss it all together and mix it up and then divide half of it.
7. Add salt, pepper, garlic powder, and smoked paprika to a small bowl.
8. Add butter to a pan.
9. Add half of your seasoning.
10. Mix the seasonings with the butter.
11. Add flour.
12. Cook all the flour out.
13. Add evaporated milk.
14. Start whisking so you don't get clumps of flour.
15. Add heavy cream.
16. Add the rest of your seasoning.
17. Add a tablespoon of Dijon mustard.
18. Let this thicken up a little bit more before adding cheese into it.
19. Add the cheese and let it melt before adding more.
20. Add the cheese sauce to a baking dish.
21. Add a layer of the cheese mix.
22. Put the dish in the oven at 350 for about 25-30 minutes.
23. Broil for maximum 2 minutes.
24. Add chives on top.

## Equipment

- colander
- grater
- bowl
- food video ring light
- pan
- spatula
- whisk
- oven
- baking dish
- knife
- serving spoon
- plate

## Tips

- Use corkscrews pasta because all that cream gets all in the hole.
- Shred your own cheese, do not use pre shredded cheese at all.
- When the butter is melted add half of your seasoning, it will make it more flavorful.
- Add Dijon mustard, it makes it taste so much better.
- If you don't have Dijon mustard then use ground mustard.
- Broil at the end for maximum 2 minutes to get that nice little crust.

## Source

- Original video: https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8dT9gxY/
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/3e0fa982-490a-43ba-a629-777e0297356d
- Extracted: 2025-04-03

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