Thanksgiving Mac & Cheese

Name: Thanksgiving Mac & Cheese
Total time: 10 min
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 0.5 lb cavatappi pasta; 3 tbsp butter; 1 cup heavy cream; 0.5 tbsp sour cream; 1 tbsp flour; 0.5 block sharp cheddar cheese; 0.5 block gouda cheese; 0.5 block Colby & Monterey Jack cheese; 0.5 cup toasted Italian bread crumbs; 1 tsp garlic powder; 0.25 tsp paprika; 0.5 tsp pepper; 0.5 tsp parsley

10m

Serves 1

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Thanksgiving Mac & Cheese

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10m

Serves 1

Directions

1Salt the water just a little bit, because it's half water, half chicken broth.
2Add the noodles to the boiling water; use cavatappi pasta.
3Shred fresh cheese (sharp cheddar, gouda, and Colby Jack cheeses).
4Drain the noodles once they are ready.
5Add 2 tablespoons of butter to a deep pan.
6Add flour to the melted butter.
7Once the flour is cooked down and a bit brown, add heavy cream and seasonings (garlic powder, paprika, and pepper).
8Toast breadcrumbs in a pan with some butter.
9Gradually stir in half of the shredded cheese into the sauce.
10Add a tablespoon of butter and a spoonful of sour cream to the noodles.
11Pour the cheese sauce over the noodles.
12Mix the mac and cheese until everything is combined.
13Add the mac and cheese into a greased pan.
14Cover the mac and cheese with the remaining shredded cheese.
15Top with toasted breadcrumbs, parsley, and paprika.
16Bake in the oven just to melt the cheese.

Ingredients

0.5 lb cavatappi pasta
3 tbsp butter
1 cup heavy cream
0.5 tbsp sour cream
1 tbsp flour
0.5 block sharp cheddar cheese
0.5 block gouda cheese
0.5 block Colby & Monterey Jack cheese
0.5 cup toasted Italian bread crumbs
1 tsp garlic powder
0.25 tsp paprika
0.5 tsp pepper
0.5 tsp parsley

Equipment

potgratercutting boardpanbaking dishoven

Tips

If your mac and cheese doesn't require a roux, it's not good.
If you can cut into your mac and cheese like it's a piece of cake, it's dry.
Double ingredients if making a whole pan.
Cook on 350 for about 10 minutes to melt the cheese.
Toasted breadcrumbs add texture to the mac and cheese.
The mac and cheese is rich, velvety, creamy, and has different textures.
This is a "five-star steakhouse mac and cheese" recipe, not a traditional one.
It's almost Thanksgiving so it's time to practice the recipes.
The butter and flour creates the roux that will be the base for the sauce, making it nice and thick.
The heavy cream, sour cream, and different cheeses (sharp cheddar, gouda, Colby, Monterey Jack) ensure a rich and flavorful cheese sauce.
The toasted breadcrumbs on top add a nice crunchy texture that contrasts with the creamy mac and cheese.
Baking the mac and cheese briefly helps melt the cheese topping and creates a cohesive dish.

Thanksgiving Mac & Cheese

10m

Serves 1

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Thanksgiving Mac & Cheese

tiktok.com

10m

Serves 1

Directions

1Salt the water just a little bit, because it's half water, half chicken broth.
2Add the noodles to the boiling water; use cavatappi pasta.
3Shred fresh cheese (sharp cheddar, gouda, and Colby Jack cheeses).
4Drain the noodles once they are ready.
5Add 2 tablespoons of butter to a deep pan.
6Add flour to the melted butter.
7Once the flour is cooked down and a bit brown, add heavy cream and seasonings (garlic powder, paprika, and pepper).
8Toast breadcrumbs in a pan with some butter.
9Gradually stir in half of the shredded cheese into the sauce.
10Add a tablespoon of butter and a spoonful of sour cream to the noodles.
11Pour the cheese sauce over the noodles.
12Mix the mac and cheese until everything is combined.
13Add the mac and cheese into a greased pan.
14Cover the mac and cheese with the remaining shredded cheese.
15Top with toasted breadcrumbs, parsley, and paprika.
16Bake in the oven just to melt the cheese.

Ingredients

0.5 lb cavatappi pasta
3 tbsp butter
1 cup heavy cream
0.5 tbsp sour cream
1 tbsp flour
0.5 block sharp cheddar cheese
0.5 block gouda cheese
0.5 block Colby & Monterey Jack cheese
0.5 cup toasted Italian bread crumbs
1 tsp garlic powder
0.25 tsp paprika
0.5 tsp pepper
0.5 tsp parsley

Equipment

potgratercutting boardpanbaking dishoven

Tips

If your mac and cheese doesn't require a roux, it's not good.
If you can cut into your mac and cheese like it's a piece of cake, it's dry.
Double ingredients if making a whole pan.
Cook on 350 for about 10 minutes to melt the cheese.
Toasted breadcrumbs add texture to the mac and cheese.
The mac and cheese is rich, velvety, creamy, and has different textures.
This is a "five-star steakhouse mac and cheese" recipe, not a traditional one.
It's almost Thanksgiving so it's time to practice the recipes.
The butter and flour creates the roux that will be the base for the sauce, making it nice and thick.
The heavy cream, sour cream, and different cheeses (sharp cheddar, gouda, Colby, Monterey Jack) ensure a rich and flavorful cheese sauce.
The toasted breadcrumbs on top add a nice crunchy texture that contrasts with the creamy mac and cheese.
Baking the mac and cheese briefly helps melt the cheese topping and creates a cohesive dish.