# Mac and cheese

This Mac and cheese recipe will make you in charge of bringing the Mac and cheese for every event.

- Cuisine: American
- Category: Lunch
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 1 box Cavatappi noodles
- 4 tbsp butter
- 0.25 cup flour
- 3 cups half and half
- 6 oz Gouda
- 8 oz extra sharp yellow cheddar cheese
- 8 oz Vermont extra sharp white cheddar cheese
- 8 oz whole milk mozzarella cheese
- 8 oz Colby jack cheese
- 1 cup sour cream
- 1 tsp salt
- 0.75 tsp pepper
- 0.5 tsp garlic powder
- Paprika

## Instructions

1. Preheat your oven.
2. Cook your noodles in heavily salted water.
3. Melt down salted butter.
4. Add all purpose flour.
5. Let that roux cook off.
6. Gradually add half and half.
7. Add in the cheeses.
8. Season the sauce with salt, pepper, and garlic powder.
9. Drain the noodles and put them in a baking dish.
10. Add sour cream.
11. Mix it all together, add the cheese sauce and more cheese on top.
12. Bake.
13. Broil.

## Source

- Original video: https://www.tiktok.com/@ariannalerner/video/7295102800772762926
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/85320141-d4a8-4852-9e19-c25087ecb1ee
- Extracted: 2025-05-25

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