Baked Mac & Cheese

Name: Baked Mac & Cheese
Total time: 35 min
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients: 1 lb corkscrew or shell pasta; 3 tbsp unsalted butter; 3 tbsp flour; 6 cloves garlic, minced; 1 cup half and half; 12 oz evaporated milk; 1.5 cups heavy cream; 3 heaping spoonful cream cheese, softened; 0.5 lb smoked Gouda or Gruyere, freshly shredded, divided; 0.5 lb Monterey Jack or Colby Jack, freshly shredded, divided; 16 oz mozzarella, freshly shredded, divided; 7 oz sharp white cheddar, freshly shredded, divided; 2 tsp chicken bouillon powder; 2 tsp garlic powder; 2 tsp onion powder; 1 tsp smoked paprika; 0.5 tbsp dijon mustard; Salt; pepper

35m

Serves 1

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Baked Mac & Cheese

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35m

Serves 1

Directions

1Preheat your oven.
2Mix all of your spices together in a small bowl and set it aside.
3Grate all of your cheeses by hand.
4In a large pot, melt the butter.
5Add in half of the seasonings.
6Add in the garlic and cook for about a minute until fragrant.
7Make a roux by mixing in the flour a little bit at a time. This will be the thickening agent in this recipe.
8Slowly add in the evaporated milk and the heavy cream to the pot and continue to cook until it's thick like this.
9Add in the remaining seasonings, salt, ground pepper, and the Dijon mustard.
10Stir in the cream cheese and only half of the freshly grated cheeses.
11Keep stirring everything together until the cheeses are melted.
12Add in your cooked al dente noodles into the cheese sauce and mix everything together.
13Pour half of the pasta into your casserole dish.
14Layer in the remaining cheeses.
15Top it off with the rest of the pasta and sprinkle the rest of the cheeses right on top.
16Bake at 350°F for about 30 minutes and then broil for the last 5 minutes to get a golden crust.

Ingredients

1 lb corkscrew or shell pasta
3 tbsp unsalted butter
3 tbsp flour
6 cloves garlic, minced
1 cup half and half
12 oz evaporated milk
1.5 cups heavy cream
3 heaping spoonful cream cheese, softened
0.5 lb smoked Gouda or Gruyere, freshly shredded, divided
0.5 lb Monterey Jack or Colby Jack, freshly shredded, divided
16 oz mozzarella, freshly shredded, divided
7 oz sharp white cheddar, freshly shredded, divided
2 tsp chicken bouillon powder
2 tsp garlic powder
2 tsp onion powder
1 tsp smoked paprika
0.5 tbsp dijon mustard
Salt
pepper

Equipment

small bowlgraterlarge potwhiskspatulacasserole dishoven

Tips

Grate cheeses fresh for best results.
Bake at 350°F for 30 minutes, then broil for 5 minutes for a golden crust.

Baked Mac & Cheese

Baked Mac & Cheese

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