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Mac and Cheese
An epic one-pot mac and cheese in 30 minutes — silky sauce, never mushy pasta. The starch released from the macaroni mixes with the sauce and emulsifies it, creating a cheese sauce that's silkier and clings better to the pasta than the traditional boil-and-drain method.
Prep3 mins
Cook15 mins
Serves6
Difficultyeasy
Ingredients
- 50 g (3 1/2 tbsp) butter
- 3 tbsp flour
- 2 cups milk (full fat preferred but low fat is OK)
- 2 1/2 cups water
- 250 g (2 1/2 cups) elbow macaroni, uncooked
- 3/4 cup mozzarella cheese, shredded
- 1 1/2 cups cheese (Cheddar, Colby, or Gruyère), shredded
- Salt and pepper
- 1 tsp garlic powder (optional)
- 1/2 tsp onion powder (optional)
- 1/2 tsp mustard powder (optional)
Method
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Nutrition per serving
- Calories
- 510
- Protein
- 22 g
- Carbs
- 47 g
- Fat
- 26 g
