Tini Mac and Cheese
Creamy, restaurant-quality mac and cheese made with a silky three-cheese sauce in under 30 minutes. Comfort food that tastes like you spent hours on it.
- Total time
- 28 min
- Servings
- 2
- Calories
- 720
- Protein
- 28g
Ingredients
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Step 1
Boil salted water in a large pot. Add pasta and cook until al dente, ~7 minutes.
Step 2
Drain pasta, reserving 1/2 cup pasta water. Set pasta aside.
Step 3
In the same pot, melt butter over medium heat. Add flour and stir for 60 seconds until smooth.
Step 4
Pour in milk slowly, whisking constantly to prevent lumps, ~2 minutes until smooth.
Step 5
Heat until steam rises and sauce thickens, stirring occasionally, ~4 minutes.
Step 6
Remove from heat. Stir in cheddar and gruyère until fully melted and glossy.
Step 7
Add cooked pasta and reserved pasta water. Stir until creamy; season with salt and pepper.
Step 8
Serve immediately while hot and creamy.
Tools you’ll need
- large pot with lid
- whisk
- wooden spoon
- colander
- measuring cups and spoons
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