Quick Stovetop Mac and Cheese
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recipe by The Kitchen Paper https://thekitchenpaper.com/
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- Total Time
- 15mins
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- Serves
- 2
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- Calories
- 922
This recipe is so easy to throw together, and doesn’t require you always have a box of mac n’ cheese in the pantry. It’s also really easily tweaked — throw whatever cheese you have/want into the sauce and you’re good to go! You can easily make the sauce in the time it takes to boil water and cook pasta, and throw in veggies if wanted, top with hot sauce, pepper, etc. The sky is the limit with this one!
Inspired by: http://thekitchenpaper.com/quick-stovetop-mac-cheese/recipe updated Feb 16, 2022
Ingredients
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- Pasta
- 225 g
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- Butter
- 3 tablespoons
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- All purpose flour
- 3 tablespoons
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- Milk
- 300 ml
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- Cheddar cheese
- 105 g
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- Salt & pepper
- 1 pinch
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- Water
- as needed
Tools
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Stove
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Large saucepan
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Saucepan
Step preview
- Bring a large pot of water to a boil
- Cook pasta according to directions ~ 8min and drain afterwards
- Melt the butter in a medium saucepan over medium heat
- Add the flour and whisk it into the butter
- Continue whisking and cooking for 6 minutes
- Pour 1/2 cup of the heated milk into the saucepan and whisk vigorously to break up the butter and flour mixture
- Add the rest of the milk and continue whisking. Cook until the sauce has thickened substantially, or to your liking
- Reduce the heat to low, and mix in the shredded cheese
- Stir until completely melted and smooth
- Remove from heat and pour over the cooked noodles
- Toss noodles and sauce together, adding salt and pepper to taste