Creamy Macaroni and Cheese

Name: Creamy Macaroni and Cheese
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 10
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 10 servings Freshly ground black pepper; 3 Tbsps butter; 454 grams grated extra-sharp cheddar cheese; 237 milliliters chicken broth; 2 Tbsps Dijon mustard; 454 grams elbow, shell or other bite-size shaped pasta; 24 fluid ounces (12 fluid ounce) cans evaporated milk; 79 milliliters flour; 118 milliliters grated Parmesan cheese; 1 Tbsp salt

Creamy Macaroni and Cheese might be just the main course you are searching for. One portion of this dish contains roughly 25g of protein, 26g of fat, and a total of 515 calories. This recipe serves 10. This recipe covers 16% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. A mixture of pepper, chicken broth, parmesan cheese, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so scrumptious. To use up the salt you could follow this main course with the Apple Turnovers Recipe as a dessert.

Instructions

Bring 2 quarts of water to boil in large soup kettle.

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Add salt and pasta. Using package directions as a guide, cook until al dente.

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Pasta

Salt

Drain. To prevent sticking, drain and immediately pour onto a large lipped baking sheet and let cool while preparing sauce.

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Sauce

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Meanwhile, microwave the milk and chicken broth in a 4-cup Pyrex measuring cup or bowl until hot and steamy (not boiling). Melt butter in the empty pasta pot; whisk in flour, then hot milk mixture. Continue to whisk until thick and bubbly, 3 to 4 minutes.

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Chicken Broth

Butter

All Purpose Flour

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Milk

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Whisk in mustard, Parmesan and pepper. Turn off heat, stir in cheddar until melted.

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Parmesan

Cheddar Cheese

Mustard

Pepper

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Add drained pasta (and optional flavoring ingredients, see notes) to sauce, and stir until everything is well combined over low heat. Stir to heat through, and thin with a little water if the sauce is too thick.

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Serve hot.