🧀 Macaroni with Three-Cheese Sauce

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Italian-style mac and cheese with three melted cheeses: cheddar, Gruyère and Parmesan. Creamy and addictive.

⏱️ 30 min🍽️ 4 servings👩‍🍳 Easy🔥 950 kcal per serving💪 40 g protein per serving

Ingredients

  • 400 g pasta
  • 60 g butter
  • 50 g plain flour
  • 600 ml milk
  • 150 g shredded cheddar
  • 100 g Gruyère cheese
  • 80 g grated Parmesan
  • 1 pinch ground black pepper
  • 1 pinch salt

Method, step by step

  1. Cook the macaroni until al dente. Reserve some of the cooking water.
  2. Make a roux: melt the butter, add the flour and cook for 2 minutes.
  3. Add the milk little by little, stirring until you get a béchamel.
  4. Off the heat, stir in the grated cheddar, Gruyère and Parmesan. Mix until melted.
  5. Add the macaroni to the sauce with a little of the cooking water.
  6. Serve immediately with black pepper and more Parmesan.

Nutritional information (per serving)

950
kcal
40 g
protein
113 g
carbs
40 g
fat

Values are approximate.

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