🧀 Macaroni with Three-Cheese Sauce

Italian-style mac and cheese with three melted cheeses: cheddar, Gruyère and Parmesan. Creamy and addictive.
⏱️ 30 min🍽️ 4 servings👩🍳 Easy🔥 950 calories per serving💪 40 g protein per serving
Ingredients
- 14 oz (400 g) pasta
- 4 tbsp (60 g) butter
- 1/3 cup (50 g) all-purpose flour
- 2 1/2 cups (600 ml) milk
- 5 oz (150 g), about 1 1/2 cups shredded cheddar
- 3.5 oz (100 g), about 1 cup shredded Gruyère cheese
- 3 oz (80 g), about 3/4 cup grated Parmesan
- 1 pinch ground black pepper
- 1 pinch salt
How to make it, step by step
- Cook the macaroni until al dente. Reserve some of the cooking water.
- Make a roux: melt the butter, add the flour and cook for 2 minutes.
- Add the milk little by little, stirring until you get a béchamel.
- Off the heat, stir in the grated cheddar, Gruyère and Parmesan. Mix until melted.
- Add the macaroni to the sauce with a little of the cooking water.
- Serve immediately with black pepper and more Parmesan.
Nutrition facts (per serving)
950
calories
40 g
protein
113 g
carbs
40 g
fat
Values are approximate.
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