🧀 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 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

  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.

Nutrition facts (per serving)

950
calories
40 g
protein
113 g
carbs
40 g
fat

Values are approximate.

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