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Truly Amazing Mac and Cheese
12 ingredients
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If your kids prefer mac and cheese from a box, with its powdered “cheese” product, ban the boxed stuff for a few months and it will fade from memory. Then introduce this recipe, with its aged Gruyère and Parmigiano-Reggiano. Almost every kid will love it at once.
Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)
1047
Calories
37g
Protein
46g
Fat
121g
Carbs
Counts 11 of 12 ingredients — the other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.
What these numbers assume — 11 portions →
| Ingredient | Portion assumed | kcal |
|---|---|---|
| Flour | 1 cup (125g) all-purpose | 455 |
| Milk | 1 cup (244ml) whole | 149 |
| Cheese | 1 oz (28g) cheddar | 113 |
| Cheddar Cheese | 1 oz (28g) | 113 |
| Butter | 1 tbsp (14g) | 102 |
| Cream | 1 tbsp (15ml) heavy | 51 |
| Onion | 1 medium (110g) | 44 |
| Nutmeg | 1 tsp ground (2.2g) | 12 |
| Black Pepper | 1 tsp ground (2.3g) | 6 |
| Bay Leaf | 1 leaf (0.6g) | 2 |
| Salt | 1 tsp (6g) | 0 |
| Macaroni | not in our table | 0 |
Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.
Ingredients
- 2 Tbs. unsalted butter
- 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
- 3 cups milk
- 1 small yellow onion, thinly sliced
- 1/2 bay leaf
- Pinch of grated nutmeg
- Kosher salt and freshly ground pepper, to taste
- 1/2 lb. macaroni shells or other shape
- 2 Tbs. unsalted butter
- 1 1/2 cups mixed grated hard cheeses such as aged cheddar, Gruyère and Parmigiano-Reggiano
- 1/2 cup heavy cream
- Kosher salt and freshly ground pepper, to taste
Directions
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By williamssonoma ·
Recipe sourced from
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