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Creamy Mac and Cheese
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Creamy Mac and Cheese

10 ingredients Serves 6. openrecipes
Creamy Mac and Cheese

This mac and cheese is miles away from its neon-boxed cousin that you may have had as a kid. Once you have enjoyed a plate of this from-scratch version, bubbling hot from the oven, with its flavorful cheeses and buttery crown of crisp bread crumbs, you will be hard-pressed to return to its store-bought kin.

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

1024
Calories
38g
Protein
41g
Fat
126g
Carbs

Counts 10 of 11 ingredients — the other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 10 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Flour 1 cup (125g) all-purpose 455
Milk 1 cup (244ml) whole 149
Cheddar Cheese 1 oz (28g) 113
Cheese 1 oz (28g) cheddar 113
Butter 1 tbsp (14g) 102
Bread 1 slice (30g) white 79
Black Pepper 1 tsp ground (2.3g) 6
Garlic 1 clove (3g) 4
Mustard 1 tsp (5g) yellow 3
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

  • 7 Tbs. unsalted butter
  • 1 clove garlic, minced
  • 1 1/2 cups coarse fresh bread crumbs
  • Kosher salt and freshly ground pepper
  • 1 lb. elbow macaroni
  • 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
  • 3 cups whole milk, warmed
  • 2 cups shredded sharp cheddar cheese
  • 2 cups shredded fontina cheese
  • 1/2 tsp. dry mustard

Directions

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By williamssonoma · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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