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Small Batch Creamy Mac and Cheese

URL: https://aflavorjournal.com/mac-and-cheese-for-two/

Ingredients

The pasta

  • 8 oz. Medium Shells

The cheese sauce

  • 2 tbsp. Unsalted Butter
  • 2 tbsp. All-Purpose Flour
  • 1 cup Whole Milk
  • ½ cup Half and Half
  • Salt to taste
  • ¼ tsp. Garlic Powder
  • ¼ tsp. Mustard Powder
  • ½ tsp. Hot Sauce
  • 4 oz. shredded White Cheddar Cheese
  • 4 oz. shredded Monterey Jack Cheese

Instructions

  1. Boil the pasta shells in salted water until al dente and drain.
  2. Melt the butter in a medium saucepan and whisk in the flour, cooking for 2-3 minutes.
  3. Slowly whisk in the whole milk, then the half and half, simmering until thickened.
  4. Add garlic powder, mustard powder, hot sauce, salt, and pepper to the sauce.
  5. Reduce heat to low and stir in the shredded cheeses gradually until melted.
  6. Combine the drained pasta with the cheese sauce and serve hot.

Nutrition Facts (estimated)

Servings
4
Calories
560
Total fat
29g
Total carbohydrates
53g
Total protein
23g
Sodium
500mg
Cholesterol
100mg

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