Best One Pot Cheese and Macaroni Recipe
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Best One Pot Cheese and Macaroni

"This recipe uses less milk and no thickener what-so-ever! Very cheesy, too! You can either serve it from the pot, or top with buttered crumbs and put in 350 oven to brown for half an hour, but we like ours fine without. "

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What to Drink?

Wine Types of Wine: Chardonnay
Prep Time:
15 Min
Cook Time:
15 Min
Ready In:
30 Min

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Original Recipe Yield 6 servings
 

Ingredients

  • 3 cups water
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 8 ounces seashell pasta
  • 1 cup whole milk
  • 4 cups shredded Cheddar cheese
  • 1 cup shredded Parmesan cheese
  • 1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
  • 1 teaspoon Dijon mustard (optional)

Directions

  1. Pour water and salt into a medium pot and bring to a rolling boil over high heat. Once the water is boiling, stir in the shell pasta, and return to a boil. Cook the pasta uncovered, stirring occasionally, until the water has cooked down a bit, about 5 minutes.
  2. Stir in the milk, and continue boiling for another 5 minutes. Add the Cheddar, Parmesan, pepper, and mustard; stir until the cheese melts and the sauce is thick and creamy. The starch from the pasta thickens the sauce as the pasta cooks.

Nutritional Information open nutritional information

Amount Per Serving  Calories: 518 | Total Fat: 30.8g | Cholesterol: 93mg

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The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Apr. 21, 2009 by ADZELL 
This was a tough recipe to rate. Would I serve this to guests for dinner? Probably not. ... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on May 6, 2009 by Roxanne J.R. 
Delicious, quick and easy! But very rich and cheesy too. I think next time I will either use... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 1 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Aug. 12, 2009 by TMC 
Not at all what I expected. Tasted like strong tasting globs of melted cheese and noodles.... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 2 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Jun. 30, 2009 by lisa 
No flavor at all. Sorry:( MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 3 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Apr. 21, 2009 by QUASINAUGHT 
This was to rich. MORE

 
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