Name: Southern Baked Macaroni and Cheese
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 55 min
Yield: 12, 12 servings
Cuisine: southern
Ingredients: 6 tablespoons unsalted butter (divided); 1/2 cup heavy cream; 2 cups half-and-half; 1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper; 1/4 teaspoon red pepper flakes; 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg; 1/4 teaspoon ground mustard; 2 teaspoons all-purpose flour; 3 1/2 cups shredded sharp cheddar cheese (about 1 pound); 1 cup shredded manchego cheese (about 1/4 pound); 1 cup shredded Gruyere cheese (about 1/4 pound); 8 cups water; 1 1/2 teaspoons coarse salt; 1 pound elbow macaroni; 2 large eggs (beaten); 1/2- 1 teaspoon smoked paprika (optional)

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Southern Baked Macaroni and Cheese

Nutrition Facts

Per serving · recipe makes 12 · 55m total

Servings

Calories

26% of a 2,000 cal day

522KCAL

Protein

21g42% DV

% DAILY VALUE

Total Fat35g

45%

Saturated20g

100%

Unsaturated15g

—

Total Carbs31g

11%

Fiber1g

Total Sugars3g

—

incl. Added Sugars0g

Starch26g

—

Sodium700mg

30%

% Daily Value is based on a 2,000 calorie day.

Creamy, cheesy baked macaroni and cheese with a rich custard base and bubbling cheese topping. Indulgent comfort food from the South.

Ingredients

12 SERVINGS

6 tbspunsalted butter
½ cupheavy cream
2 cupshalf-and-half
½ tspground black pepper
¼ tspred pepper flakes
¼ tspground nutmeg
¼ tspground mustard
2 tspall-purpose flour
1 lbshredded sharp cheddar cheese — 3½ cup
¼ lbshredded manchego cheese — 1 cup
¼ lbshredded Gruyere cheese — 1 cup
8 cupswater
1½ tspcoarse salt
1 lbelbow macaroni
2large eggs — beaten
½–1 tspsmoked paprika — optional

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Method

55m total

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