Nashville Hot Mac and Cheese

Name: Nashville Hot Mac and Cheese
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 25 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 lb elbows; 3 tbsp butter; 3 tbsp flour; 2 cups whole milk; 2 cups cheddar, shredded; 2 tbsp cayenne; 1 tbsp brown sugar; 1 tsp garlic powder; 1 tsp paprika; dill pickle slices to serve

Mac turned up to eleven with Nashville hot spice paste swirled through a cheddar cream sauce and topped with pickles.

Total time

25 min

Prep

10 min

Cook

15 min

Difficulty

easy

Cuisine

American

comfortspicy

Ingredients

1 lbelbows

3 tbspbutter

3 tbspflour

2 cupswhole milk

2 cupscheddar, shredded

2 tbspcayenne

1 tbspbrown sugar

1 tspgarlic powder

1 tsppaprika

dill pickle slicesto serve

Instructions

Make the cheese sauce with a roux, milk and cheddar as usual.

Keep the sauce warm over low heat while you prepare the spice mix.

Mix cayenne, brown sugar, garlic powder, and paprika in a small bowl, stir into sauce.

Cook pasta al dente, fold into sauce, serve topped with pickle slices.

Nutrition (estimated)

Per serving, based on a standard 4-serving portion and standard nutrition references — not a lab or USDA-verified measurement.

Calories

674

Protein

34.7g

Fat

52.3g

Carbs

17.7g

Fiber

1.4g

Sodium

790mg

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