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Nashville Hot Mac and Cheese
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
1
Make the cheese sauce with a roux, milk and cheddar as usual.
2
Keep the sauce warm over low heat while you prepare the spice mix.
3
Mix cayenne, brown sugar, garlic powder, and paprika in a small bowl, stir into sauce.
4
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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