Mac and Cheese (Southern Style)

Name: Mac and Cheese (Southern Style)
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 55 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 400g elbow macaroni; 50g butter; 50g plain flour; 2 cups whole milk; 1 cup cream; 150g cheddar, grated; 100g Gruyere, grated; 100g mozzarella, grated; 100g American or mild cheddar slices; 1/2 cup panko breadcrumbs; 2 tbsp butter, melted for topping; salt, pepper, cayenne and mustard powder to season

A baked Southern American mac and cheese with four cheeses and a crispy top. Laying sliced cheese directly over the pasta before the panko topping goes on gives this mac and cheese its extra gooey middle layer beneath the crunchy crust.

Total time

55 min

Prep

15 min

Cook

40 min

Difficulty

medium

Cuisine

American

vegetarian

Ingredients

400gelbow macaroni

50gbutter

50gplain flour

2 cupswhole milk

1 cupcream

150gcheddar, grated

100gGruyere, grated

100gmozzarella, grated

100gAmerican or mild cheddar slices

1/2 cuppanko breadcrumbs

2 tbspbutter, melted for topping

salt, pepper, cayenne and mustard powderto season

Instructions

Cook pasta al dente. Drain.

Make cheese sauce: melt butter, add flour, add milk and cream. Cook until thick.

Add all cheeses except sliced. Season.

Mix with pasta. Pour into a baking dish. Lay cheese slices on top.

Mix panko and melted butter. Scatter. Bake at 190°C for 25-30 minutes.

Nutrition (estimated)

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

Calories

856

Protein

36.5g

Fat

58.1g

Carbs

49.5g

Fiber

2.4g

Sodium

581mg

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