Creamy Cheesy Mac and Cheese. Baked, stove top, vegan and more, these are the mac and cheese styles you need to try! Cook the macaroni and set aside. In a pot, melt the butter and mix in salt and pepper.
You can have Creamy Cheesy Mac and Cheese using 14 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you achieve it.
Ingredients of Creamy Cheesy Mac and Cheese
- It’s 1 lb of macaroni.
- It’s 4 tablespoons of butter.
- It’s 5 tablespoons of white flour.
- You need 2 tablespoons of juice from pickled jalapeños.
- Prepare 3 cups of 2% milk, room temp.
- It’s 8 oz of sour cream.
- You need 2 teaspoons of ground mustard.
- You need 1 teaspoons of nutmeg.
- It’s 4 cups of extra sharp cheddar cheese.
- Prepare 2 cups of havarti cheese.
- It’s 1/2 cup of bread crumbs w/ melted butter.
- It’s 1/4 cup of parmesan cheese.
- You need 1 oz of chopped pickled jalapeños.
- You need to taste of Salt and pepper.
Carefully pour the cream cheese mixture over the pasta, stirring gently to combine. Add the shredded cheddar cheese, stirring to combine. Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. In a medium pot over medium heat, melt butter.
Creamy Cheesy Mac and Cheese instructions
Preheat oven to 425°. Boil water and salt liberally. Cook 1 lb macaroni noodles in a Dutch oven or stainless steel pot til al dente.
In a sauce pan on medium low heat, melt 4 tbsp butter. Add 5 tbsp flour and whisk until incorporated. Cook roux until it changes color slightly, just a bit darker. Add pickling juice from jarred sliced jalapeños and whisk again..
Add ground mustard, nutmeg, salt, pepper, sour cream and milk to roux, whisk til smooth. Cook on medium heat, stirring occasionally, until mixture begins to bubble slightly and is thick, nearly the consistency you want the cheese sauce to be, slightly thinner than..
Add cheddar and havarti cheeses. Hand grating these cheese from a block is preferable to using bagged cheese, as bagged cheese contains cellulose, to prevent caking, which dried your sauce. If you use bagged cheese, increase milk by 1/4 cup. Stir sauce until cheese is fully melted and incorporated. Keep on very low heat and stir frequently, if you need to keep the sauce warm. Cheese will burn to the bottom easily!.
In a small bowl, melt a pat of butter. Toss bread crumbs, butter, and parmesan cheese together..
Mix cheese sauce into cooked, drained macaroni. If your cooking vessel isn't oven safe, pour your macaroni and cheese into a large greased baking dish. Spread diced jalapeños over mac and cheese, then top with bread crumbs. Bake at 425° for 5-7 minutes, until bread crumbs are golden brown and sauce bubbles in some spots in between. Serve and enjoy!.
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