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Granny's Classic Homemade Mac and Cheese

Granny's Classic Homemade Mac and Cheese is the best mac and cheese recipe you will find! This creamy and easy stovetop mac and cheese is SO GOOD!
Prep Time10 minutes
Cook Time15 minutes
Total Time25 minutes
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: American
Servings: 8 servings

Ingredients

Instructions

To make the pasta:

  • Cook the pasta to al dente doneness in large pot of heavily salted water (at least 1 tablespoon of salt with a generous amount of water). You want the pasta slightly under cooked because it will continue cooking in the sauce and you want it to have a nice "bite". Reserve some of the pasta water in a small measuring cup for later. Drain, do not rinse, and set aside.

To make the cheese sauce:

  • Melt butter in heavy bottom saucepan or dutch oven. Once butter is melted, whisk in flour over medium heat and continue whisking for about 1 minute until bubbly and golden.
  • Whisk in the milk and heavy cream until nice and smooth. Continue whisking over medium high heat. Once the mixture starts to gently bubble around the edges, reduce heat to low. Whisk in roasted garlic, ground mustard, taco seasoning, salt and pepper.
  • Add the grated cheddar and Gruyere cheese to the sauce mixture. Stir continuously until completely melted.

Mac and cheese:

  • Stir in the cooked pasta until combined and pasta is fully coated with the cheese sauce. If sauce is too thick, stir in some of the reserved pasta water.
  • Serve immediately while it's very hot. Cheese sauce will thicken as it cools.

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Nutrition

Calories: 643kcal | Carbohydrates: 53g | Protein: 23g | Fat: 37g | Saturated Fat: 22g | Cholesterol: 118mg | Sodium: 550mg | Potassium: 322mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 6g | Vitamin A: 1265IU | Vitamin C: 0.9mg | Calcium: 510mg | Iron: 1.3mg