best one pot home made cheese and macaroni

Name: Best ONE POT Home Made Cheese and Macaroni
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 15 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 8 ounce(s) shell pasta or pasta of your choice; 3 cup(s) water; 1/2 teaspoon(s) salt; 1/4 teaspoon(s) ground black pepper; 1 teaspoon(s) dijon mustard; 1 cup(s) whole milk; 3-4 cup(s) shredded sharp cheddar cheese; 1 cup(s) grated parmigiana cheese (optional)

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Jill Faucher-Ross

Plainfield, NJ

Updated on Sep 22, 2011

Forget that stuff in the box,THIS is the cheesiest! And all in one pot!The starch in the pasta acts as the thickener,so no more flour. No more separate pots for pasta and sauce to clean!

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prep time 10 Min

cook time 15 Min

method Stove Top

yield 4-6 depending on size

Ingredients

8 ounces shell pasta or pasta of your choice
3 cups water
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
1 teaspoon dijon mustard
1 cup whole milk
3-4 cups shredded sharp cheddar cheese
1 cup grated parmigiana cheese (optional)

How To Make best one pot home made cheese and macaroni

Step 1

1. Boil 3 cups of water and add your pasta. Cook until about half the water remains. Then add milk, salt, pepper,and Dijon mustard. Lower your heat to medium so you don't scald the milk and make it curdle and cook until reduced down a bit, stirring occasionally.

Step 2

2. Add your cheeses and cook until thickened about a couple of minutes, stirring constantly to keep the cheese from sticking.
Step 3

3. At this point, you can add buttered breadcrumbs on top and put into the oven or serve hot the way it is.
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