Creamy Garlic Parmesan Mac & Cheese
Sounds really good! Since 3 types of cheese is used, this is not a low cost dish.
Ingredients
- 500 grams dry pasta, macaroni, spirals, any bite size pasta will work
For the Topping
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 2/3 cup panko breadcrumbs
For the Sauce
- 1/4 cup butter, this is 1/4 block of 227 gram butter
- 4 cloves garlic, smashed and minced
- 1/4 cup all purpose flour
- 4 1/2 cups milk
- 1 tablespoon corn starch
- 1 tablespoon chicken stock powder
- 3/4 cup Cheddar cheese, shredded
- 1 cup Parmesan cheese, grated, divided
- 3/4 cup Mozzarella Cheese, shredded
- salt and pepper, to taste
Instructions
- Cook the pasta in a pot of boiling water until just tender, drain and rinse with cold water, set aside.
- Preheat your oven to 190 C.
- In a large oven proof pan melt 2 tablespoons of butter over medium heat, then add in the panko bread crumbs and stir to coat and cook until golden brown, transfer to a bowl and set aside.
- In a bowl, whisk together the corn starch and 1/2 cup of the milk, whisk until lump free, set aside.
- Using the same pan you made the bread crumbs in, melt the 1/4 cup of butter on medium and add the garlic and cook for about 1-2 minutes, whisk in the flour and whisk continuously, and cook for about 2 minutes then reduce heat to low and whisk in 4 cups of the milk, about 1/2 cup at a time. Bring this to a boil until beginning to thicken. Add the corn starch mixture and stir into the sauce to thicken it completely, season with salt and pepper to your taste and then stir in the chicken stock powder.
- Remove the sauce from the heat and stir in the Cheddar cheese, 3/4 cup of the Parmesan cheese, and the Mozzarella cheese. Stir until all the cheese is melted into the sauce, then add the pasta and mix until completely coated with the sauce. At this point if you are using an oven safe pan, top with the panko bread crumbs and the remaining Parmesan cheese and place in the oven for 10-15 minutes until bubbly. If you do not have a oven safe pan, spread the mac and cheese into a baking dish, then top with the panko bread crumbs and the remaining Parmesan cheese and place in the oven for 10-15 minutes until bubbly.
- Cool for 5 minutes and serve.
Notes
Cheddar cheese would cost about 70 Baht for just under half a 250 gram block, Parmesan would run about 150 Baht, and Mozzarella about 70 Baht for half a block of 200 grams. For 6 servings, this is about $1.42 per serving.
Adapted from an internet recipe.
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