Mac n' Cheese Recipe with Blue Cheese and Apples - NoRecipeRequired.com

blue cheese

🥗Healthier: goat cheese

💰Cheaper: cream cheese

Goat cheese offers a tangy flavor with fewer calories.

sharp cheddar cheese

🥗Healthier: reduced-fat cheddar

💰Cheaper: regular cheddar

Reduced-fat cheddar lowers calories while maintaining flavor.

milk

🥗Healthier: almond milk

💰Cheaper: whole milk

Almond milk is lower in calories and can be a dairy-free option.

butter

🥗Healthier: olive oil

💰Cheaper: margarine

Olive oil is healthier, while margarine is often cheaper.

Boil salted water and add 1/3 pound of macaroni, cooking until al dente.

Drain the macaroni and set aside.

Make a roux using equal parts butter and flour, cooking for about 5 minutes until blonde.

Add between 1/2 pint and 1 pint of cream or milk to the roux gradually to prevent lumps, stirring until smooth.

Bring the sauce to a boil to activate thickening, adjusting with more milk if needed for consistency.

Add black pepper and 3 tablespoons of blue cheese to the sauce, stirring until melted on low heat.

Taste the sauce and adjust the amount of blue cheese as desired, adding more if necessary.

Add the drained macaroni to the blue cheese sauce and mix well.

Spoon the mixture into individual baking dishes or a larger baking dish.

Top with parmesan cheese and bake at 380°F for about 15 minutes until crust is brown, optionally using the broiler for extra browning.

Prepare the apple garnish by julienning apples and dicing them, tossing with lemon juice to prevent browning.

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