Mac and Cheese Recipe | Easy, Creamy & Delicious Baked Macaroni and Cheese at home

heavy cream

🥗Healthier: Greek yogurt

💰Cheaper: milk + cornstarch

Greek yogurt reduces calories while maintaining creaminess

cheddar cheese

🥗Healthier: reduced-fat cheddar

💰Cheaper: processed cheese

Reduced-fat cheddar offers a lighter option without sacrificing flavor.

butter

🥗Healthier: olive oil

💰Cheaper: margarine

Olive oil provides healthy fats and a different flavor profile.

mozzarella cheese

🥗Healthier: part-skim mozzarella

💰Cheaper: string cheese

Part-skim mozzarella is lower in fat, while string cheese is often cheaper.

Melt 3 tablespoons of butter in a saucepan.

Add flour to the melted butter and stir together quickly.

Gradually add slightly warm milk in batches, whisking to avoid lumps.

Continue adding milk until the mixture thickens, ensuring there are no lumps.

Add a bit of salt, garlic powder, and a good amount of pepper to the mixture.

Add a few dashes of Tabasco for flavor.

Stir in cheddar and mozzarella cheese until melted and combined.

Boil elbow macaroni, undercooking it slightly since it will cook further in the oven.

Mix the undercooked macaroni with the cheese sauce until well combined.

Transfer the mixture to a baking dish.

Mix dried parsley into the bread crumbs and top the macaroni with the mixture.

Bake in the oven for about 20 minutes until the top is crispy.

Let cool slightly before serving.

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