Mac Daddy n’ Cheese (recipe)

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Not only is Mac Daddy n’ Cheese mad creamy good and the ultimate comfort food, but it’s great as a meal or side dish. The only thing that Mac Daddy n’ Cheese can’t help you with is your low-fat, low-carb diet.

Ingredients for Mac Daddy n’ Cheese:
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3 cups uncooked large elbow macaroni noodles
1 1/2 cups shredded medium cheddar cheese
1 cup Monterey Jack cheese
3/4 cup shredded Parmesan cheese
1 1/4 cups milk
2 tbsp butter
1 1/2 tbsp olive oil
2 tbsp. flour

Go crazy… try different cheeses that please your taste!

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Shred Cheddar Cheese.
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Shred Monterey Jack
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Shred Parmesan cheese.

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Boil macaroni noodles until tender.

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Rinse cooked noodles with cold water. Set aside.

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In a heavy skillet, melt butter and olive oil over medium heat.

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Add flour to make a roux*.
* From Merriam-Webster Online:
roux
Pronunciation: ‘rü Function: noun
Inflected Form(s): plural /’rüz/
Etymology: French, from beurre roux brown butter
1. a cooked mixture of flour and fat used as a thickening agent in a soup or a sauce

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Lower temperature to medium-low and stir mixture continuously until golden, nutty and smooth. Be careful not to scorch.

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Add milk slowly while stirring.

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Add 1 cup shredded cheddar and keep stirring. Do not allow to boil or your cheese sauce will “break.”

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Add 3/4 cup shredded Monterey Jack cheese and keep stirring.

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Sauce will be thickened and smooth.

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Turn off the heat on the stove, and turn on your broiler.
Add cooked macaroni noodles and fold to cover noodles with cheese sauce.

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Incorporate 1/2 cup shredded Parmesan cheese into cheese sauce coated noodles.

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Top with remaining shredded cheese.

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Broil until top is golden brown and crispy. Don’t wanna? Don’t do it… it’s done!

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Serve as a comforting main course with a side of steamed vegetables or salad. Or, serve as a side-dish that’s sure to steal the show! This recipe makes a boatload of Mac Daddy n’ Cheese, but that’s how Betty rolls. When served as a main course, this will feed 4-6; when served as a side dish, 8-12. If it’s not all eaten, it makes great leftovers! Don’t even think about asking Betty if this is healthy, yo!

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Link to the Mac Daddy n’ Cheese video.
Link to the accompanying Mac Daddy n’ Cheese blog post.

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7 Responses to “Mac Daddy n’ Cheese (recipe)”

  1. Bryan
    9/8/2007 at 8:43 am #

    Hi Betty. I love your vids and subscribe through YouTube. Quick question…What is the name of the music playing at the end of your Mac Daddy and cheese video? I’m a big Funkadelic fan and it sounds like one of their songs. Help if you can. Keep up the excellent work.

    Bryan

  2. Average Betty
    9/9/2007 at 5:42 pm #

    Hi Bryan!

    You guessed it… 2 bar loops from Funkadelic mashed up with the Average Betty theme song… appropriately named “I know how 2 party!”

    Thanks for stopping by!

    Cheers,
    Betty

  3. Phil E. Drifter
    9/14/2008 at 11:06 pm #

    This looks great, I bet it would taste even better if you used canna-butter instead of regular. ;)

  4. shawna
    10/6/2009 at 11:23 am #

    This is the best mac n cheese recipe I have ever made! I won’t be buying the blue box anytime soon!!! Thanks Betty!

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