American Macaroni and Cheese

4 servings

55 minutes

American Macaroni and Cheese is not like Italian or Russian Macaroni and Cheese. It's a whole casserole! You can also use horns, shells, penne - voluminous, that is, pasta.

Energy value per serving

• Calories: 942.2
• Proteins: 44.6g
• Fats: 53.7g
• Carbohydrates: 67.2g

Ingredients

• Pipe rigate pasta: 400 g
• Chicken egg: 1 pc
• Butter: 80 g
• Wheat flour: 50 g
• Milk: 750 ml
• Mustard powder: 2 tsp
• Hard cheese: 400 g
• Salt: to taste
• Ground black pepper: to taste

Cooking steps

1. Prepare the necessary ingredients.

2. Boil the pasta until al dente in salted water.

   Required ingredients:

   • Pipe rigate pasta: 400 g
   • Salt:  to taste

3. Melt butter in a large saucepan over medium heat.

   Required ingredients:

   • Butter: 80 g

4. Add flour and cook, stirring for a couple of minutes.

   Required ingredients:

   • Wheat flour: 50 g

5. Add milk and mustard powder, mix until smooth.

   Required ingredients:

   • Milk: 750 ml
   • Mustard powder: 2 teaspoons

6. Then, continue stirring and cook the sauce until it thickens.

7. Take some sauce and quickly mix it with a raw egg in a separate bowl.

   Required ingredients:

   • Chicken egg: 1 piece

8. Then pour the sauce with the egg back into the saucepan. Add most of the grated cheese, leaving about 50 grams for baking, and season with salt and pepper to taste.

   Required ingredients:

   • Chicken egg: 1 piece
   • Hard cheese: 400 g
   • Salt:  to taste
   • Ground black pepper:  to taste

9. Mix the pasta with the sauce and place it in a baking dish.

   Required ingredients:

   • Pipe rigate pasta: 400 g

10. Sprinkle with the remaining cheese and bake at 180 degrees for 20-25 minutes until a golden crust forms.

    Required ingredients:

    • Hard cheese: 400 g