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You're making a creamy, baked mac and cheese that starts on the stovetop and finishes in the oven. The key trick is cooking your pasta just slightly undercooked so it won't turn mushy during baking. You'll mix everything together with butter, mascarpone, and melted cheese before transferring to the oven for a golden, bubbly finish.

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Preheat the oven

Preheat the oven to 200 °C.
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Cook the pasta

Cook the pasta in salted water, but don't let it get fully soft as you normally would - drain it about two minutes early so it's still slightly firm. It will finish cooking in the oven.

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450 gram
Elbow Macaroni

3 gram
Salt
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Toast the oregano

Meanwhile, melt the butter in a large pot or pan, add the oregano and toast briefly. Remove from the heat.

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20 gram
Unsalted Butter

5 gram
Dried Oregano

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Drain the pasta

Drain the cooked pasta, but set aside one cup of the pasta cooking water.

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200 milliliter
Water
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Mix everything together

Combine the pasta with the butter and oregano. Add the mascarpone and most of the grated cheese, keeping a little aside for topping. Grate in a bit of nutmeg and season with salt, if needed, and pepper.

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200 gram
Mascarpone

100 gram
Parmesan

150 gram
Krolewski cheese

3 gram
Salt

3 gram
Black Pepper

3 gram
Nutmeg
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Stir it in

Stir everything together and place over low heat. Add the pasta water and stir until the cheese has melted.
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Bake

Transfer the mixture to a baking dish, sprinkle with the reserved grated cheese and bake in the preheated oven for ten minutes. After ten minutes, you can increase the temperature to let the cheesy top turn golden.

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Mac and Cheese - American Cheesy Pasta

Name: Creamy Baked Mac and Cheese
Prep time: 7 min
Cook time: 31 min
Total time: 43 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 5 gram Dried Oregano; 3 gram Nutmeg; 6 gram Salt; 200 gram Mascarpone; 100 gram Parmesan; 200 milliliter Water; 450 gram Elbow Macaroni; 20 gram Unsalted Butter; 150 gram Krolewski cheese; 3 gram Black Pepper

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Prep 7 min Cook 31 min

10 Ingredients

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What's in it?

900 kcal

Calories

84 g

Carbohydrates

48 g

Fats

36 g

Proteins

The nutritional information is an estimate and may vary based on the specific ingredients used.

About this recipe

I love cheesy dishes. I love pasta. Mac & cheese is a classic American recipe. The original recipe calls for "macaroni" pasta, which isn't the hollow, tube-shaped "makaróny" you might be thinking of, nor spaghetti, but elbow macaroni. That shape works best for this dish. I didn't have any elbow macaroni at home, so I used lovely pasta spirals instead, which unfurled nicely while cooking in the water. It turned out great!

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Preheat the oven

Cook the pasta

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Toast the oregano

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Drain the pasta

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Mix everything together

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Stir it in

Bake

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Mac and Cheese - American Cheesy Pasta

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