This is an AI-generated image.

Macaroni and Cheese

Name: Macaroni and Cheese
Total time: 35 min
Yield: Serves 4
Cuisine: USA
Ingredients: 250g Macaroni; 150g Cheddar Cheese; 30g Butter; 2 tbsp All-Purpose Flour; 400ml Milk; 2 tbsp Breadcrumbs (topping); A pinch Salt; A pinch Pepper

Main Dish

⏱ 35 min

👥 Serves 4

Difficulty ⭐

Macaroni coated in melty cheese sauce — a much-loved American home pasta dish.

📱 Open in Storage App

🚧 The Storage app is currently in development. Please check back soon.

📖 The Story Behind This Dish

Mac and cheese developed in America when Italian pasta dishes met a sauce made with cheddar. There's a well-known anecdote that Thomas Jefferson brought the method back from Europe and served it at a White House dinner. Easy to make, it has become a home-cooking staple loved by American kids.

🌆 Where it's eaten: A taste of American home: whipped up by mom for an after-school snack or dinner.

🥕 Ingredients (serves 4)

Macaroni 250g
Cheddar Cheese 150g
Butter 30g
All-Purpose Flour 2 tbsp
Milk 400ml
Breadcrumbs (topping) 2 tbsp
Salt A pinch
Pepper A pinch

👩‍🍳 Instructions

Boil the macaroni according to the package.
Melt butter in a pot, add flour, and cook.
Gradually add the milk to make a smooth white sauce.
Add grated cheddar to melt and season with salt and pepper.
Toss the macaroni with the sauce and put in an ovenproof dish.
Scatter with breadcrumbs and bake at 200°C until browned on top.

← More USA recipes 🗺 Explore another country