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Mac and cheese high calorie

Servings: 6
Calories: 1472kcal

Ingredients

  • 1 box ziti noodles
  • 0.5 cup Butter
  • 12 tbsp Flour
  • 0.5 tbsp Dry Mustard
  • 6 cups Sharp Cheddar Cheese shredded (4 cups to make cheese sauce, 2 cups to top the dish)
  • 4 cups heavy cream

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
  • Lightly spray a Large Deep Casserole Dish with cooking spray, set aside.
  • Boil 4 quarts of salted water, then add noodles. Wait for re-boil, gently boil noodles uncovered for approx. 8 minutes (you want them to be al-dente) Drain noodles; pour into greased casserole dish

Make cheese sauce

  • Melt butter in a large pot on medium.
  • Add flour & mustard, stir constantly, until smooth and starts to turn tan in color. This will takee a few minutes
  • Slowly add heavy cream, a quarter cup at a time, mix constantly until incorporated until adding more. Once all the cream is added, continue to mix until thickened (this can take 5 minutes or so)
  • Add 4 cups cheese, stir with until completely melted.

Finish the dish

  • Pour the (drained) noodles into the baking dish. Pour cheese sauce over noodles, mix well. Top with additional cheese.
  • Cover; bake 45 minutes. Uncover; bake 15 minutes longer.

Nutrition

Calories: 1472kcal | Carbohydrates: 75g | Protein: 42g | Fat: 113g | Saturated Fat: 68g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 5g | Monounsaturated Fat: 27g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 333mg | Sodium: 908mg | Potassium: 430mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 7g | Vitamin A: 3938IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 928mg | Iron: 2mg