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Easy Stove Top Mac & Cheese

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This Easy Stove Top Mac & Cheese is the only one you’ll need. Using a variety of three cheeses for extra flavour and all that creaminess. Look no further for your ultimate indulgent comfort food today!

Overhead view of Easy Stove Top Mac & Cheese with a napkin
Easy Stove Top Mac & Cheese

What’s your favourite go to comfort food? Well, I think I have to go with Pasta! Any kind will do because I’m no fussy. I especially love the Classic Turkey Tetrazzini and the One Pot Creamy Chicken Pasta. There are so many more, but we’ll be here all day. Growing up though, there was always Macaroni and Cheese, the baked kind. Which I dearly love.

Overhead view of the Easy Stove Top Mac & Cheese
Easy Stove Top Mac & Cheese

About the macaroni & Cheese

  • Difficulty -Honestly, this is a super easy dish to make. Yes, the sauce is made from scratch but the helpful photos will allow anybody to make it with ease.
  • Taste
  • Serving – This makes four generous servings as a main course.
Easy Stove Top Mac & Cheese in a bowl
Easy Stove Top Mac & Cheese

ingredients

  • 8 oz macaroni
  • 1/2 cup Parmesan cheese, grated
  • 1/2 cup cheddar cheese, grated
  • 1/3 cup Gouda cheese, grated
  • 3 cups milk
  • 2 tbsp butter
  • 2 tbsp flour
  • 1 tsp garlic powder
  • 1 tsp oregano
  • parsley, finely chopped (option)
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1/2 tsp black pepper

REMEMBER, The full recipe and instructions can be found at the end of the post in the recipe card.

Ingredients to make the Easy Stove Top Mac & Cheese
Stove Top Mac & Cheese

Instructions

  1. In a large sauce pan filled with boiling water, add pasta and cook for 8 – 10 minutes.
  2. In a medium sized sauce pan set over medium heat, add the butter. Melt for a minute and add the flour and garlic powder. Stir well until it starts to bubble and thickens. This takes about a minute to two minutes.
  3. Gradually start pouring in the milk and whisk as you pour. The sauce will start to thicken as you pour in the milk. Continue pouring in the milk as whisking until you have used all the milk and the sauce has thickened. This takes about 3 – 4 minutes.
  4. Remove sauce from heat and stir in all the cheese, oregano, salt, pepper and fresh parsley. Stir until smooth.
  5. Drain pasta and return to pot. Pour over sauce, stir and enjoy!

Enjoy The Easy Stove Top Mac & Cheese

See, doesn’t this look like a big bowl full of goodness. It’s honest to goodness delicious and I’s recommend it to any cheesy pasta lover.

And if you do love creamy pasta dishes, here’s a few others that you just might love as much as I do.

Close up of the Easy Stove Top Mac & Cheese
Easy Stove Top Mac & Cheese

And if you’re still looking for more pasta ideas, check out the Pasta section on the blog. There’s a whole lot of goodness over there and not to mention pizza! And if you want a real comforting family dinner, you need to check out the One Pot Creamy Chicken Pasta dish! If you want to serve this as a side dish, it would go great with my Italian Style Stuffed Chicken.

I hope you like what you see today and you check back real soon. There will be another new recipe up in a few days. And now that my new site is up and running, I’ll be getting out three new recipes as promised.

Okay, hope you are all well and enjoying Easter whatever you are up to today.

Happy cooking folks and see you in a few days with more delicious ideas!

Easy Stove Top Mac & Cheese table setting
Easy Stove Top Mac & Cheese

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Stove Top Mac & Cheese

The easiest and creamiest stove top mac and cheese you need! Using a variety of three cheeses for extra flavour and all that creaminess. Look no further for your ultimate indulgent comfort food today!
Prep Time10 minutes
Cook Time10 minutes
Total Time20 minutes
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: North American
Keyword: cheese, Pasta
Servings: 4 servings
Calories: 567kcal
Author: Julia Pinney

Ingredients

  • 8 oz macaroni
  • 1/2 cup Parmesan cheese, grated
  • 1/2 cup cheddar cheese, grated
  • 1/3 cup Gouda cheese, grated
  • 3 cups milk
  • 2 tbsp butter
  • 2 tbsp flour
  • 1 tsp garlic powder
  • 1 tsp oregano
  • parsley, finely chopped (option)
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1/2 tsp black pepper

Instructions

  • In a large sauce pan filled with boiling water, add pasta and cook for 8 – 10 minutes.
  • In a medium sized sauce pan set over medium heat, add the butter. Melt for a minute and add the flour and garlic powder. Stir well until it starts to bubble and thickens. This takes about a minute to two minutes.
  • Gradually start pouring in the milk and whisk as you pour. The sauce will start to thicken as you pour in the milk. Continue pouring in the milk as whisking until you have used all the milk and the sauce has thickened. This takes about 3 – 4 minutes.
  • Remove sauce from heat and stir in all the cheese, oregano, salt, pepper and fresh parsley. Stir until smooth.
  • Drain pasta and return to pot. Pour over sauce, stir and enjoy!

*A note on times provided: appliances vary, any prep and/or cook times provided are estimates only.

Notes

This recipe uses whole milk, but semi skimmed or skimmed may be used.  The result will be a slightly thinner sauce.
Nutrition Facts
Stove Top Mac & Cheese
Amount Per Serving (1 serving)
Calories 567 Calories from Fat 234
% Daily Value*
Fat 26g40%
Saturated Fat 16g100%
Cholesterol 79mg26%
Sodium 1164mg51%
Potassium 426mg12%
Carbohydrates 56g19%
Fiber 2g8%
Sugar 11g12%
Protein 27g54%
Vitamin A 824IU16%
Calcium 615mg62%
Iron 1mg6%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

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By on April 12th, 2020
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