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Nutrition Facts
Serving Size 1 (140g) Recipe makes 6 servings The following items or measurements are not included below: 1/2 teaspoon dry mustard
Calories 463
Calories from Fat 250		(54%)
Amount Per Serving		%DV
	Total Fat 27.8g	42%
	Saturated Fat 16.8g	83%
	Monounsaturated Fat 7.8g
	Polyunsaturated Fat 1.3g
	Trans Fat 0.0g
Cholesterol 148mg		49%
Sodium 704mg		29%
Potassium 220mg		6%
Total Carbohydrate 32.1g		10%
	Dietary Fiber 1.3g	5%
	Sugars 1.1g
Protein 20.9g		41%
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Stove Top Mac-N-Cheese by Alton Brown

Recipe #313325 | 35 min | 10 min prep | add private note

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By: ksgillmore
Jul 11, 2008

This is from Alton Brown's Good Eats show and it's an easy and good mac n cheese recipe to have on hand. You won't be buying the boxed stuff again after eating this. (edited 8/15/2008 - This was initially posted with 3/4 tsp of dry mustard but after making this a few times I agree with the reviewer that said this amount is too much so I've reduced it to 1/2 tsp.)

SERVES 6 -8 (change servings and units)

Ingredients

1/2 lb elbow macaroni
4 tablespoons butter
2 eggs
6 ounces evaporated milk
1/2 teaspoon hot sauce
1 teaspoon kosher salt
fresh black pepper, to taste
1/2 teaspoon dry mustard
10 ounces sharp cheddar cheese, shredded

Directions

1
In a large pot of boiling, salted water cook the pasta to al dente and drain. Return to the pot and melt in the butter. Toss to coat.
2
Whisk together the eggs, milk, hot sauce, salt, pepper, and mustard. Stir into the pasta and add the cheese. Over low heat continue to stir for 3 minutes or until creamy.

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From: jan pan

On Nov 15, 2009

Excellent. Don't be afraid of the hot sauce, it's not enough to overpower the dish. Reheats well, too.

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From: Houseblend

On Oct 31, 2009

Yum, yum, yum, yum, yum! I wanted to make DH and I hearty dinner before Halloween festivities began and decided mac and cheese would make a great fall dinner. So glad I chose this Alton recipe- easy, quick, a lot tastier than I ever expected! I like homemade mac and cheese but DH prefers the blue box- except this time. We both agreed this recipe will be our standard. Thanks for posting!

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From: 8elbows

On Jun 28, 2009

Yummy. I didn't have evaporated milk so I used cream and I sub'd 1/2 cayenne pepper for hot sauce. You definitely need to use the sharp cheddar — mild cheddar doesn't have enough oomf to flavor the pasta. PS. If you'd like to see a video of Alton Brown making this - http://www.foodnetwork.com/stove-top-mac-n-cheese/video/index.html

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From: Karen Elizabeth

On Apr 16, 2009

Very creamy and cheesy! My son had seconds, I was thrilled, he is not generally a mac'n'cheese fan! I didn't add the hot sauce, tho I think DH and I would have enjoyed it, but I was quite generous with the mustard. Extremely easy to prepare, super for nights when you don't have time to cook! A keeper, thanks, ksgillmore! Made for PAC Spring 2009

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