Recipe: Perfect 3 Ingredient Mac n Cheese or Alfredo

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Recipe: Perfect 3 Ingredient Mac n Cheese or Alfredo
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Recipe: Perfect 3 Ingredient Mac n Cheese or Alfredo Delicious, fresh and tasty.

3 Ingredient Mac n Cheese or Alfredo. Stir until the cheese is melted and the pasta is evenly coated. This mac and cheese is creamy, cheesy and super rich! Things might get pretty simple sometimes but sometimes that's just what a person needs.

They both sound so good. :) So, Three Cheese Macaroni or Chicken Alfredo?

Alfredo Mac and Cheese is a classic comfort food, particularly for these cold winter months.

Try this version that has a garlicky, Alfredo twist.

You can have 3 Ingredient Mac n Cheese or Alfredo using 3 ingredients and 8 steps. Here is how you achieve that.

Ingredients of 3 Ingredient Mac n Cheese or Alfredo

  1. It’s 16 oz of Heavy Cream.

  2. You need 16 oz of Pasta.

  3. It’s 8 oz of Shredded Cheese.

What kind of cheese do I use in this alfredo mac and cheese?

However instead of stirring in your classic cheddar, we're going to go Italian.

Alfredo sauce and Cheddar cheese are baked with rotini pasta for a warm and comforting meal any day of the week.

Normal run of the mill mac n cheese.

3 Ingredient Mac n Cheese or Alfredo instructions

  1. Gather ingredients. Shown is for Mac n Cheese. *Use parmesan, asiago, or italian blend for alfredo..

  2. Cook pasta just until its a bit undercooked. Should be a bit firm towards center. *Use bowties or penne for alfredo..

  3. Drain pasta in colander. Do NOT rinse! Doing so will wash away the starch needed to bind sauce to the noodles..

  4. Pour container (16oz) of Heavy Cream (you could use light cream, if you want) into pot on low/simmer until warmed through..

  5. Once heavy cream is warmed, add entire bag (8oz = 2cups) of shredded cheese. *I use sharp cheddar for mac and cheese or asiago/parmesan for alfredo..

  6. Stir heavy cream & cheese mixture on low until combined and smooth texture..

  7. Stir noodles into pot of cheese sauce. Mix well and simmer until noodles are perfect tenderness (just a few minutes)..

  8. This step is not necessary! If you want plain mac and cheese stop now. Here, you will add anything you desire. I added brown sugar ham and black olives. For alfredo, i like to add in creamed spinach, mushrooms, and grilled chicken..

Super easy love that I didn't have to make a rue.

Added rotisserie chicken and broccoli and made it an all in one meal.

This creamy, homemade macaroni and cheese has fewer ingredients than the boxed alternative, and comes together in the same amount of time.

To make this mac and cheese recipe, you'll start by putting your dry noodles in a saucepan and just covering them in water before cooking them.

Macaroni and cheese gets its name from the noodle most commonly associated with it: elbow macaroni, of course!