Stove Top Mac-n-Cheese

Recipe courtesy Alton Brown

Show: Good EatsEpisode: For Whom the Cheese Melts 2

Rated: 5 stars out of 5Rate itRead users' reviews (411)

Cook Time:
25 min
Level:
Easy
Yield:
6 to 8 servings

Times:

Prep: 10 min
Inactive Prep: --
Cook: 25 min
Total:: 35 min

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Ingredients

1/2 pound elbow macaroni
4 tablespoons butter
2 eggs
6 ounces evaporated milk
1/2 teaspoon hot sauce
1 teaspoon kosher salt
Fresh black pepper
3/4 teaspoon dry mustard
10 ounces sharp cheddar, shredded

Directions

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.

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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Jennifer San Jose, CA 11-09-2009
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ehh
Rated: 2 stars out of 5

i was disappointed of the results of the dish. maybe it was me, but there was barely any flavor and the texture was grainy,... probably because of the egg. Read more
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Alice Golden, CO 10-16-2009
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A regular at our house now
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

Made this about a month ago. Since then, it's been requested about once a week! I add leftover chicken bites, and peas to... make it a meal. Kids love it. Husband loves it. It's a keeper! Thanks Alton!Read more
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Tara Hillsboro, OH 10-13-2009
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Quick, Easy and Yummy!
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

I thought this recipe was so convenient to make. It tastes great. I love the hot sauce in it, and the eggs give it a great... "homemade" texture. I even used 2% sharp cheese and it was still delicious. I may try it with whole grain pasta next.Read more
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Angela Hickory, NC 10-08-2009
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Delicious!
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

Much better than the "easy" boxed mac and cheese. Takes about the same amount of time to prepare, and actually costs less per... serving! I will never buy the box stuff again. My kids loved this with chopped broccoli mixed in. =] Thanks, Alton!Read more
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Emilie Eau Claire, WI 10-04-2009
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YUM!!!!!
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

This was so good!!! I cut the amount of salt in half (used only 1/2 tsp) because sharp cheddar is already salty, cut the... amount of mustard down from 3/4 tsp to 1/2 tsp because I didnt want it to be overpowering, and left out the hot sauce. Then when it was done, sprayed a casserole dish with nonstick cooking spray and dumped the mac and cheese in. I topped it with about a cup of lightly crushed cornflakes that I had tossed in a little bit of melted butter (like a tablespoon) then on the top I sprinkled a little bit of parmesan. I turned the oven on to 350 and baked it for 20 minutes. It should have been in there longer to crisp up the cornflakes more but the troops were hungry!!! It did do a nice job of reheating the mac and cheese though after straining it and adding all the cold ingredients. It stayed nice and creamy and very cheesy! A million times better than the blue box stuff!!! Thanks Alton!!Read more
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Nancy Sierra Madre, CA 09-30-2009
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Scratch is better
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

This was pretty darn good. I left out the hot sauce, however. Just a preference. I added pepper also. The 10 oz. comes... out to about 2 cups. Actually it would be a little more but the 2 cups is plenty. If you let it set a bit afterwards the consistency will come to the right point. At least it did for me. And, although I like the box stuff I just can deal with the preservatives. This is a good FRESH alternative. This would probably be very good mixing cheese as an alternative. The Italian packaged mix of cheeses would be good. Maybe even the Mexican packaged mix of cheese, also. If it is too thick for some, 50/50 evap milk and regular milk would fix that right up. Really depends on your own liking.Read more