Cheesy Penne

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This recipe was a hit however I modified a little and simply used what I had in the pantry. I used dried ziti instead of penne (I imagine regular macaroni or corkscrew will work too and since I made this just for hubby and I, I didn't bother purchasing English White Chedder - just used sharp cheddar yellow and used 3cups vs 2cups (I like it really cheesy. And hubby brought home whipping cream instead of heavy cream which was no problem (I believe it has 5%less fat. My only qualm about this recipe is that it clumped a little bit when it cooled down so it didn't look as pretty - but by no means did it affect the flavor (mayble left it on the stovetop a litle too long or because of the extra cheese. My suggestion for people who thought it was too bland is to simply add more salt(kosher and cracked pepper to taste. Adding more at the last minute will not harm the dish. Claire keep up the good work!

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I am absolutely Claire's new biggest fan. This is the third recipe of hers we have tried and it was outrageously delicious and easy to make. I confess, when I was younger I used to eat Kraft Deluxe Macaroni and Cheese (althouth it wasn't really even cheese! Anyway, made thsi the other night with ezekiel pasta. This is the way to eat mac and cheese! Tomorrow we're trying her grilled shrimp and squash minted orzo.

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I've made this a couple of times for my family. It's really good, but I find that the heavy cream makes it sort of coagulate and it ends up not being good by the next day, so i used half and half and it stayed much creamier. also, we added some Rotel diced tomatoes and green chilis and it made it taste even better!!!

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This is the eighth recipe of Claire's I've tried and I was kinda disappointed. Everything else I've made has been amazing, but this was bland as others have said. I don't live in an area with any sort of gourmet food market, but I bought the nicest aged white cheddar I could find. I tried to save it by adding more cheese, mustard, pepper, and salt, but that didn't do much. It was a little better once it cooled, but not something I'd make again.

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This was a terrible waste of time and ingredients. The stuff in the blue box has more integrity!!!

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This was so easy and really delicious. I couldn't find the exact cheese, but we used New York Sharp Cheddar and it was really yummy. The adults loved it the children loved it and I don't need to make any other mac and cheese recipe. It will be good with add-ins to mix things up a bit!

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I was not able to find the exact brand of cheese she recommended, so I went with another. The consistency was good, but the taste was not what we liked. I would like to try this recipe again sometime with a different flavor of cheese.

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My husband is a cheese addict, so I'm always looking for new variations of Mac and Cheese. When he says he will take the leftovers for lunch, we have a winner. I especially liked how much easier it was to make than other recipes. It's a good base recipe to start with and then try different add-in's or different cheeses.

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Made this with the pork tenderloin as shown on the show - won't be making the pork again, but this is now our go-to mac & cheese. Very quick and easy. My toddler and I ate right out of the pot while waiting for the pork to get done. I used sharp white cheddar - all I could find in our grocery and Barilla multi-grain pasta. I doctored it with a few shakes of Asiago/Parm blend and it needed quite a bit of salt, but we all loved it. I'm pretty sure my husband thought it was alfredo sauce and I'm not going to tell him otherwise because this was waay easier to make.

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I was so excited to try an easy mac n cheese. The one I make requires making a white sauce and stirring and being careful not to burn the milk, etc. This one was bland and all the calories didn't make it taste any better. I also could not find one ENGLISH Cheddar in the entire store, there was Irish and Danish, and Canadian, and you name it...so I used a good Vermont, but another waste of money. I guess I'm done trying Claire's recipes...that is three strikes!