Giada's Macaroni and Cheese - ★Cooking Recipes★

Classic feel-good food featuring three kinds of cheese, diced ham and egg noodles.
Directions for: Giada's Macaroni and Cheese

Ingredients

Butter, for greasing dish

12 oz wide egg noodles

2 cups heavy cream

2 cups whole milk

2 tsp all-purpose flour

tsp salt, plus more for pasta water

tsp freshly ground black pepper

2 cups (packed) Fontina, grated

cup (packed) finely grated Parmesan

cup (packed) grated mozzarella

4 oz cooked ham, diced (optional)

2 Tbsp finely chopped fresh Italian parsley leaves

Directions

1. Preheat the oven to 450F.

2. Butter a 13 by 9-inch glass baking dish and set aside. Cook the noodles in a large pot of boiling salted water until tender but still firm to bite, stirring frequently, about 5 minutes. Drain well, but do not rinse.

3. Whisk the cream, milk, flour, 1/2 teaspoon salt, and pepper in large bowl to blend. Stir in 1 cup Fontina, 1/2 cup Parmesan, 1/2 cup mozzarella, ham, if using, and parsley. Add the noodles and toss to coat. Transfer the noodle mixture to the prepared baking dish. Toss the remaining 1 cup Fontina, 1/4 cup Parmesan, and 1/4 cup mozzarella in a small bowl to blend. Sprinkle the cheese mixture over the noodle mixture. Bake until the sauce bubbles and the cheese melts and begins to brown on top, about 20 minutes. Let stand for 10 minutes before serving.

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