The Best Macaroni and Cheese Ever
This is not your traditional mac and cheese. This recipe calls for egg noodles instead of macaroni and the cheeses are a mix of fontina, parmesan, and mozzarella. This is comfort food at its finest and you can add ham to make it a main dish or to add extra flavor.
Ingredients
- 2 tbsp butter (softened)
- 12 oz egg noodles
- 2 cups heavy cream
- 2 1/2 cups whole milk
- 2 tsp all purpose flour
- 1/2 tsp salt plus more for pasta water
- 1/4 tsp black pepper
- 2 cups grated fontina cheese (packed)
- 3/4 cup finely grated parmesan (packed)
- 3/4 cup grated mozzarella (packed)
- 4 oz cooked ham, diced (this is optional)
- 1 tbsp chopped flat leaf parsley (italian parsley)
- water for boiling egg noodles
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 450º F
- Take the softened butter, and grease a 9 x 13 glass baking dish, and set aside.
- Cook the egg noodles as directed in a large pot of boiling water. Add about 2-3 tbsps. of salt to the water. Cook the noodles until tender but still firm to bite. Approximately 5-7 minutes.
- While the noodles are cooking, whisk together the cream, milk, flour, 1/2 tsp salt, and pepper in a large mixing bowl.
- Stir in 1 cup of the Fontina Cheese, 1/2 cup of the parmesan, and 1/2 cup of the mozzarella, ham if using, and parsley. Mix well.
- When the noodles are done, drain well but do not rinse.
- Add the noodles to the mixing bowl and toss to coat. When mixed well, dump the noodle mixture into the buttered baking dish.
- Toss the remaining grated cheeses together in a small bowl to blend. Sprinkle the cheese mixture over the noodle mixture.
- Bake until the sauce starts to bubble and the cheese melts and begins to brown on top. About 20-25 minutes. Let stand for 10 minutes before serving.
Notes
I've had this recipe for years and can't remember where I got it but there was no author on it. One of my IG followers messaged me, which I appreciate, and said this looks like Giada De Laurentis Macaroni and Cheese recipe so I'm crediting her after reading hers and mine. Whoever created this recipe though, it's amazing!