This recipe uses less milk and no thickener what-so-ever! Very cheesy, too! You can either serve it from the pot, or top with buttered crumbs and put in 350 oven to brown for half an hour, but we like ours fine without.
Ingredients
- 3 cups water
- 0.5 teaspoons salt
- 8 ounces seashell pasta
- 1 cup whole milk
- 4 cups shredded Cheddar cheese
- 1 cup shredded Parmesan cheese
- 0.25 teaspoons ground black pepper
- 1 teaspoon Dijon mustard , Optional
Instructions
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1
Pour water and salt into a medium pot and bring to a rolling boil over high heat. Once the water is boiling, stir in the shell pasta, and return to a boil. Cook the pasta uncovered, stirring occasionally, until the water has cooked down a bit, about 5 minutes.
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Stir in the milk, and continue boiling for another 5 minutes. Add the Cheddar, Parmesan, pepper, and mustard; stir until the cheese melts and the sauce is thick and creamy. The starch from the pasta thickens the sauce as the pasta cooks.
Nutrition Facts
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