Cheese Cart Mac and Cheese

Health score
11%
Cheese Cart Mac and Cheese
31 min.
8
613kcal

Suggestions

Ingredients

  • 0.3 pound asiago cheese shredded
  • cups bread crumbs fresh toasted (see Cook's Note)
  • 0.3 cup butter 
  • tablespoons flour all-purpose
  • 0.3 pound fontina shredded
  • cloves garlic finely chopped
  • 0.3 pound gouda cheese shredded
  • 0.5 teaspoon ground pepper white
  • 1.8 cups milk at room temperature
  • tablespoons olive oil 
  • pound orecchiette pasta 
  • 0.3 cup parmesan grated
  • tablespoon freshly parsley leaves chopped
  • servings salt 

Equipment

  • bowl
  • frying pan
  • sauce pan
  • whisk
  • pot

Directions

  1. Watch how to make this recipe.
  2. Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil over medium heat.
  3. Add the pasta and cook until al dente, about 6 to 8 minutes.
  4. While the pasta is cooking, in a saucepan over medium heat, add 2 tablespoons olive oil.
  5. Whisk in the flour and cook stirring constantly for 2 minutes. Slowly add the milk and whisk well to get rid of all the lumps. Bring to a simmer. Stir in cheeses and season with white pepper and salt, to taste.
  6. Drain the pasta from the water and return it back to the pot.
  7. Pour the cheese sauce over the pasta and stir to combine.
  8. Melt the butter in a large skillet over medium-low heat.
  9. Add the garlic and cook for 2 minutes.
  10. Add the parsley, bread crumbs, and Parmesan.
  11. Mix until the bread crumbs are completely coated with butter mixture.
  12. Serve the mac and cheese in small bowls topped with the garlic bread crumbs.

Nutrition Facts

Calories613kcal
Protein17.36%
Fat38.5%
Carbs44.14%

Properties

Glycemic Index
46.88
Glycemic Load
19.37
Inflammation Score
-6
Nutrition Score
19.276521646458%

Flavonoids

Apigenin
1.08mg
Luteolin
0.01mg
Kaempferol
0.01mg
Myricetin
0.09mg
Quercetin
0.01mg

Nutrients percent of daily need

Calories:612.74kcal
30.64%
Fat:26.04g
40.06%
Saturated Fat:13.66g
85.4%
Carbohydrates:67.16g
22.39%
Net Carbohydrates:64.01g
23.28%
Sugar:6.45g
7.17%
Cholesterol:66.02mg
22.01%
Sodium:967.88mg
42.08%
Alcohol:0g
100%
Alcohol %:0%
100%
Protein:26.42g
52.84%
Selenium:52.47µg
74.96%
Calcium:513.5mg
51.35%
Phosphorus:457.5mg
45.75%
Manganese:0.81mg
40.46%
Vitamin B1:0.37mg
24.87%
Vitamin B2:0.36mg
21.37%
Zinc:2.97mg
19.8%
Vitamin B12:1.06µg
17.65%
Magnesium:62.88mg
15.72%
Vitamin B3:3.01mg
15.07%
Iron:2.42mg
13.45%
Vitamin K:13.81µg
13.15%
Vitamin A:650.26IU
13.01%
Copper:0.25mg
12.72%
Fiber:3.14g
12.58%
Folate:48.57µg
12.14%
Vitamin B6:0.2mg
9.78%
Potassium:311.21mg
8.89%
Vitamin B5:0.8mg
8.02%
Vitamin E:0.9mg
5.97%
Vitamin D:0.83µg
5.53%
Vitamin C:0.93mg
1.12%