Better Than the Box Gluten-Free Mac & Cheese
This gluten-free mac & cheese recipe is actually better than the box! All you need to do is cook your gluten-free pasta, make the quick & easy cheese sauce, mix it all together, and dig in!
Servings: 4 servings
Ingredients
- 2 cups gluten-free macaroni noodles
- 2 tbsp butter
- 2 tbsp gluten-free flour
- 1 cup milk
- 1 cup Italian six cheese blend (mozzarella, provolone, asiago, parmesan, romano, and fontina)
- 1 cup shredded cheddar cheese
- ½ tsp salt
- ½ tsp pepper
Instructions
- Bring water to a boil, and add a pinch of salt.
- Cook your choice of gluten-free pasta until soft but firm. Cook time will vary but will be roughly 7-9 minutes.
- In a small sauce pan on medium, melt down butter and gluten-free flour to make a roux. Use a whisk to stir continuously for 3 minutes or until fully combined. Flour and butter mixture will thicken up into thin paste.
- After 3 minutes, add milk. Continue whisking for 5 minutes. Sauce should be thick and creamy.
- Add in cheese, salt, and pepper. Use a spatula to slowly combine melted cheese into a sauce.
- When sauce is fully combined and creamy, remove from heat to avoid over cooking.
- When pasta is done cooking, strain the water, leaving roughly a ¼ cup pasta water in the pot with the cooked noodles.
- Pour contents of the pot into the sauce. Stir to combine. Sprinkle with your choice of seasonings to serve.