Macaroni with cheese

Macaroni with cheese , better known as Mac & Cheese, are a first course whose origins are certainly to be found in Italy, but since Kraft in 1937 decided to make it a canned product its popularity exploded in America; from that moment on, there is no American child who has not grown up with this dish on the table. Essential for the success of this dish is making an excellent béchamel sauce .


Doses & Ingredients
DOSES FOR
4 people
Low
DIFFICULTY
PREPARATION
20 min
COOKING
46 min
Low
COST
AVAILABILITY FOOD
easy
MACCHERONCINI STRIPED 500 gr
GORGONZOLA 100 gr
SPICY PROVOLONE 300 gr
COOKED HAM 300 gr
Grated PARMIGIANO REGGIANO - 100 gr
BUTTER 20 gr
For the cheese béchamel
WHOLE MILK 1 l
BUTTER 50 gr
FLOUR 0 50 gr
ASIAGO 300 gr
Preparation
1
Prepare the béchamel: melt the butter in a small saucepan and add the flour.

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2
Mix well and let the roux cook.

Add the lukewarm milk, little by little, continuing to stir to avoid the formation of lumps.

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3
Add salt and pepper to taste.

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4
Cook the béchamel over medium heat until it has thickened to the right point.

In the meantime bring a pot full of water to a boil, add salt and dip the maccheroncini.

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5
Cook the pasta until half cooked, then drain and set aside.

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6
Cut the asiago into cubes and add it to the béchamel, stirring to make it melt.

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7
Put the pasta and béchamel together in a bowl and mix to mix.

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8
Cut the ham into cubes and add it to the bowl.

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9
Cut the spicy provolone into strips.

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10
Butter two oven dishes and spread a little pasta on the bottom.

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11
At this point, spread some provolone in each pan.

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12
Cover with more pasta.

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13
Distribute some gorgonzola flakes only in one of the two dishes (in this way you will satisfy all palates).

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14
Add more spicy provolone and a final layer of pasta.

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15
Sprinkle with grated Parmesan and add some butter for a perfect browning.

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16
Bake at 180 ° C for about 40 minutes or until the surface of the dough is well browned.

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17
Serve the hot macaroni with cheese.