Name: Copycat Macaroni and Cheese by Bravo’s Top Chef Richard Blais Recipe
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 2
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: ¼ cup all purpose flour; ¼ cup unsalted butter; 2 cups elbow macaroni; 13 oz milk; 1 oz cream cheese; ¼ cup thick yogurt; 6 oz white cheddar cheese; ¼ tsp garlic salt; ¼ tsp white pepper; parsley

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How To Make Copycat Macaroni and Cheese by Bravo’s Top Chef Richard Blais

Prep: 5 mins

Cook: 25 mins

Total: 30 mins

Serves:

Ingredients

¼ cup all purpose flour
¼ cup unsalted butter
2 cups elbow macaroni, cooked and cooled
13 oz milk
1 oz cream cheese
¼ cup thick yogurt, preferably Dannon Oikos plain Greek nonfat yogurt
6 oz white cheddar cheese, shredded
¼ tsp garlic salt
¼ tsp white pepper

To serve:

parsley, chopped

Instructions

Melt the butter and add in the flour while cooking in a pan over low heat.
Continue to whisk the mixture until it turns tan and has a sand-like texture.
Pour in the milk to a boil. Reduce the heat and whisk the roux into the hot milk until fully combined.
Mix in the cream cheese and the yogurt.
Once this mixture starts to thicken, remove it from the heat and whisk in the shredded cheese, garlic salt, and white pepper.
Add the macaroni to the sauce and mix to combine. Adjust seasoning as necessary.
Garnish with parsley and serve.

Nutrition

Sugar: 5g
:
Calcium: 298mg
Calories: 423kcal
Carbohydrates: 43g
Cholesterol: 59mg
Fat: 20g
Fiber: 2g
Iron: 1mg
Potassium: 241mg
Protein: 17g
Saturated Fat: 12g
Sodium: 306mg
Vitamin A: 704IU

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