Big Mac and Cheese
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Big Mac and Cheese
Description
This recipe begins by cooking elbow pasta just shy of the package directions, then coating it with a melting sauce made from whole milk, American cheese slices, cheddar cheese, and homemade Big Mac sauce. The sauce cooks on medium heat until creamy and slightly darkened in color. The macaroni and cheese base is then topped with a ground beef mixture cooked with diced onion, salt, and black pepper, providing a savory meat element.
Diced fresh tomato, shredded lettuce, and diced American cheese are added atop, emulating the fresh toppings of a Big Mac burger. The combination delivers a rich, cheesy pasta dish with familiar hamburger flavors layered in the toppings.
The ground beef topping can be prepared simultaneously while the pasta cooks to streamline preparation. Serving immediately after assembling preserves the textures and freshness of the toppings against the warm base.
Prepare the ground beef topping while cooking the pasta to save time.Use freshly diced tomatoes and shredded lettuce for optimal topping freshness and texture.
Ingredients
- 1 pound elbow pasta
- 2 cups milk whole
- 8 lices American cheese , unwrapped
- 1 cup cheddar cheese , freshly shredded
- 1 cup Big Mac sauce recipe, copycat
Toppings:
- 1/2 pound ground beef
- 1/2 yellow onion , diced
- 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1/4 teaspoon black pepper coarse ground
- 1 tomato diced, vine ripened
- 2 cups lettuce , shredded
- 2 lices American cheese , diced
Instructions
- Cook pasta two minutes shy of the directions on the box then drain and rinse the pasta. (see note) Add the pasta back to your large pot.
- On medium heat add whole milk, American cheese, cheddar cheese, big mac sauce to the pot and stir well until creamy.
- Bring to a simmer, stirring well until the sauce begins to darken in color a little as the dressing cooks, about 3-4 minutes.
- Pour into a baking dish to serve and top with toppings.
Beef Topping (Make While Cooking Pasta)
- Add beef, onion, salt and pepper to a large skillet and cook on medium high heat, breaking it apart as you cook, 6-8 minutes.
- Let beef cool.
- Add the tomatoes, lettuce, cheese, and beef on top of the cooked macaroni and cheese.
Notes
- Cook the ground beef mixture simultaneously with the pasta to streamline the recipe.
- Use fresh tomatoes and lettuce for the best topping contrast with the creamy pasta.
Nutrition Information
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Serving: 6servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories 572 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 572kcal | 29% |
| Carbohydrates | 33g | 11% |
| Protein | 23g | 46% |
| Fat | 38g | 58% |
| Saturated Fat | 15g | 75% |
| Cholesterol | 91mg | 30% |
| Sodium | 1285mg | 54% |
| Potassium | 350mg | 7% |
| Fiber | 2g | 8% |
| Sugar | 9g | 18% |
| Vitamin A | 899IU | 18% |
| Vitamin C | 4mg | 4% |
| Calcium | 528mg | 53% |
| Iron | 3mg | 17% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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