Spring Mac and Cheese
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Mac and cheese with all sorts of creamy cheesy goodness, peas, and pancetta
Are you more of a creamy mac and cheese stovetop kinda person? Or do you prefer a creamy baked mac and cheese with a crispy bread crumb topping? Me, it depends on the day. There's really nothing like eating mac and cheese straight out of a pot with a spoon and calling it a day. But if I'm aiming to impress, I'll throw a breadcrumb topping on and pop it in the oven for a few seconds to give it a pretty presentation!
It's just 1 extra step to go for the baked mac and cheese on top of a super easy recipe that's a little out of the ordinary! Normally when you cook pasta, you boil it off in water... right?! Right. But I was doing some recipe experimenting recently for an upcoming project and boiled off the pasta in milk rather than water and the result was the most delish creamy pasta and that's before you add the cheese sauce. Which means it's extra creamy. I do a fontina and gouda mixture for the cheese sauce because they are my 2 favorite cheeses that melt like rock stars... but you can do anything variation of cheese so long as it melts well.