Gouda Mac and Cheese (5 Ingredients)

Divine Gouda mac and cheese: creamy, oozy, and delightful. Made with only five ingredients and ready in about 15 minutes.

Course Main Course, Pasta Recipes

Cuisine American

Prep Time 5

Cook Time 10

Servings servings

Calories 522kcal

Author Adina

Cook pasta: Bring a large pot of water to a boil, add salt generously, and cook the macaroni al dente.
1 lb elbow macaroni
Cheese: While the pasta cooks, grate the cheese.
9 oz Gouda
Place cheese, milk, flour, mustard, salt, and pepper in a large pan and whisk well to combine.
2 cups full-fat milk or semi-skimmed + ½ cup all-purpose flour + 1 ½ tablespoon Dijon mustard or yellow mustard + 1 ½ teaspoon fine sea salt or Kosher salt + ⅛ teaspoon ground black pepper
Heat: Just 1 minute before you drain the noodles, add the grated cheese, and heat the cheese mixture on very low heat, stirring occasionally to help melt the cheese and combine the ingredients.
Don’t overheat the cheese mixture, or it might clump. Heat it on the lowest heat and just long enough to help the cheese melt; it will not take a minute. If the Gouda is not completely melted, it’s ok. It will continue to melt when you mix it with the hot pasta.
Combine: Immediately, add the drained noodles and stir well to coat the macaroni with the Gouda sauce.
Adjust the taste with salt and pepper and serve immediately.

Or any other short pasta shapes, like penne, fusilli, bow tie, orecchiette, rotini, etc.
Start with less if using table salt, it’s more potent than sea salt. You can always add more at the end.
I usually have regular Gouda, but smoked Gouda or a blend of the two is excellent.