Recipe for Macaroni and Cheese – Triple Cheese Macaroni

Macaroni & cheese is such great comfort food. This recipe calls for Parmesan, Monterrey Jack and Cheddar cheese. You can eat it as a main dish or as a side for any kind of meat. Here is what you are going to need:

12 oz. cooked elbow macaroni
4 oz. shredded cheddar cheese
4 oz. shredded Monterrey Jack cheese
4 oz. shredded Parmesan cheese
6 tablespoons butter
3 tablespoons flour
3 cups milk
1 tablespoon dry mustard
Paprika

1.Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

2. Melt 3 tablespoons of butter in a large pan. Add the flour and whisk for 1 to 2 minutes to cook the flour. Whisk in the milk and cook, whisking constantly, until you have a lumpless, smooth white sauce.

3. Add the mustard. Mix well, getting rid of any lumps that may form.

4. Add the cheese and mix well.

5. Add the macaroni and mix well.

6. Place the macaroni and cheese into a buttered casserole dish. Sprinkle with extra Parmesan cheese and paprika for color.

Macaroni & Cheese in Dish

7. Bake for 35 to 40 minutes until cheese browns and sauce is bubbly. Serve and enjoy!

Print the Triple Cheese Macaroni Recipe Here

6 Responses to Recipe for Macaroni and Cheese – Triple Cheese Macaroni

Paul Miller

November 16, 2011 at 2:15 pm

The ingrediants contridict the recipe on butter amounts. Is it equal parts flour and butter to make the roux or is it 6 butter and 3 flour as stated?

Thanks, Paul.
theFrugalChef

November 22, 2011 at 6:14 pm

Hi Paul!
I am sorry I took so long in replying! I apologize for the confusion and thank you for pointing it out to me. I will correct this now. The proper amount is 3 TBS butter. Have a great Thanksgiving!
Mary Ann
Laura

November 25, 2011 at 5:56 pm

Hello Frugal Chef –
Thank you for this site!
May I ask a favor: please provide measures in cups rather than ounzes.

In the Mac & Cheese recipe, the quantity of pasta is 12 cooked ounces.
I don’t have a scale, but on my measuring cups this would be 3/4 cup — far too little for a batch of Mac & Cheese.
The boxes of pasta I buy are 16 ounzes, so I can estimate the 12 ounzess from the whole box, but what if I have a partial box of indeterminate quantity?
A cup measure would be so helful.

Best–
Laura
theFrugalChef

December 1, 2011 at 8:56 am

Hi Laura!
Thank you for coming by. I will keep this in mind now that I am updating the site! Have a great day!
Mary Ann
Carlos

July 16, 2012 at 8:49 am

Is that 12 oz. of macaroni the dry weight before cooking, or the weight after cooking?
theFrugalChef

July 17, 2012 at 4:55 am

Hi Carlos!
Yes, this is 12 oz. of uncooked pasta. Thanks for stopping by!
Mary Ann