8 mac and cheese recipes you need

All the mac and cheese recipes you need

Pasta, cheeses (note the plural form) and a hot oven. Resistance is futile.

Macaroni and cheese

Rob Shaw (main)

Macaroni cheese. Mac and cheese. Maccheroni al formaggio. Whatever you call it, the combination of pasta, melted cheese and white sauce is hard to beat. Purists stick to this simple trio of ingredients, while modernisers add chunks of cauliflower or smokey ham for added dimension. Wherever you lie on the mac-cheese spectrum, you’ll return to these winning recipes time and time again.

Ultimate mac and cheese

Ultimate mac and cheese

Ham and provolone mac and cheese with fried egg

Ham and provolone mac and cheese with fried egg

Maccheroni al formaggio

Maccheroni al formaggio

Paul Carmichael’s macaroni pie

Paul Carmichael’s macaroni pie

Mountain-style mac and cheese

Mountain-style mac and cheese

Cauliflower mac and cheese

Cauliflower mac and cheese

Cauliflower mac and cheese with hazelnuts

Cauliflower mac and cheese with hazelnuts

Macaroni and cheese

Macaroni and cheese

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