2-Ingredient Pasta Dinners · Number 1

Macaroni and American Cheese

  • Two ingredients
  • 15 min
Macaroni and cheese served on one ordinary dinner plate at a small kitchen table, a single fork beside it, black pepper flecked across the smooth sauce, seen from the eater's seat
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You need

Good to know: Two suppers each; salt, pepper, oil and water are free.

What to do

  1. Widest skillet, 2½ cups cold water, ½ tsp salt.
  2. Bubble uncovered 8-10 min, stirring, until a few spoons of thick water are left.
  3. Off the heat, tear in the cheese and stir until smooth.

Adapted from a recipe by America's Test Kitchen.

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