Main
Recipes
Course
Main Dishes
Macaroni and Cheese (J. Alexander's Version) Recipe

Macaroni and Cheese (J. Alexander's Version) Recipe

Posted by

Rate It!

Macaroni and Cheese (J. Alexander's Version)

Add your photo!

Count

Calories

Minutes

Comments Print recipe

Ingredients:

Serving

8 oz pipette pasta
3 tbsp butter, divided (plus extra to grease pan)
2 tbsp flour
2 cups heavy cream
1/2 onion, minced
1 bay leaf
1/4 tsp paprika
2 1/4 cups gruyere cheese, divided
fresh ground black pepper
1/2 cup fresh breadcrumb

Directions:

Boil 6 cups water and 1 1/2 teaspoons salt to a boil in a medium pot. Add macaroni and cook until tender, about 8 minutes. Drain and put in a large bowl.
Melt 2 Tablespoons butter in a large saucepan over medium-low heat. Heat oven to 350°F Whisk in flour and cook 3 minutes, whisking constantly.
Gradually whisk in heavy cream.
Stir in onion, bay leaf, and paprika. Simmer 15 minutes, stirring often.
Remove from heat and stir in 1 1/2 cups gruyere. Season to taste with salt and pepper and remove bay leaf.
Stir in pasta.
Pour HALF of the pasta mixture into a deep 1 1/2-quart, buttered baking dish. Sprinkle with HALF of the remaining cheese. Top with remaining pasta mixture, then add the remaining cheese.
Melt 1 Tablespoon butter in a small skillet over medium heat. Add bread crumbs and toss to coat. Sprinkle bread crumbs on top of macaroni and cheese.
Bake 30 minutes or until bread crumbs are lightly browned. Cook 5 minutes then serve.

Kitchen-Friendly View

Nutrition Facts

Per Serving Per 100 g

Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories	856.82 Kcal (3587 kJ)
Calories from fat	511.91 Kcal
		% Daily Value*
Total Fat	56.88g	88%
Cholesterol	186.77mg	62%
Sodium	434.64mg	18%
Potassium	140.43mg	3%
Total Carbs	55.65g	19%
Sugars	2.17g	9%
Dietary Fiber	3.17g	13%
Protein	32.01g	64%
Vitamin C	1.6mg	3%
Vitamin A	0.1mg	4%
Iron	2.7mg	15%
Calcium	819.9mg	82%

Amount Per 100 g
Calories	339.33 Kcal (1421 kJ)
Calories from fat	202.73 Kcal
		% Daily Value*
Total Fat	22.53g	88%
Cholesterol	73.97mg	62%
Sodium	172.13mg	18%
Potassium	55.61mg	3%
Total Carbs	22.04g	19%
Sugars	0.86g	9%
Dietary Fiber	1.26g	13%
Protein	12.68g	64%
Vitamin C	0.6mg	3%
Iron	1.1mg	15%
Calcium	324.7mg	82%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
Find out how many calories should you eat.

Tastes

salty
savory
bitter
sweet

Search recipes
by ingredients

Construct & Analyze
Your Recipe

Analyze

Try this similar recipes

Tomato Bisque

Bacon, Garlic cloves, minced (large cloves) and 16 more..
Neptune's Delight

Butter, Flour, Heavy cream, divided and 12 more..
Steak Soup

Butter, Vegetable oil and 17 more..
Steak Soup

Butter, Canola oil and 16 more..
Lobster Thermidor

Cooked lobsters, Butter, Plain flour, Double cream and 6 more..
Grown Up Macaroni & Cheese

Elbow macaroni, Butter, Flour, Milk, Heavy cream and 8 more..
Broccolli Baked Mac And Cheese

Elbow macaroni , cooked according to package directions t... and 12 more..
Shrimp Florentine

Shrimp, cooked and peeled, Spinach, cooked and 10 more..
turnip souffle

Turnips, diced, Butter, Flour, Heavy cream and 3 more..
Swiss Chard Gratin

Butter, softened, Fresh breadcrumbs, Fresh breadcrumb and 15 more..