GLUTEN-FREE MAC-N-CHEESE

Gluten-Free Mac-n-Cheese image

Mascarpone makes this cheesy pasta extra creamy, and the addition of potato starch means the sauce thickens without flour.

Provided by Leslie Kelly

Categories Main Dishes Pasta Macaroni and Cheese Recipes Stovetop Macaroni and Cheese Recipes

Time 30m

Yield 6

Number Of Ingredients 8

Ingredients

12 ounces gluten-free pasta (such as Barilla®)
6 tablespoons butter
½ onion, chopped
¼ cup potato starch
1 (12 fluid ounce) can evaporated milk
2 cups shredded Cheddar cheese
⅓ cup mascarpone cheese
3 dashes hot sauce (such as Tabasco®)

Steps:

Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Cook pasta in the boiling water, stirring occasionally until tender yet firm to the bite, about 7 minutes. Drain and reserve 1/2 cup cooking liquid. Transfer pasta to a serving bowl.
Melt butter in a saucepan over medium heat; add onion and cook until translucent, about 3 minutes. Stir potato starch into onion mixture until dissolved, about 1 minute. Slowly pour evaporated milk into onion mixture and stir constantly. Bring sauce to a simmer and remove saucepan from heat.
Stir Cheddar cheese, mascarpone cheese, and hot sauce into sauce until smooth, adding the reserved pasta cooking liquid if needed to thin the sauce. The cheese sauce should be the consistency of gravy.
Mix cheese sauce into pasta and serve while warm and gooey.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 620.5 calories, Carbohydrate 57.9 g, Cholesterol 103.9 mg, Fat 35.6 g, Fiber 1.3 g, Protein 19 g, SaturatedFat 21.3 g, Sodium 403.6 mg, Sugar 7.3 g