20 Go-To Recipes You'll Want to Commit to Memory
Everyone has a delicious dish that's so deceptively simple, they can make it by heart. We asked, and you gave us your favorites.
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Carroty Mac and Cheese
Preheat oven to 400° and grease an 8-inch square baking pan. Grate 3 cups sharp cheddar cheese (about 12 ounces). Cook 2 cups whole wheat macaroni in salted boiling water; a few minutes before pasta is finished, add 2½ cups coarsely grated carrot. Drain, then stir in 2½ cups Cheddar and 4 Tbsp. butter. Whisk together ¾ cup sour cream, ¼ cup whole milk, 2 eggs, 1 tsp. kosher salt, ¾ tsp. mustard powder, and a few grinds of black pepper. Fold into pasta and pour mixture into prepared pan. Sprinkle ½ cup remaining Cheddar and ¼ cup Parmesan on top. Bake until golden brown, about 30 minutes.
—Melissa Clark, author of
Cook This Now (Hyperion), from which this recipe is adapted
From the
March 2012 issue of
O, The Oprah Magazine
