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Three Cheese Mac & Cheese Recipe (made with almond milk!)

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Three Cheese Mac & Cheese Recipe (made with almond milk!) from thelittlekitchen.net

So I started seeing a new primary care doctor recently and she thinks I'm lactose intolerant to a certain degree. I'm honestly not surprised about this revelation because like 90% of Asians are lactose intolerant. My older sister actually developed an intolerance to lactose in her 30s as well. I'm not going to bother getting tested, I researched that, I don't want to spend hours at the doctor's office.

Anyways, she kind of freaked me out when she said you should probably stay away from mac & cheese. I gave her a face. But I love mac & cheese. And then, I got a little bit clever…when it came time to bounce around ideas for my continued partnership with Blue Diamond Almond Breeze Almondmilk, I thought why not make a mac & cheese recipe with almond milk…it can be done, right? I have been trying my hand at baking with and cooking with almond milk so this was exciting for me to try.

It took a couple of tries and tweaks to get it right but I can yes, it can be done! It's so creamy and cheesy, I love it!

Three Cheese Mac & Cheese Recipe (made with almond milk!) from thelittlekitchen.net

We're big fans of buying blocks of cheese and grating it when we need it. I chose swiss gruyere, parmesan and sharp cheddar for my three cheese macaroni and cheese.

Three Cheese Mac & Cheese Recipe (made with almond milk!) from thelittlekitchen.net

Melt the butter and add the salt and spices.

Three Cheese Mac & Cheese Recipe (made with almond milk!) from thelittlekitchen.net

Then, add flour and create a roux. You want to cook it so the flour gets cooked.

Three Cheese Mac & Cheese Recipe (made with almond milk!) from thelittlekitchen.net

Then, slowly whisk in the Almond Breeze almondmilk, for this recipe, I used the original flavor. Then mix in the cheese.

Three Cheese Mac & Cheese Recipe (made with almond milk!) from thelittlekitchen.net

There you go!

Three Cheese Mac & Cheese Recipe (made with almond milk!) from thelittlekitchen.net

Add the macaroni pasta and mix really well.

Three Cheese Mac & Cheese Recipe (made with almond milk!) from thelittlekitchen.net

And you have cheesy goodness. Enough said. I'm so happy about this…you don't even know! I know some of you are going to ask but I don't really have a problem with most cheeses like cheddars because they don't have a lot of lactose or they are lactose free.

And PS, even Curtis is excited about this recipe! I'm out of town and he texted me a picture of his dinner plate complete with leftover mac & cheese on that plate! Yay!

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Three Cheese Mac & Cheese Recipe (made with almondmilk!) from thelittlekitchen.net
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Three Cheese Macaroni & Cheese Recipe

Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 35 minutes
Servings 6 to 8 as a side dish

Ingredients

  • 1 pound elbow macaroni
  • 3 Tablespoons unsalted butter
  • 1 teaspoon ground mustard
  • 3/4 to 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1/4 teaspoon pepper
  • a dash of ground nutmeg
  • 1/4 cup unbleached all purpose flour
  • 2 cups Almond Breeze Almondmilk Original
  • 1 1/4 cups freshly grated sharp cheddar cheese
  • 3/4 cup freshly grated swiss gruyere cheese
  • 3/4 cup freshly grated Parmesan cheese
  • salt and pepper to taste

Instructions

  • Bring a pot of water with salt added to a boil. Cook pasta according to directions on the package.
  • While the water is boiling, melt butter in another pot on medium heat. Add ground mustard, salt, pepper and ground nutmeg and mix in flour. Constantly stir and mix the flour mixture in the pot for about 3 to 4 minutes, creating a roux and cooking the flour.
  • Slowly whisk in Almond Breeze Almondmilk, mixing it into the flour mixture carefully. Cook for another 4 to 5 minutes, while whisking the mixture. Add cheese and mix, turn the heat off. Add the drained pasta to the pot with the cheese sauce. Mix together to coat the pasta and serve immediately.

Notes:

  • You can store the leftovers in the refrigerator but when you microwave it, it's not the same consistency as when you first make it and eat it out of the pot. You can also bake it in a baking dish. Curtis loved baking the leftovers in the oven.
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Categories: Main Dishes, Pasta, Recipes, Side Dishes, Vegetarian Tags: almondmilk, Butter, cheddar cheese, parmesan cheese, swiss cheese Posted: August 7, 2015 Updated: February 4, 2022

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    1. Tanee says

      August 23, 2019 at 5:31 pm

      My sauce is lumpy. Been stirring FOREVER!
      What do I do?

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      • Julie Deily says

        August 23, 2019 at 5:37 pm

        Hi Tanee,

        Try adding some more almond milk (or whatever milk you used) and whisking it. Hope that helps!

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    2. Kathy Cooper says

      July 10, 2019 at 6:41 pm

      What is the Nutrition Facts on this? My husband has to count all salt, protein and potassium.
      Thank you I just made one simular to this. He has CKD stage 3.
      Thank you in advance.

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