French

Gratin de Macaronis (Baked Macaroni and Cheese Gratin)

Name: Gratin de Macaronis (Baked Macaroni and Cheese Gratin)
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: French
Ingredients: 12 oz macaroni or other short pasta; 3 tbsp butter; 3 tbsp all-purpose flour; 2.5 cups milk; 1.5 cups gruyere cheese, grated; 3 tbsp dry breadcrumbs; 1 pinch ground nutmeg; 1 tsp salt; 1/4 tsp black pepper

Julien B. @julien_b

Gratin de Macaronis (Baked Macaroni and Cheese Gratin) is French home cooking, eaten at lunch and dinner. On the plate it is the dish at the centre. Below is what usually sits beside it, what it does and does not contain, and what else to cook once you have made it.

35 min Medium Vegetarian Pescatarian Halal

Ingredients

Serves

The quantities follow this count.

12 oz macaroni or other short pasta
3 tbsp butter
3 tbsp all-purpose flour
2.5 cups milk
1.5 cups gruyere cheese, grated
3 tbsp dry breadcrumbs
1 pinch ground nutmeg
1 tsp salt
1/4 tsp black pepper

How to cook it

Preheat the oven to 400 F and cook the macaroni in salted boiling water until just shy of al dente, then drain well.
Melt the butter in a saucepan, whisk in the flour, and cook for 1 minute, then gradually whisk in the milk and simmer, stirring, until thickened, about 5 minutes.
Season the sauce with the nutmeg, salt, and pepper, then stir in most of the gruyere until melted, holding back a handful for the top.
Toss the drained macaroni with the cheese sauce and pour it into a buttered baking dish.
Scatter the breadcrumbs and the remaining gruyere over the top and bake for 20 minutes, until bubbling and golden.
Let the gratin rest for 5 minutes before serving; this is the everyday French children's comfort lunch, needing no meat at all.

Watch how to cook Gratin de Macaronis (Baked Macaroni and Cheese Gratin)

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Serve it with

A French dinner is a plate rather than a single dish. These are the courses that normally sit beside Gratin de Macaronis (Baked Macaroni and Cheese Gratin), read from the same composition Dinejot builds a real meal from.

The cooked vegetable
- Aubergines au Four (Roasted Aubergine with Thyme and Garlic)
  
  40 min
Something cool and fresh
- Betteraves Vinaigrette (Beetroot with Mustard Vinaigrette)
  
  15 min

Safe at your table

Dinejot tracks ten allergens and tags every one of them by hand, so the absences below are as deliberate as the presences. Gratin de Macaronis (Baked Macaroni and Cheese Gratin) carries dairy and gluten. It is free of the remaining 8 allergens on that list.

Every tracked allergen in Gratin de Macaronis (Baked Macaroni and Cheese Gratin)
Allergen	In this dish	Cook this instead
Peanuts	No
Tree nuts	No
Dairy	Yes	Blanc de Poulet Grille et Haricots Verts (Grilled Chicken Breast with Green Beans)
Gluten	Yes	Blanc de Poulet Grille et Haricots Verts (Grilled Chicken Breast with Green Beans)
Shellfish	No
Eggs	No
Soy	No
Fish	No
Sesame	No
Coconut	No

These tags are set by a person rather than inferred from an ingredient list, and they describe the recipe as written here. Read the labels on whatever you actually buy.

What it brings to the plate

Estimated, per serving

Calories: 650 kcal
Protein: 29 g
Carbs: 77 g
Fat: 25 g
Fiber: 3 g
Sugar: 7 g
Sodium: 780 mg
Saturated fat: 15 g

Estimated values. Actual nutrition varies with ingredients, brands, and how you cook.

When to cook it

Gratin de Macaronis (Baked Macaroni and Cheese Gratin) takes about 35 minutes from a cold stove to the table, and the cooking itself is a fair bit of work. It is eaten at lunch and dinner. Nothing in the calendar rules it out, so it is a year round dish.