The Best Mac and Cheese 3 Ways

there are very few things that humankind has made that i think is truly perfect in every single aspect this is one of those things okay so today we're making mac and cheese but not just any sort of like mac and cheese and stir we're making it three ways one that's macaroni in the pot shout out to megan stallion and uh cardi b the second being an oven version and then the third being a healthy version which brings me to my next point this video is sponsored by thrive market you know we got the healthy macaroni and cheese and we've got thrive market now where does that intersect well i'll tell you thrive market is an online membership based market that is on a mission to help make healthy living easy and affordable for everyone members save an average of 32 per order and look let me level with you guys i work a lot i work probably 105 hours a week and you know sometimes healthy eating and healthy lifestyle is difficult and it takes the thought out of it takes some of the time out and it comes straight to your door with exactly what you want check the link in the description for a free gift up to 24 in value when you join today so do me a favor and if you want to give thrive market a try visit the link in the description and choose a membership model that best fits your lifestyle so anyway with all that said let's make this shall we alrighty tidy so let's make our first mac and chee of the day make sure to season your water very generously with salt the italians will be angry if you don't and well so will i first start by boiling half a pound of macaroni or pasta of choice now cook that bad boy just until al dente drain it and hold it on the side to make this sauce simply melt 2 tablespoons or 28 grams of unsalted butter over medium heat then add 2 tablespoons or 18 grams of all-purpose flour mix that together and let that cook for about 45 seconds now from there you're gonna slowly add one cup or 240 milliliters of whole milk keep whisking over medium heat until that thickens nicely like so now shut the heat off and add 2 cups or 180 grams of grated cheese this is half raclette and half cheddar you know a little bit classy whisk that all together until completely melted and smooth like this i mean come on it's just a velvet gorgeousness i mean come on it looks like velvet i guess that's where the term velveeta comes from because it's like velvety but you know that mashup of words didn't work so well anyway it's velvety liquid smooth then finish it off by whisking in three and a half tablespoons or 55 grams of creme fresh for a little bit of a chef's kiss season that to taste with salt and stir your macaroni back in for symphony both in flavor and sound now that's macaroni in the pot now for the next one we're going to make a family-style oven version for the breadcrumb topping mix together three quarters of a cup or 58 grams of panko breadcrumbs why did i say that like the foot lettuce guy one tablespoon or nine grams of zatar two teaspoons or three grams of fresh chopped thyme mix all that together till combined then mix in 4 tablespoons or 56 grams of melted unsalted butter you know feel free to add some flaky salt or black pepper if you have that now for the pasta portion it's the same procedure as before but with different proportions first mix together three cups or 250 grams of cheddar and three cups or 250 grams of gruyere then in a large pot boil one pound of macaroni this time using a conchigli shape that's what i like boil just before it's al dente and slightly underdone drain it again then in the empty pot add a third cup or 73 grams of unsalted butter melt over medium heat sounding familiar whisk in a third cup or 50 grams of all-purpose flour cook for 45 seconds then this time add in three cups or 720 milliliters of whole milk whisk that till it begins to thicken then add 4 cups of that cheese mix that you made earlier whisk until completely smooth add your pasta back in mix oh whoa that doesn't usually usually happen um then from there you're gonna pour half of that into a four to five quart baking dish sprinkle on the remaining cheese mixture then pour the other half on top top that off with all of your bread crumb topping and place it in an oven that's been set to 350 degrees fahrenheit or 175 degrees celsius for 25 to 30 minutes or until bubbly and the topping is lightly golden like so now let's taste test these two first up we have the regular mac and cheese this is a simple one right we're talking a true mornay sauce it's a root it's milk it's cheese and you put macaroni that is true simple macaroni in the pot this is for cardi b and megan the stallion thank you so much so this has like that classic sort of like buffet style macaroni and cheese you go to a hotel and you're like oh my gosh i can't wait to go on the slip and slide but it ends up not being that fun but you have this macaroni awaiting in a big hotel pan and all the people are yelling and screaming anyway so second oh this is a really simple common oven mac and cheese you put panko bread crumbs on top we've got a mornay sauce but you see you flavor the panko bread crumbs and it permeates through the whole dish this one is ultra ultra cheesy like oh yeah that's the one this is the one it's like a big mouth singing to me like this is way better flavored texturally you get more volume you can cook a lot all at once this is all you get for this recipe granted you could scale it up but a little extra time anyway the point is you have two easy mac and cheese recipes you can either go the one step version or you can go the two-step version but if you just take that extra effort i promise you it will be worth it okay last but not least is the healthier low calorie mac and cheese from our homies at thrive market same as before you're going to go ahead and boil yourself one pound of nice shell pasta here i've got some brown rice pasta low gi gang you heard boil that according to the directions separately we're gonna make a low calorie cheese sauce which i didn't think was possible until i figured this one out so get yourself a head of cauliflower remove the florets place those bulbous veggie clouds into a pot filled with water bring to a boil and boil those puppies until they're well about as soft as they can get around 8 to 10 minutes i want them to be mushy go ahead and fish those brothers out of the water pop them into a blender start off with about a cup of your water that used to boil begin blending adding additional water if needed and once that's nice and smooth and vortexing add in 1 cup or 90 grams of grated cheddar 1 tablespoon or 14 grams of nutritional yeast 2 teaspoons or 6 grams of turmeric powder and salt and pepper to taste i'm using truffle salt because you know well why not blend till beautifully incorporated and taste salty to your liking now just mix that together with your pasta i'm always amazed by this although it's tasty you don't need a ton of cream and cheese to make something taste great it's all about good technique now let us compare our flavors right so the sun went away bummer so the color might look a little weird we've got essentially it's not vegan but i think it's vegetarian you use a vegetarian chia nonetheless this is a healthier version of a mac and cheese it's low calorie so you can eat a bunch of it if you're watching your macros and those are my guns low calorie here you go you know you watch me eat all these different things and it's about making things as great as possible but it's almost like people think i don't ever eat healthy food and two things food can be perfectly low calorie or healthy or whatever and still be perfectly delicious it just takes a little bit of finesse now look i'm not gonna lie is the texture of this exactly the same as mac and cheese of course not but the flavor itself is amazing very very very nice that truffle salt really helps and the cheese that nutritional yeast really helps lift the cheese flavor if you're on a diet and you're craving mac and cheese and you have a bite of this you may never go back do you want to know what else is saucy and full of cheese [Music] b-roll [Music] all right guys and that is it so we made mac and cheese honestly all of these options were fantastic i've always been more sort of a macaroni in the pot guy cardi b megan how are you doing but the oven version kind of surprised me considering i don't make it that often and it's really a solution to a lot of problems when making mac and cheese you can make more it's easier to serve and all those things so and it's a different eating experience and then the third one of course especially surprised me being a healthy version it's like healthy mac and cheese come on it's not supposed to be low calorie but it's a great alternative it still has that rich anxious sort of cheesy quality to it and also it had the nice macaroni texture it really wasn't that different at all um you know and i think that if you're trying to drop your calories you're trying to eat something healthier that's a great way to go thank you to our friends at thrive market for sponsoring this video don't forget to head to the link in the description to get yourself a membership and try it out but anyway if you enjoyed this video or you learned something leave a like subscribe and i will see you next time [Music] you

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Length: 8min 57sec (537 seconds)

Published: Wed Sep 16 2020