Recipe: Perfect Birthday Mac and Cheese

Birthday Mac and Cheese.

You can cook Birthday Mac and Cheese using 10 ingredients and 3 steps. Here is how you achieve that.

Ingredients of Birthday Mac and Cheese

1. You need of Pasta.
2. Prepare 1 pound of Cavatappi pasta, corkscrew type.
3. Prepare As needed of water.
4. It's 2 teaspoon of salt.
5. It's 2 tablespoons of extra virgin olive oil.
6. It's of Sauce.
7. It's 2 pounds of finely shredded sharp cheddar cheese 4 cups.
8. You need 1 teaspoon of granulated garlic powder.
9. You need 1/2 stick of butter.
10. You need 1 cup of heavy whipping cream.

Birthday Mac and Cheese instructions

1. Boil the pasta in the water as instructed on package. Retain 1/2 cup of pasta water set aside and drain the rest..
2. In a pot gather the cream, garlic, and butter. I boiled the pasta for 10 minutes. After it boiled 7 minutes I started heating the cream. When the butter melts completely immediately add the cheese and sir in, till almost totally melted..
3. Add the pasta to the sauce with the pasta water in the pasta. Stir well it will most likely be very wet. No worries it is supposed to be. Cover and allow to rest 12 minutes to 20 minutes before serving. Give it a stir and serve. I hope you enjoy!!!.