Easy Stovetop 'Nduja Mac and Cheese Recipe Serious

🥘 Ingredients

• 'nduja
  2 oz
• cheddar cheese
  6 oz
• elbow macaroni
  6 oz
• evaporated milk
  6 oz
• kosher salt

🍳 Cookware

• medium saucepan

1. 1

   Place elbow macaroni in a medium saucepan and add just enough cold water to cover. Add a pinch of kosher salt and bring to a boil over high heat, stirring frequently with a heat-resistant flexible spatula to prevent pasta from sticking.

   elbow macaroni: 6 oz, kosher salt
2. 2

   Continue to cook, stirring frequently, until water has been almost completely absorbed and macaroni is just shy of al dente.
3. 3

   ⏱️ 6 minutes
4. 4

   Immediately add evaporated milk , stir to combine, and bring to a boil.

   evaporated milk: 6 oz
5. 5

   Add cheddar cheese , stir to incorporate.

   cheddar cheese: 6 oz
6. 6

   Then add 'nduja , continuing to stir to combine.

   'nduja: 2 oz
7. 7

   Reduce heat to low and cook, stirring continuously, until cheese is melted, 'nduja is fully emulsified, and liquid has reduced to a creamy sauce.
8. 8

   ⏱️ 2 minutes
9. 9

   Taste for seasoning, adding more kosher salt if necessary ('nduja is quite salty, so pasta shouldn't need any additional salt).
10. 10

    Serve immediately.