Le Ricette

Macaroni Gratin

di Academia Barilla

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PREPARATION TIME
40 min
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DIFFICULTY
Medium
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TYPE
First course


Ingredients for 4 people


1 box elbows
6 tablespoons butter
1 cup grated Parmigiano Reggiano cheese
½ cup flour
3 cups milk
nutmeg to taste


Ingredients


béchamel sauce

Preparation 20 minutes preparation + 20 minutes cooking

1
Melt 3 ½ tablespoons of butter In a pan over low heat. Add the flour a little at a time, stir and gradually add the milk, stirring constantly with a whisk. Cook over low heat until it begins to boil, add the salt and a pinch of nutmeg and remove from the heat.

2
In the meantime, cook the macaroni in a large quantity of lightly salted boiling water for the time indicated on the package. Drain the pasta and put it into a large bowl with the béchamel prepared as above.

3
Sprinkle with a couple of tablespoons of Parmigiano Reggiano and mix well. Butter a baking dish, pour in the macaroni and cover with the rest of the béchamel.

4
Dot with the remaining butter and bake in a preheated 350° oven for about 20 minutes or until the surface is golden-brown. Remove from the oven and serve immediately.


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Try Barilla's Elbows from our Classic Blue Box pastas. This twisted pasta type is great for holding sauce or for soups, baked dishes, mac and cheese, and more!

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