40 Ways to Say Yes Please to Mac n’ Cheese

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Oct 27, 2014
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Hello and welcome to this thing we’re doing where we help you figure out what you’re gonna put in your mouth this week. Some of these are recipes we’ve tried, some of these are recipes we’re looking forward to trying, all of them are fucking delicious. Tell us what you want to put in your piehole or suggest your own recipes, and we’ll talk about which things we made, which things we loved, and which things have changed us irreversibly as people. Last week, we ate mermaid rainbow food.

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Mac and cheese doesn’t really need any explanation. It can be made from a blue cardboard box or by a Cordon Bleu-trained chef with cheeses that cost more than your apartment, and it’s always just what you needed. No matter your school of thought on what mac and cheese should or shouldn’t be, you’re sure to find a recipe or ten in here that works for you.


1. Grilled Seitan Kimchi Vegan Mac and Cheese

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2. Extra Cheesy Pumpkin Jalapeño Macaroni and Cheese

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3. Slow Cooker Three Cheese Mac and Cheese

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4. Jalapeño and Chorizo Mac and Cheese

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5. Spicy Sausage Pumpkin Mac and Cheese

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6. Broccoli White Cheddar Shells

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7. Fried Jalapeño Mac and Cheese Bites

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8. Three Cheese Stovetop Mac and Cheese

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9. French Dip Mac and Cheese Smothered French Fries

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10. Green Chile Mac and Cheese

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I am gonna make a vegan version of this if it kills me.


11. Mac and Cheese with Penne Pasta, Cheddar Cheese, Avocado and Lime

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12. Sweet Potato Mac and Cheese

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13. Easiest Creamiest Mac and Cheese

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14. Mediterranean Mac and Cheese

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15. Baked Gnocchi Mac and Cheese

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This is such a good idea I’m so angry I didn’t think of it on my own. Someone figured out how to concentrate even more carbs into mac and cheese and they deserve a goddamn Nobel Prize.


16. Lobster Mac and Cheese

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17. Buffalo Chicken Mac and Cheese

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18. Smoky Gouda Mac and Cheese

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19. Spinach Artichoke Mac and Cheese

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20. Alplermagronen: Swiss Alpine Macaroni

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21. Mac Attack Burger

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It’s your life, I guess.


22. Chipotle Salmon and Sweet Corn Baked Macaroni

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23. Macaroni and Cheese Pizza

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24. Bacon Pimento Mac and Cheese

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25. Vegan Cauliflower Mac and Cheese

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26. Macaroni and Cheese Soup with Roasted Tomatoes

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27. Mac and Cheese with Tortellini and Two Secret Ingredients

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28. Cajun Shrimp Macaroni and Cheese

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29. French Onion Soup Macaroni and Cheese

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30. Smoky Vegan Butternut Mac n Cheese

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31. Stovetop Goat Cheese Mac and Cheese

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32. Pepperoni Pizza Mac and Cheese

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33. Breakfast Mac and Cheese

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34. Macaroni and Cheese Pancakes Recipe

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I don’t know what happened to you in your childhood that made you think this was an okay thing to make, but I looked deep within myself and decided it wasn’t my place to keep this recipe from you even though it’s clearly an abomination. Please never tell me if you make this.


35. Curried Mac and Cheese

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36. Philly Mac and Cheesesteak

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37. Crockpot Buffalo Chicken Popper Mac

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38. Macho Mac and Cheese Vegan Nachos

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39. Martha’s Mac and Cheese

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40. One-Pot Chili Mac and Cheese

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