Tikka Masala Mac & Cheese

Name: Tikka Masala Mac & Cheese
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 45 min
Cuisine: Indian, Asian
Ingredients: 8 oz dried elbow pasta; 2 tbsp butter; 2 tbsp garlic, finely chopped; 2 tbsp ginger; ½ tbsp jalapeño, finely chopped; ½ cup crushed tomatoes; 2 tbsp tomato paste; ½ tsp Kashmiri red chili powder; ½ tsp cardamom powder; 1 tsp kasuri methi, crushed (dried fenugreek leaves); 1 cup heavy cream; 3/4 cup whole milk; ½ teaspoon salt (to taste), ¼ teaspoon black pepper, pinch of sugar; 1 & 1/4 cup grated medium cheddar cheese, divided; 1 cup grated gouda cheese, divided

7 steps

Prep:15minCook:30min

Spice up your mac and cheese with some Tikka Masala and prepare to get cozy with this classic comfort food! It’s got all of the cheesy goodness and none of the lactose that upsets your stomach. Did you know that some hard cheeses like cheddar and gouda are very low in lactose or even lactose-free? Read the labels to check — lactose is a sugar and is listed under carbohydrate on the label. If a cheese label has zero grams of sugar, it means it’s lactose-free!

Updated at: Thu, 17 Aug 2023 12:01:15 GMT

Nutrition balance score

Unbalanced

Glycemic Index

Moderate

Glycemic Load

High

Nutrition per serving

Calories763.2 kcal (38%)

Total Fat49.2 g (70%)

Carbs54.6 g (21%)

Sugars8.8 g (10%)

Protein27.3 g (55%)

Sodium863.2 mg (43%)

Fiber3.3 g (12%)

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredients

4 servings

8 ozdried elbow pasta

2 Tbspbutter

2 Tbspgarlic

finely chopped

2 Tbspginger

½ Tbspjalapeño

finely chopped

½ cupcrushed tomatoes

2 Tbsptomato paste

½ tspKashmiri red chili powder

½ tspcardamom powder

1 tspkasuri methi

crushed, dried fenugreek leaves

1 cupheavy cream

¾ cupwhole milk

½ teaspoonsalt

to taste

¼ teaspoonblack pepper

sugar

1 ¼ cupcheddar cheese

grated, medium, divided

1 cupgouda cheese

grated, divided

Instructions

Step 1

Cook the pasta according to instructions on the package.

CooktopHeat

Pot

dried elbow pasta8 oz

Step 2

Melt butter in a pan, then add chopped ginger, garlic, and jalapeño. Sauté for 2 minutes then add the crushed tomatoes, tomato paste, and all the spices. Cook the spices for 1 minute.

Pan

CooktopHeat

Wooden Spoon

butter2 Tbsp

garlic2 Tbsp

jalapeño½ Tbsp

crushed tomatoes½ cup

tomato paste2 Tbsp

Kashmiri red chili powder½ tsp

kasuri methi1 tsp

ginger2 Tbsp

cardamom powder½ tsp

Step 3

Add in the cream, milk, salt, pepper and pinch of sugar. Stir to combine until everything is mixed together well.

heavy cream1 cup

whole milk¾ cup

salt½ teaspoon

black pepper¼ teaspoon

sugar

Step 4

Add ¾ cup grated cheddar & ¾ cup grated gouda. Stir and turn off the heat. Let the cheese melt until the sauce is smooth.

CooktopHeat

Wooden Spoon

cheddar cheese1 ¼ cup

gouda cheese1 cup

Step 5

Remove the pan from the stove, add the boiled pasta, and mix.

Step 6

Transfer half of the pasta to an 8 x 8 greased square pan. Top with ¼ cup of the cheese, add the remaining half of the pasta and finish with the remaining ½ cup cheese.