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Smothered Mac and Cheese with Pepper Gravy
Southern Comfort Free recipe

Smothered Mac and Cheese with Pepper Gravy

★★★★★ 4.4 (310 ratings)

Our Mac and Cheese leans on yellow onion and patience: deeply savory and worth the wait, then finished with Pepper Gravy.

Prep
18 min
Cook
30 min
Servings
6
Difficulty
Medium
Ingredients

What you'll need

  • 1 lb mac and cheese
  • 4 oz yellow onion
  • 1/4 cup garlic
  • 2 tbsp smoked paprika
  • 1 cup hot sauce
  • 3 cloves kosher salt
  • 1 tsp cracked black pepper
  • to taste a squeeze of citrus
Method

Step by step

  1. Season the mac and cheese generously and let it sit while you prep the aromatics.
  2. Build the base: cook the onion, garlic and spices until soft and fragrant.
  3. Add the mac and cheese and cook it through, letting it take on color and soak up the seasoning.
  4. Rest briefly, adjust the salt and acid, and finish with fresh herbs before serving.
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