Creamy Cheese and Sour Cream Pan Macaroni

Insanely tasty and ingeniously simple — cook and try! Macaroni with sour cream and cheese in a frying pan is a classic combination. But you can prepare it in different ways: simply sprinkle the pasta with grated cheese or cook a delicate aromatic sauce based on milk, cheese and sour cream. A hearty and very appetizing dish.
cook time: 25 min
Lucas Halstead
Creamy Cheese and Sour Cream Pan Macaroni

Nutrition Facts (per serving)

267
Calories
20g
Fat
23g
Carbs
11g
Protein

Ingredients (4 portions)

Basic:

Salt to taste
Mozzarella 100 g
Wheat flour 2 tbsp
Butter 50 g
Milk 250 ml
Sour cream 100 g
Pasta 300 g
Processed cheese 250 g

Recipe instructions

Step 1

Step 1
How to make pasta with sour cream and cheese in a frying pan? Very simple and fast! To begin, prepare the necessary ingredients according to the list. To make the sauce a rich yellow color, I used sliced processed cheddar. Cheddar melts very well in any form and forms a homogeneous consistency. You can replace it with regular hard cheddar or another cheese that melts equally well.

Step 2

Step 2
You can use any pasta — horns, bows, shells, etc. I use drills (cavatappi), the main thing is that they are made from durum wheat and of good quality.

Step 3

Step 3
If you have large pieces of mozzarella, cut it finer. It is not necessary to chop the mozzarella into small balls. You donʼt have to add mozzarella at all.

Step 4

Step 4
If you have cheese in slices, cut it into squares. If the cheese is hard, grate it on a coarse grater.

Step 5

Step 5
Melt the butter in a deep skillet over medium heat. If you donʼt have such a frying pan, you can cook the sauce in a saucepan with a thick bottom.

Step 6

Step 6
Add flour and heat, stirring, 1-2 minutes. The flour should gather into lumps.

Step 7

Step 7
While preparing the sauce, cook the pasta in plenty of salted water until al dente (1 minute less than package directions).

Step 8

Step 8
Pour the milk into the pan and stir until the flour has dissolved and the mixture thickens. It is most convenient to stir with a silicone whisk so as not to damage the bottom of the pan. If this is not the case, a wooden or silicone spatula will do.

Step 9

Step 9
Add cheddar, mozzarella and sour cream.

Step 10

Step 10
Simmer, stirring, until all the cheese has melted and the mixture becomes homogeneous.

Step 11

Step 11
Place the pasta in a colander and let all the water drain.

Step 12

Step 12
Add pasta to cheese sauce and mix thoroughly. If necessary, you can add salt to the dish to taste. My sauce was already quite salty, so I didn’t add more salt.

Step 13

Step 13
Serve the finished pasta in cheese sauce immediately, sprinkled with chopped herbs and, if desired, garnished with cherry tomatoes. Bon appetit!

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