One-Pot Broccoli Mac and Cheese | Ali Slagle | NYT Cooking

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In the time it takes to make boxed macaroni and cheese (which is arguably already perfect), you can have a homemade version that’s creamy with lots of sharp Cheddar and studded with broccoli (because health!). Ali Slagle is in the studio kitchen to show us how! In her fast and satisfying One-Pot Broccoli Mac and Cheese, everything is added all together in a large pot right from the get-go: The noodles are cooked in milk, which thickens to the consistency of cream, and the broccoli gets soft and sweet as it’s coated with gooey cheese.
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[@jamesmorrison7847]

I find that adding a tablespoon of dijon mustard to a batch of mac and cheese really adds so zing to the sauce and make it taste even cheesier. You could also add some diced ham to this to make a fairly complete meal.

[@juliabishop1408]

I love putting Dijon mustard in my Mac and cheese! Sometimes I also use dry mustard powder.

[@kaiju_k5042]

little yellow mustard powder like Colmans is also great :)

[@tdsims1963]

I've even used yoghurt instead of milk. I also add fresh chopped parsley. It's quite tasty!

[@richardwallace6313]

complete without adding rotting carcass of murder victims

[@jamesmorrison7847]

@@richardwallace6313 Thanks for your comment Richard. The day wouldn't be complete unless we have a comment from the lunatic fringe knuckle dragging vegans who wear leather shoes, brush their hair with boars hair brushes and wear wool sweaters every winter. Here's a thought, STFU.

[@merganwort1706]

i like her energy and her love for broccoli ~

[@kristinaginorio1344]

My grandkids would love this and it's great to have an easy meal when they visit.

[@derschwartzadder]

Sounds lovely, and Ali is comfortingly low key adorable in this 😊

in everything

[@marijkeschellenbach2680]

I live full time in a motor home and this is a perfect dish with very little cleanup and prep. Thanks for sharing. If you have more of these ideas, please share.

[@periphron]

I LOVE Ali Slagle's recipes, and I have loved her cookbook, too--her recipes are always trustworthy and unfussy.

[@BloodyMuffinx]

A very chill, comforting, delicious recipe to watch. Ali's energy is immaculate.

[@noktilux4052]

Did you actually try to make it? I did and it is far from delicious.

[@thew26x]

She makes me feel relaxed lol. Thank you Ali

[@sarahlane9121]

I will 1000% make this... I think my kids will love it... but you... you are brilliant to watch... I love how you explained everything and made the recipe seem even easier then it is... cant wait to see more from you ❤❤🥰🥰

[@MIG106]

"I'm also fun to hang out with, I promise." ,, "If you've never eaten broccoli stem...I really suggest it." Ali is the GOAT. Always. More. Ali.

[@TheAmandadawngrace]

I made this for lunch today and it was 💯! So happy to now have this quickie, redeeming mac and cheese in my back pocket.

[@noktilux4052]

Really? My experience was horrible.

[@somebodyoutthere]

I need more Ali for this channel, please.

[@maureenmanning1244]

Just made this now and it is delicious! I love a quick and yummy pasta dish. This is a keeper and nicely done, Ali!

[@dtemp132]

Ali might be my fav at NYT Cooking!

[@editork9650]

this looks simple and good

[@BetsyRoutmanMarks]

Omg! You’re a baby! I love your recipes! Go gurl!

[@Christopher-Yabadabado]

Definitely! Easy and quick, love it.

[@GingerBillyHag]

I'd love if you'd do videos of recipes for those who love a nomadic lifestyle!!!!! That would be so awesome.

[@janeosun]

^^^^

[@cpp8227]

Love Ali's recipes and videos! Thank you:)

[@crashlikewaves]

Love this! Really excited to try it

[@arshbehal6312]

I love Ali!

[@barber0611]

great idea....I'd need a little butter and cream

[@serenity8910]

I don't like making a roux for mac & cheese so this recipe is perfect for me!

[@YTantirungrotechai]

I've already ordered her cookbook. :-)

[@johnsullivan4741]

I'm a fan of broc in my Mac and cheese. Simple is my favorite.

[@DuyNguyen-yx2vd]

That's so much broccoli. I'm in.

[@huggledemon32]

I love broccoli stem (trunk lol) my preferred method is to stir fry it!🤷‍♀️👍🏻🥰

[@Sakja]

More cheese please!

[@Rellesofsaturn]

Yes more cheese 🧀 on 😅🤣😂🥹🥰

[@agrislalopez]

Ali, you are adorable

[@sweeetsinx]

What size Le Creuset soup pot is that?

[@dekkacat8517]

Could I use wholegrain pasta? Cook longer, more liquid perhaps? Think I'll Definitely add mustard and a couple of dashes of Worcester sauce. I wonder if it is good to reheat in the microwave the next day? I'm the only one in house hold who likes Mac and cheese so I get several days out of a pot usually. 😊

[@pattygill3999]

How much milk do you use

[@remy.o.french]

2.5 cups milk and 3 cups water

[@beebopinaround]

LOVE your recipes at NYT. Plz plz come out with a cookbook with recipes you prepared during your Van life adventure. I even have the title for you! "On The Road with Ali Slagle" 😁 You're welcome. 😉

[@YTantirungrotechai]

I substitute brocoli with baby corn. It give a nice texture too. :-)

[@kaiju_k5042]

A cookbook coming from Ali? Aww my birthday was on Wednesday but this new is my bday gift for the year ❤

[@YTantirungrotechai]

it'll be available from 04/12/22. You can pre-order it from amazon, etc.

[@kaiju_k5042]

@@YTantirungrotechai Ohh thank you!! That's so soon yay!

[@m.theresa1385]

🎉 Happy belated birthday! 🍰 🥂🎈

[@kaiju_k5042]

@@m.theresa1385 aww thank you!

[@kimmyklo7848]

Measurements would be nice

[@remy.o.french]

I know! They do it on purpose to make you pay for the printed recipe.

[@republicoftexas4651]

Put some bland in a pot. Add a little bland. Boil until bland. That recipe is terrible.

[@noktilux4052]

@@republicoftexas4651 Spot on. I was enough of a sucker to actually try this tonight and there was no way of saving the dish from blandness. Water + cheese == anglo taste disorder.

[@joerecoveryjoerecovery5781]

This is what angels eat. Because they fear sin.

[@LolLol-pz5zw]

Cooking with the Instant Pot

[@Rahel8811]

I love it

[@MissGimpsAlot]

Take a peeler to that broccoli stem, y'all ...

[@gracieshepardtothemax1743]

So sad I’m allergic to broccoli.. could it be subbed with cauliflower?

[@nicholo1]

No unfortunately when cauliflower mixes with dairy it becomes poisonous to the touch so it cant be subbed :/

[@polianarchy]

@@nicholo1 april fools

[@MikhailaRichards]

That looks DELICIOUS

[@theouthousepoet]

Cauliflower and broccoli are the same plant. If you’ve not yet found out if you are allergic to cauliflower, be cautious before substituting. It would be like being specifically allergic to golden retrievers, but not any other dog. Broccoli, cauliflower, cabbage, kale, brussel sprouts, collard greens: all of these are different cultivars of the same plant. en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brassica_oleracea

[@gracieshepardtothemax1743]

@@theouthousepoet thanks Taylor! Yes I’ve tried. Weirdly, myself and my mom are both allergic to broccoli, avocado and kale. We get violently ill and our bowels give us grief for days after. It’s sad as I LOVE them.. ok well maybe not kale lol. There is no reason why. But man, I miss guacamole and broccoli with cheese!

[@Standupcomedyclass]

❤

[@illeagle6140]

OMG! deadass love this macaroni and cheese 💯 fr fr can u use oat milk instead of boiling milk? also can u use chicken instead of macaroni??? 😬

[@laurafriedman818]

can you sub gluten free pasta?

[@JamesDavis-jw6nj]

18 thru/- 31 = 13 days

[@krecreane22]

Has Barilla reformed its anti-LGBT stance enough for NYT to promote it so freely. Nice video--Yay, Ali

[@JamesDavis-jw6nj]

If not taking, just a?

[@JamesDavis-jw6nj]

Changes?..

[@emberchord]

That is a fantastic way of hiding broccoli too!

[@AlexaSmith]

why would you need to hide broccoli?

[@emberchord]

@@AlexaSmith some people don’t like it! But they will in this dish. Plus broccoli is super healthy, so finding a way to get someone to eat it is always good

[@noktilux4052]

@@emberchord I tried the recipe a little earlier and it is terrible - hardly a vehicle for introducing an ingredient to someone who is not a fan.

[@emberchord]

@@noktilux4052 oh no! What made it terrible?

[@noktilux4052]

@@emberchord It is unbelievably bland. I used a very string cheddar and even grated ina pile of parmesan to try to rescue it. Ended up adding some salt to make it edible. The liquids in this seem to neutralize all the cheese flavour.

[@noktilux4052]

This seemed like such a great idea, it was on my "to do" list since I saw the video and finally got executed today. It looked great as presented here and it looked great in the pot as I made it, but the end result was like the very worst of hospital food, albeit without the mushiness. As I suspected, mixing cheese into a batch of watery stuff is not a great idea. I used a fairly expensive and quite sharp cheddar here. It didn't matter. I suppose i could have added way more, but that would have made the dish ridiculous in terms of health and cost. I have a feeling feta cheese could have been a lot better, which was an initial instinct, but I am very reluctant to repeat this experiment.

[@RachelDavis705]

Maybe you added it too early? Should the water needed to be absorbed by the pasta at that point?

[@noktilux4052]

@Shelly If you're going to try, make sure your cheese is very strong/flavourful, don't put it in until near the end and perhaps add a spoon of dijon mustard as someone elsewhere in the comments has suggested. The main enemy is blandness.

[@christinar8419]

Hmm 🤔

[@Rellesofsaturn]

You’re so amazing and beautiful.,cooking too

[@giacomobras]

Mac and cheese for breakfast? GURL you will go to jail soon 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@JamesDavis-jw6nj]

🚥🚦yellow, or..!, A yellow🦎, color?

[@JamesDavis-jw6nj]

Old Test? An A, 39?, New Test?.., An A, again?

[@nebsu_]

some spunk? 🤨

[@JamesDavis-jw6nj]

Math, Science?

[@republicoftexas4651]

That looks super bland.

[@noktilux4052]

I was a sucker and made this tonight. It should be the new definition of bland.

[@allylovesu14]

This has to be April Fools …

[@j.s.5180]

If somebody serves me Mac and cheese with broccoli in it, I'm calling the goddamn police. I love broccoli. But it and mac and cheese are not meant to meet.

[@demondarcy3911]

people eat broccoli with cheese sauce, why not put two and two together and make five?

[@j.s.5180]

@@demondarcy3911 not the same thing.

[@theouthousepoet]

This is broccoli and cheese soup with pasta in it, not Mac and cheese with broccoli in it.

[@jojosplayground]

Criminal

[@MsAsb-zx4sr]

I’m appalled

[@taylordavis1179]

*collective Black horror* 😂

[@annabella7285]

No! This is not mac and cheese, more like a soup!

[@bl6628]

Less water, more cheese. I'd let the water reduce down A LOT, add a lot more cheese until it's too thick, then add water little by little until I got the right consistency.

[@remy.o.french]

This ended up extremely bland and yielded WAY more than 4 servings. At least 8 servings, but probably even more. So now I’m stuck with all this pasta no one wants to eat because it’s “meh”

[@theouthousepoet]

What kind of cheese did you use? As Ali mentioned, it’s where you’re going to get most of your flavour. As others posters mentioned, you could spice this up in a few easy ways: dijon, worcestershire, cayenne; curry powder for a curry angle; Chili or garlic oil drizzle (ohhh ohhh with crispy garlic would be perfect!); have fun with it!

[@LTSmash414]

Oh no omg a tragedy, call 911

[@noktilux4052]

Same experience and almost impossible to rescue without adding crazy/unhealthy amounts of salt or extra cheese. It is a terrible recipe. I have posted a detailed account of my experience just earlier, if you care to look through the comments section.

[@noktilux4052]

@@theouthousepoet I used a very sharp and rather expensive cheese plus some grated parmesan just to make sure. This is the very worst recipe I have EVER tried in my 50+ years.

[@noktilux4052]

@@LTSmash414 It is certainly a 911-equivalent culinary tragedy for the NTY to inflict this on people.

[@reginaldfifer9740]

I apologize I don't mean no disrespect but are you married I would love to cook with you and be with you too thank you

[@tallalienboy2355]

If I ate that I would fall asleep, it's so bland. Seriously pasty is one of those dishes that take up flavour and different textures so well but this doesn't even have a crum on top for at least some texture and it literally has no flavour...why?!

[@grainofsalt2113]

looks watery and bland i'm sorry