{"id":2055,"slug":"mascarpone-mac-n-cheese","title":"Mascarpone Mac 'n Cheese","description":"Folding in unsweetened whipped cream makes this mac 'n cheese casserole light and airy.","ingredients_raw":["¼ cup unsalted butter","¼ cup all-purpose flour","1 cup mascarpone cheese","3 tbsp sugar","1 pinch of salt","2 cups heavy cream","1 pound cooked macaroni pasta","1 cup heavy whipping cream, whipped to soft peaks"],"ingredients_norm":["unsalted butter","all purpose flour","mascarpone cheese","sugar","salt","heavy cream","cooked macaroni pasta","heavy whipping cream"],"steps":["Melt butter in a large saucepan over medium heat. Whisk in flour and cook until light blond color is achieved.","Add remaining ingredients except for macaroni and whipped cream. Bring to a boil until reduced by half. Remove from heat and gently fold in cream.","Place macaroni in the bottom of a 9x13-inch square baking pan. Pour cheese mixture over and bake in a 350°F oven for 25 minutes, or until bubbly on top and puffed up. Remove and serve."],"categories":["Macaroni and cheese recipes","Recipes using butter","Recipes using pasta and noodles","Recipes for macaroni and cheese","Recipes using mascarpone","Recipes using whipped cream","Recipes using sugar","Recipes using all-purpose flour"],"prep_time_minutes":null,"cook_time_minutes":null,"total_time_minutes":null,"servings":null,"yield_text":null,"difficulty":"medium","source_name":"wikibooks","source_url":"https://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Cookbook:Mascarpone_Mac_'n_Cheese","source_ref":"4516164","authors_url":"https://en.wikibooks.org/w/index.php?title=Cookbook:Mascarpone_Mac_'n_Cheese&action=history","license":"CC BY-SA 4.0","license_url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/","extraction_confidence":null,"content_hash":"4be9b69e49ebb1f1128e55d45bee41818d7b5c3ee3e9949541a3888d523351fa","created_at":"2026-08-02T14:43:08Z","updated_at":"2026-08-02T17:11:31Z","notice":null,"url":"https://recipecontextprotocol.com/recipes/mascarpone-mac-n-cheese"}