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Adult Mac and Cheese

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Just about as easy as opening one of those little boxes of shells and powdered sauce—and a whooooole lot more delicious. Our super-quick stovetop mac and cheese borrows from the method for a classic cacio e pepe pasta, but with a bit of milk to make it extra creamy. No béchamel, no baking, just pure dairy-on-carbs joy.

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