Upgrade any mac and cheese recipe.

Its hard to make bad mac and cheese.

Pasta + cheese + butter is usually a win, no matter how it comes together.

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No one wants a broken and greasy mac and cheese.

Unlike the vinegar-heavy bite ofyellow mustard, Dijon is a bit milder and less sweet.

Its like when you add coffee tochocolate cake, which doesn’t make the cake taste like coffee.

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It makes it taste more chocolatey.

Apart from the salt, you do need to verify the sauce is full of flavor.

That’s where Dijon mustard comes in.

One pot mac and cheese in a dutch oven with a wooden spoon, and in the surroundings, a bowl with cracker topping and a mustard kitchen towel

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A few drops of hot sauce or cayenne, and a pinch of nutmeg helps too.

These additions will help you to build dimension beyond just cheese and salt.