Now that the sauce is ready, it’s time to make the pasta. And chef Arya has a tip for making sure yours doesn’t “taste like sh*t”—cook the pasta for three minutes less than the box says. Once the pasta is done, Cox reserves some of the cooking water, strains the noodles and then adds in the sauce.
The Scream star tries to add some pepper into the dish, but chef Arya isn’t having it. “It’s not a cacio e pepe,” he says.
Now here’s where it gets interesting. For the final step, Cox layers up the mac and cheese into a deep dish pan and tops it with more mozzarella and then another layer of pasta before topping it all with Panko breadcrumbs and Parmesan cheese. The cooking pair then broil the dish in the oven to get a nice golden crust and add some chopped chives on top before digging in.
The result is an ooey-gooey cheese lover’s dream. “Oh my God!” Cox says, while tasting the dish. “Took a long time but worth every single bite!”
