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Macaroni and Cheese

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A baked version of the classic. Creamy and cheesy with a crunchy topping.

Ingredients

  • 3 cups Milk, Warmed
  • 2 cups Macaroni Shaped Pasta
  • 3 Tablespoons Butter
  • 3 Tablespoons Flour
  • 1 teaspoon Salt
  • ½ teaspoons Pepper
  • 1 teaspoon Dry Mustard
  • 1 Tablespoon Worcesterchire Sauce
  • 2 cups Grated Cheese
  • 1 cup Panko Crumbs
  • ¼ cups Parmesan Cheese

Preparation

Preheat oven to 400ºF. Warm the milk in a large measuring cup in the microwave until just hot. Cook the pasta in a large pot of salted water until tender.

Melt butter in large sauce pan over medium heat. Add the flour, salt and pepper. Let it bubble for 1 minute until a little brown. Slowly add the warmed milk a little at a time, whisking the whole time to keep it smooth. Continue to stir constantly until mixture gets thicker and very steamy. Do not boil. It should coat the back of a spoon.

Remove from heat and stir in the dry mustard and Worcestershire sauce. Slowly add in the grated cheese (you can use any blend of cheese you like, I like old cheddar and mozzarella). Stir until all the cheese is melted. Stir in the cooked pasta.

Pour the mixture into a baking dish. Mix panko crumbs and parmesan cheese, sprinkle over the top of the pasta.

Bake in the oven for 20–25 minutes until bubbly and golden brown on top. Remove from the oven and let it sit for 10 minutes before serving.

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Sweetpea Nancy on 3.7.2011

Looks delicious, thanks for sharing the recipe. I plan on making this very soon. Macaroni & Cheese is comfort food for sure.

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esthera on 4.10.2012

Good recipe! I added 2 cups of diced ham and it tasted great.

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cherylovesfood on 11.3.2011

This was a great recipe to start from! I made a few alterations: a sprinkle of onion powder, 1/2 tsp garlic powder, 1/2 tsp paprika, omitted the bread crumbs in favour of hormel bacon bits sprinkled on top and used all cheddar plus the 1/4 c of parmesan mixed in. Sooo delicious! Thanks again!

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Sarah Jo on 6.4.2011

We made this the other night–loved that it was simple enough that we had the ingredients on hand. We doubled the amount of pasta and the cheese sauce was adequate. Thanks for a simple and tasty mac and cheese!

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