Seriously Good Mac and Cheese Sauce

Ingredients

• 10 cups Cooked Macaroni
• 4 cups Half-and-half
• 2 Tablespoons Butter
• 2 Tablespoons Flour
• ¼ teaspoons Onion Powder
• ⅛ teaspoons Cayenne Pepper
• ⅛ teaspoons Hot Mustard Powder (can Also Use 2 Tablespoons Prepared Yellow Mustard Instead)
• 1 pound Colby-Jack Cheese, Shredded
• 1 cup Sharp Cheddar Cheese, Shredded
• 1 Tablespoon Cornstarch
• 1 cup Queso Blanco Velveeta Cheese, Cubed
• FOR THE TOPPING:
• 1 cup Panko Bread Crumbs
• 2 Tablespoons Melted Butter

Preparation Instructions

Cook macaroni according to directions. Butter a 9 x 13 casserole dish and put the macaroni in that.

Heat half-and-half almost to boiling and set aside. Melt in a saucepan, add flour and stir together to make a roux. Add the hot half-and-half and whisk together until it has thickened. Add the spices, whisk together and then add the shredded cheeses and cornstarch. Stir together until melted and the sauce has thickened a little. Pour over the cooked macaroni and Velveeta cheese cubes. Mix together gently.

Combine topping ingredients (panko and melted butter) and sprinkle buttered Panko bread crumbs on top. Bake in a 350ºF oven for 45 minutes or until nice and bubbly and hot. Take out and let stand for 10 minutes before serving.

Serves about 8 people or 2 adults and 2 teenage boys.