Baked Mac and Cheese
Baked Mac and Cheese

Hey everyone, hope you are having an incredible day today. Today, I’m gonna show you how to prepare a distinctive dish, baked mac and cheese. One of my favorites. For mine, I am going to make it a bit tasty. This is gonna smell and look delicious.

This baked mac and cheese is a family favorite recipe, loved by both children and adults. My version uses a combination of cheeses for a gloriously cheesy dish! The ultimate classic Baked Mac and Cheese, with an insane cheesy sauce and topped with an irresistible golden, buttery breadcrumb topping.

Baked Mac and Cheese is one of the most popular of recent trending meals on earth. It is appreciated by millions daily. It is easy, it’s quick, it tastes yummy. Baked Mac and Cheese is something which I’ve loved my entire life. They’re nice and they look fantastic.

To get started with this recipe, we have to prepare a few components. You can have baked mac and cheese using 8 ingredients and 4 steps. Here is how you cook that.

The ingredients needed to make Baked Mac and Cheese:
  1. Get unsalted butter
  2. Make ready all purpose flour
  3. Make ready milk, I used skim
  4. Make ready kosher salt
  5. Get paprika powder or pinch
  6. Make ready black pepper
  7. Get finely sfinely shredded mild cheddar cheese, I used mix of yellow & red cheddar cheese
  8. Make ready finely shredded mozarella cheese

Super simple, super easy and super quick. You'll never want the boxed stuff ever again! Baked Mac n Cheese - This is the perfect Holiday side dish, Mac and Cheese. Actually this is a classic side dish that is good.

Instructions to make Baked Mac and Cheese:
  1. Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Lightly grease a baking dish. Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Cook pasta according to aldente level. I recommend cooking the pasta a minute less than the directions. Drain and set aside for a few minutes.
  2. To prepare roux, melt butter into a medium saucepan over medium heat. Once melted whisk in flour, salt, pepper and paprika powder. Stir and cook for 2-3 minutes. Slowly whisk in milk, stirring continuously until thickened, about 2 minutes. Reduce heat to a simmer and stir in cheese until melted.
  3. Transfer cooked pasta to large dutch oven or pot over low heat. Pour cheese sauce over top, stirring to combine, toss lightly. This is a thick and creamy sauce. Do not mix too thoroughly, it's better left messy. To thin the sauce, add a few tablespoons of milk at a time until at desire consistency. Pour into the prepared baking dish. Sprinkle with mozarella cheese over the top.
  4. Bake in the preheated oven until cheese is melted, about 8-10 minutes, then turn the oven to broil. Broil for about 5 minutes to brown the top. Makes 6 servings.

Some 'scratch' mac-n-cheese recipes seem to require too much flour or baking time and the texture can be very grainy. Only changes - I omitted the worcestorshire and used a little extra cheese on top. Now, I just need to scale the recipe to serve several people and I will proudly prepare. If this baked mac and cheese happens to be fed to you by a friend who invites you over when you are sad beyond sadness, then It was everything wonderful that a baked mac and cheese should be - not overwhelmingly gooey, just the right balance of inner cheesiness with crispy baked-up edges and. Baked Mac and Cheese is the ultimate side dish for any meal made with three cheeses, this classic is perfect for the holidays and for summer cookouts!

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