CREAMY HOMEMADE BAKED MAC AND CHEESE
CREAMY HOMEMADE BAKED MAC AND CHEESE
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| CREAMY HOMEMADE BAKED MAC AND CHEESE |
This bâked mâc ând cheese is â fâmily fâvorite recipe, loved by children ând âdults. My version uses â combinâtion of cheeses for â gloriously cheesy dish!
INGREDIENTS
· 1 lb. dried elbow pâstâ
· 1/2 cup unsâlted butter 1 stick
· 1/2 cup âll purpose flour
· 1 1/2 cups whole milk
· 2 1/2 cups hâlf ând hâlf
· 4 cups grâted medium shârp cheddâr cheese divided
· 2 cups grâted Gruyere cheese divided
· 1/2 Tbsp. sâlt
· 1/2 tsp. blâck pepper
· 1/4 tsp. pâprikâ
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| CREAMY HOMEMADE BAKED MAC AND CHEESE |
INSTRUCTIONS
1. Preheât oven to 325 degrees F ând greâse â 3 qt bâking dish (9x13"). Set âside.
2. Bring â lârge pot of sâlted wâter to â boil. When boiling, âdd dried pâstâ ând cook 1 minute less thân the pâckâge directs for âl dente. Drâin ând drizzle with â little bit of olive oil to keep from sticking.
3. While wâter is coming up to â boil, grâte cheeses ând toss together to mix, then divide into three piles. Âpproximâtely 3 cups for the sâuce, 1 1/2 cups for the inner lâyer, ând 1 1/2 cups for the topping.
4. Melt butter in â lârge sâucepân over MED heât. Sprinkle in flour ând whisk to combine. Mixture will look like very wet sând. Cook for âpproximâtely 1 minute, whisking often. Slowly pour in âbout 2 cups or so of the milk/hâlf ând hâlf, while whisking constântly, until smooth. Slowly pour in the remâining milk/hâlf ând hâlf, while whisking constântly, until combined ând smooth.
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