Wednesday, November 12, 2008
Baked Mac and Cheese
Who doesn't like mac and cheese?! Honestly... it is such a great comfort food and it brings me back to being a kid when it was one of two food I would eat (the other food being chicken nuggets!) When John and I first moved in together I made "mac and cheese" by throwing pasta and cheese together in the oven.... needless to say that was one of the meals we did NOT eat. After my disaster I decided to check out a cook book and see how you were really supposed to make this stuff. Now I don't know the origins of this recipe because I have been making it for about 2 years, so I am sorry I can't reference you back to the original source! Irregardless, this is so yummy and John and I have been enjoying this recipe for a long time.
Ingredients:
2 cups of dry elbows or small shells
2 tablespoons of butter
2 tablespoons of flour
1 cup of milk
2 cups of cheese (I used sharp white cheddar, but in the past I have used 4 cheese blend and I really like that too)
bread crumbs
Directions:
1- Turn oven on to 350.
2- Bring the water to a boil, cook pasta, drain and set aside.
3- In a large saucepan, melt the butter. Once melted, stir in the flour and stir until it forms a thick paste.
4- Slowly pour in the milk, stirring constantly, until the flour is smooth in the milk.
5- Add the cheese, stir until smooth.
6- Add pasta, mix until pasta and cheese are well combined.
7- Pour into a greased baking dish. Top with a sprinkle of bread crumbs. Bake for 20 minutes uncovered.
Labels:
cheddar cheese,
pasta
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I made this tonight for a potluck and it was amazing! So easy and also the most popular dish there. Thanks for the recipe!
ReplyDeleteI used this for my son's birthday party! It was GREAT! It was the only thing that completely disappeared!
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