Simple Way to Make Baked Mac and Cheese

Hey everyone, it is Jim, welcome to my recipe page. Today, I will show you a way to make a special dish, baked mac and cheese. It is one of my favorites food recipes. For mine, I will 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! How to make Baked Mac and Cheese.

Baked Mac and Cheese is one of the most favored of current trending foods on earth. It is easy, it is fast, it tastes delicious. It is appreciated by millions every day. They are nice and they look fantastic. Baked Mac and Cheese is something that I have loved my entire life.

Steps to Prepare Baked Mac and Cheese

To begin with this particular recipe, we must prepare a few components. You can have baked mac and cheese using 8 ingredients and 4 steps. Here is how you can achieve that.

Ingredients

The ingredients needed to make Baked Mac and Cheese:

1. Get 60 gr unsalted butter
2. Get 90 gr all purpose flour
3. Get 2 1/2 cups milk, I used skim
4. Prepare 1/4 tsp kosher salt
5. Get 1/4 tsp paprika powder or pinch
6. Make ready 1/2 tsp black pepper
7. Get 2 1/2 cups finely sfinely shredded mild cheddar cheese, I used mix of yellow & red cheddar cheese
8. Make ready 1/3 cup finely shredded mozarella cheese

I used three different cheese and a homemade cheese sauce to take this macaroni and cheese recipe. If you want your mac and cheese EXTREMELY creamy, I guess that's good. Everyone's favorite classic mac and cheese! Super simple, super easy and super quick.

Instructions

Steps 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.

You'll never want the boxed stuff ever again! This rich and creamy baked mac and cheese with a delicious cheese sauce and crunchy, buttery breadcrumb topping is a decadent treat that takes comfort food. 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: If you have a little extra time, you can bake the macaroni and cheese to give it a golden crust. Uncover, sprinkle with breadcrumbs and a few pats of butter if.

As simple as that Simple Way to Make Baked Mac and Cheese

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