JOY OF COOKING MAC AND CHEESE RECIPE RECIPES

Steps:

• "Preheat oven to 350 Cook pasta as directed in salted boiling water Melt butter in saucepan and add flour to make roux. Cook, stirring constantly for 3 min Whisk in milk. Add onion, bay lead, paprika and mustard. Simmer gent,y stirring often for 15 mi Remove from heat and stir in 2/3 of cheese. Season with salt and pepper to taste. Stir in macaroni. Pour half of mixture into a greased baking dish and sprinkle with 1/2 of remaining cheese. Top with remaining macaroni then remaining cheese. Melt butter in a small skillet and torr breadcrumbs to cot. Sprinkle on top. Bake 30 min or until breadcrumbs are lightly browned and cheese is bubbly. Let stand 5 minutes before serving"

Steps:

• In microwave bowl melt butter, whisk in flour and once it is smooth gradually whisk in milk a bit at a time until mixture is smooth again. Microwave on high, stirring until smooth every minute, until mixture thickens into a white sauce, about 4-5 minutes in all.
• Stir in desired seasonings and 2/3rds of cheese until melted. Season with salt and pepper to taste. Stir in macaroni.
• Pour 1/2 of the macaroni mixture into a greased 1 1/2 quart baking dish. I like to use a 9 x 11 to spread it out thin. Sprinkle with half the remaining cheese. Top with the other half of the macaroni and the rest of the cheese. It's ok to grate more cheese if you want and/or mix in other cheeses like mozzarella. I do!
• Melt butter in a pan and toss in fresh bread crumbs until browned for topping OR sprinkle macaroni with packaged bread crumbs and dot with butter.
• Bake at 350 for 30 mins, until breadcrumbs are lightly browned. Since I spread it out thin and the ingredients are already warm it usually doesn't take the full 30 mins to cook. You don't want to dry it out ether. Let rest for about 5 mins before serving.