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Baked Mac and Cheese Recipe
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To get started with this recipe, we must first prepare a few components. You can cook baked mac and cheese using 8 ingredients and 4 steps. Here is how you cook it.
The ingredients needed to make Baked Mac and Cheese:
- Prepare 60 gr unsalted butter
- Prepare 90 gr all purpose flour
- Get 2 1/2 cups milk, I used skim
- Get 1/4 tsp kosher salt
- Prepare 1/4 tsp paprika powder or pinch
- Make ready 1/2 tsp black pepper
- Get 2 1/2 cups finely sfinely shredded mild cheddar cheese, I used mix of yellow & red cheddar cheese
- Take 1/3 cup finely shredded mozarella cheese
Instructions to make Baked Mac and Cheese:
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
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