🏷️ Category: side dish
🌍 Cuisine: American
⭐ Difficulty: Medium
⏱️ Time: 45 min
📝 Introduction
Classic Macaroni and Cheese might be a good recipe to expand your main course repertoire. This recipe serves 6 and costs $1.73 per serving. One serving contains 952 calories, 35g of protein, and 55g of fat. 13 people were impressed by this recipe. A mixture of salt and pepper, butter, milk, and a ha
🥘 Ingredients
• bread crumbs0.5 cup
• butter8 tbsp
• cayenne pepper0.5 tsp
• flour6 tbsp
• heavy cream0.5 cup
• short macaroni1 lb
• salt and pepper6 servings
• sharp cheddar4 cups
• milk3.75 cups
👨🍳 Cooking Steps
1
Preheat oven to 350
2
Melt 6 tbsp
3
butter in a medium saucepan over low heat
4
Add flour and cook, stirring constantly, for about 4 minutes
5
Stir in cayenne and season to taste with salt and pepper
6
Whisk in hot milk, 1/2 cup at a time, and cook, stirring, until sauce thickens
7
Reduce heat to low and stir in 2 cups of cheese
8
Cook, stirring, until cheese melts, about 2 minutes
9
Combine pasta and sauce in a large bowl, and season with salt
10
Sprinkle 1/2 cup cheese over the bottom of a buttered 8" 11" baking dish
11
Place one-third of the pasta in the baking dish, top with 1/2 cup of cheese, then repeat, layering pasta and cheese, ending with cheese, making three layers in all
12
Pour cream over assembled macaroni and cheese
13
Melt remaining butter in a skillet
14
Add bread crumbs, coat with melted butter, and sprinkle over macaroni and cheese
15
Bake until crust is golden, about 30 minutes
16
Allow to rest for 15 minutes before serving
