Baked Macaroni and Cheese
Baked Macaroni and Cheese

Hello everybody, it is John, welcome to our recipe page. Today, I will show you a way to prepare a special dish, baked macaroni and cheese. It is one of my favorites. For mine, I am going to make it a little bit tasty. This will be really delicious.

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To get started with this recipe, we have to first prepare a few components. You can have baked macaroni and cheese using 11 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you cook it.

The ingredients needed to make Baked Macaroni and Cheese:
  1. Take ingredients
  2. Prepare 4 cup uncooked elbow macaroni
  3. Prepare 3/4 cup onion, finely diced (I cut this back to 1/2 cup)
  4. Get 3/4 cup butter, divided
  5. Make ready 6 tbsp all-purpose flour
  6. Get 4 1/2 cup milk
  7. Make ready 4 cup (16 ounces) shredded sharp cheddar cheese. (You can substitute Velvetta if you'd like)
  8. Get 1 tsp dry mustard
  9. Prepare 1/4 tsp ground black pepper
  10. Prepare 1 tsp salt
  11. Prepare 3/4 cup dry bread crumbs (I use panko)
Steps to make Baked Macaroni and Cheese:
  1. On stovetop, Cook macaroni according to package directions to al dente. ALSO, preheat oven to 350°F.
  2. Meanwhile, in sauce pan, saute onion in 1/2 cup butter. Once butter is melted, wisk in flour. Cook on low heat until a light golden brown, making a roux. (I omitted the onion completely this time, just to experiment)
  3. Gradually add the milk, bring to a low boil. Stir constantly until thickened. About 5 minutes on a med/low.
  4. Add dry mustard, salt, pepper and cheese, stir until cheese is melted, and sauce is smooth. Mix cooked macaroni in.
  5. In a greased 9x13 inch pan, pour the macaroni and cheese in. In separate bowl, mix bread crumbs with remaining 1/4 cup melted butter. Sprinkle evenly on top. Place uncovered in oven for 30-35 minutes, or until heated through and bubbly.
  6. I finished it off by placing under broiler for a couple of minutes to lightly brown the panko bread crumbs. WATCH CAREFULLY! Or you'll have burned bread crumbs!
  7. Got from taste of home

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