Hello everybody, it’s me, Dave, welcome to our recipe site. Today, I’m gonna show you how to make a distinctive dish, baked mac and cheese. It is one of my favorites food recipes. For mine, I am going to make it a bit unique. This will be really 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. It's a straightforward recipe, starting with a basic butter-flour roux that is used to thicken milk to make the cheese Recipe VIDEO above.
Baked Mac and Cheese is one of the most popular of recent trending meals in the world. It’s simple, it is fast, it tastes yummy. It’s enjoyed by millions daily. Baked Mac and Cheese is something which I’ve loved my entire life. They’re fine and they look wonderful.
To begin with this particular recipe, we must prepare a few ingredients. You can have baked mac and cheese using 8 ingredients and 4 steps. Here is how you cook that.
The ingredients needed to make Baked Mac and Cheese:
- Make ready 60 gr unsalted butter
- Get 90 gr all purpose flour
- Get 2 1/2 cups milk, I used skim
- Prepare 1/4 tsp kosher salt
- Take 1/4 tsp paprika powder or pinch
- Get 1/2 tsp black pepper
- Get 2 1/2 cups finely sfinely shredded mild cheddar cheese, I used mix of yellow & red cheddar cheese
- Prepare 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. 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. Baked mac and cheese is one of our favorite comfort foods ever!
Steps 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.
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. Baked mac and cheese is one of our favorite comfort foods ever! Cheese: Sharp cheddar gives this baked mac and cheese tons of flavor. The addition of gruyere to the cheese sauce in this recipe is next level but of course whatever you have on and will work just do not use pre-shredded cheese. Everyone's favorite classic mac and cheese!
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