Hello everybody, hope you’re having an incredible day today. Today, we’re going to make a special dish, baked mac and cheese. It is one of my favorites food recipes. This time, I am going to make it a little bit tasty. This is gonna smell and look delicious.
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To begin with this recipe, we must first prepare a few ingredients. You can have baked mac and cheese using 8 ingredients and 4 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.
The ingredients needed to make Baked Mac and Cheese:
- Prepare 60 gr unsalted butter
- Take 90 gr all purpose flour
- Prepare 2 1/2 cups milk, I used skim
- Take 1/4 tsp kosher salt
- Prepare 1/4 tsp paprika powder or pinch
- Make ready 1/2 tsp black pepper
- Make ready 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
My version uses a combination of cheeses for a gloriously cheesy dish! A classic and easy Baked Mac and Cheese Recipe! This recipe is dangerously easy to make and is topped off with a buttery, crisp toasted panko topping! If you have a cast iron or oven-safe pan handy, you can even bake it in the same pan that you use to make the sauce!
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.
Baked mac and cheese: If you have a little extra time, you can bake the macaroni and cheese to give it a golden crust. Uncover, sprinkle with breadcrumbs and a few pats of butter if. Baked Mac and Cheese is the ultimate side dish for any meal made with three cheeses, this classic is perfect for the holidays and for summer cookouts! If this baked mac and cheese happens to be fed to you by a friend who invites you over when you are sad beyond sadness, then It was everything wonderful that a baked mac and cheese should be - not overwhelmingly gooey, just the right balance of inner cheesiness with crispy baked-up edges and. Everyone's favorite classic mac and cheese!
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