Hi, I am Elise. Today, we’re going to prepare baked mac and cheese recipe. Never miss today’s recipe. This is a simple recipe to try and is one of my family food recipes. This time, I will make it a little bit more unique. This will be really delicious. Not to mention, it’s super satisfying.
Baked Mac and Cheese Recipe
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To get started with this particular recipe, we have to first prepare a few ingredients. You can have baked mac and cheese using 8 ingredients and 4 steps. Here is how you can achieve that.
The ingredients needed to make Baked Mac and Cheese:
- Get 60 gr unsalted butter
- Take 90 gr all purpose flour
- Make ready 2 1/2 cups milk, I used skim
- Make ready 1/4 tsp kosher salt
- Take 1/4 tsp paprika powder or pinch
- Prepare 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
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.
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