Baked Macaroni and Cheese

Name: Baked Macaroni and Cheese
Prep time: 1 h 30 min
Cook time: 1 h 30 min
Total time: 1 h 30 min
Yield: 10
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 710 milliliters 12 ounces white American cheese, grated (about; 1 sleeve butter crackers (such as Ritz), crushed (about 35 crackers); 0 teaspoons cayenne pepper; 454 grams elbow macaroni; 59 milliliters all-purpose flour; 473 milliliters ounces havarti cheese, grated (about; 1 teaspoon hot sauce; 10 servings Kosher salt; 2 teaspoons mustard powder; 2 Tbsps grated parmesan cheese (optional); 946 milliliters pound sharp yellow cheddar cheese, grated (about; 1 stick unsalted butter, plus melted butter for brushing; 946 milliliters whole milk; 1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce (optional)

You can never have too many main course recipes, so give Baked Macaroni and Cheese a try. This recipe makes 10 servings with 682 calories, 30g of protein, and 43g of fat each. This recipe covers 21% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. If you have butter, sharp cheddar cheese, parmesan cheese, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. To use up the unsalted butter you could follow this main course with the Almond Milk Chocolate Pudding as a dessert.

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F. Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil.

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Add the pasta and cook until just slightly softened, about 6 minutes. Reserve 1/2 cup cooking water, then drain the pasta and rinse under cold water.

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Meanwhile, melt 4 tablespoons butter in a large saucepan over medium heat.

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Butter

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Whisk in the flour, mustard powder, Worcestershire sauce, hot sauce and cayenne and cook, whisking, until the mixture is smooth and slightly golden, about 2 minutes.

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Worcestershire Sauce

Mustard Powder

Hot Sauce

Ground Cayenne Pepper

All Purpose Flour

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Whisk in the milk and cook, whisking occasionally, until the sauce begins to boil and thicken, about 5 minutes. Stir in the havarti and all but 1 cup each of the cheddar and American cheese; cook, stirring, until the cheese just melts, about 1 more minute. Stir in the pasta, adding the reserved pasta water as needed to make a creamy sauce. Season with salt.

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Brush a 9-by-13-inch baking dish with melted butter.

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Butter

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Spread the pasta mixture in the dish. Melt the remaining 4 tablespoons butter in a bowl in the microwave; stir in the crushed crackers and parmesan.

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Parmesan

Butter

Spread

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Sprinkle the reserved cheddar and American cheese evenly over the pasta, then scatter the cracker mixture on top. Cover with aluminum foil and bake until heated through, about 25 minutes.

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American Cheese

Cheddar Cheese

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