Baked Macaroni and Cheese

Baked Macaroni and Cheese
You can never have too many main course recipes, so give Baked Macaroni and Cheese a try. One portion of this dish contains around 19g of protein, 27g of fat, and a total of 461 calories. This recipe serves 8. This recipe covers 14% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. If you have sharp cheddar, panko bread crumbs, kosher salt, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. To use up the panko bread crumbs you could follow this main course with the Caramel Apple Crisp as a dessert. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 1 hour and 5 minutes. You can put away the pre packaged macaroni and cheese at the store, Baked Macaroni and Cheese, and Baked Macaroni and Cheese.

Instructions

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Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
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In a large pot of boiling, salted water cook the pasta to al dente.
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While the pasta is cooking, in a separate pot, melt the butter.
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Whisk in the flour and mustard and keep it moving for about five minutes. Make sure it's free of lumps. Stir in the milk, onion, bay leaf, and paprika. Simmer for ten minutes and remove the bay leaf.
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Temper in the egg. Stir in 3/4 of the cheese. Season with salt and pepper. Fold the macaroni into the mix and pour into a 2-quart casserole dish. Top with remaining cheese.
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Melt the butter in a saute pan and toss the bread crumbs to coat. Top the macaroni with the bread crumbs.
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Bake for 30 minutes.
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Remove from oven and rest for five minutes before serving.
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Remember to save leftovers for fried Macaroni and Cheese.
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DifficultyExpert
Ready In1 h, 5 m.
Servings8
Health Score15
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