Creamy Baked Macaroni and Cheese

Name: Creamy Baked Macaroni and Cheese
Prep time: 50 min
Cook time: 50 min
Total time: 50 min
Yield: 10
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 0 teaspoons cayenne pepper; 454 grams cream cheese, room temperature; 454 grams elbow macaroni; 237 milliliters ounces gruyere cheese, shredded (about; 591 milliliters half and half; 10 servings Kosher salt; 237 milliliters panko bread crumbs; 710 milliliters ounces sharp Cheddar, shredded (about; 4 Tbsps unsalted butter, melted

Creamy Baked Macaroni and Cheese might be just the main course you are searching for. This recipe serves 10. One portion of this dish contains about 24g of protein, 44g of fat, and a total of 657 calories. Head to the store and pick up kosher salt, cream cheese, gruyere cheese, and a few other things to make it today. To use up the half and half you could follow this main course with the Coconut Cream Pie Made With Half & Half as a dessert. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 50 minutes.

Instructions

Set an oven rack 6 inches from the heat source and preheat the oven to 425 degrees F.

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Oven

Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil.

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Water

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Pot

Add the macaroni and cook until it is al dente, about 6 minutes. Strain, reserving 1 3/4 cups of the pasta water. Set aside.

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Water

Macaroni

Heat the half-and-half and cayenne in a large saucepan over medium heat until it just comes to a simmer. Continue simmering until the half-and-half is reduced to 1 1/2 cups, about 15 minutes.

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Ground Cayenne Pepper

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Sauce Pan

Add the cream cheese and stir until melted.

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Cream Cheese

Whisk in the Cheddar and Gruyere until all the cheese is melted and the sauce is smooth.

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Cheese

Gruyere

Sauce

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Whisk

Add the macaroni and the reserved pasta water to the saucepan and stir to combine. (It will look very loose, but the pasta will suck up a lot of the sauce as it bakes.) Season to taste with salt if needed.

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Water

Macaroni

Pasta

Sauce

Salt

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Pour into a 13-by-9-inch baking dish. Toss the bread crumbs with the butter and a sprinkle of salt in a small bowl and sprinkle evenly over the top of the macaroni and cheese.

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Macaroni And Cheese