Baked Mac & Cheese.
Hello everybody, it's me, Dave, welcome to my recipe page. Today, I'm gonna show you how to make a distinctive dish, baked mac & cheese. One of my favorites. For mine, I am going to make it a little bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious.
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To get started with this recipe, we must first prepare a few ingredients. You can cook baked mac & cheese using 14 ingredients and 17 steps. Here is how you cook that.
The ingredients needed to make Baked Mac & Cheese:
- {Get 7 slice of Thick cut bacon.
- {Make ready 2 cup of Elbow macaroni.
- {Make ready 1 dash of Mustard powder.
- {Make ready 1 1/2 tbsp of Italian Spices.
- {Take 1 1/2 cup of mozzarella.
- {Take 1 1/2 cup of Sharp cheddar.
- {Make ready 2 1/2 cup of Half & half.
- {Get 2 1/2 tbsp of All purpose flour.
- {Prepare 1/4 cup of butter.
- {Get 1 dash of salt.
- {Make ready 1 of scallions.
- {Take 1 tsp of Paprika.
- {Get 1 tsp of Cayenne pepper.
- {Get 1 cup of Colby jack.
Steps to make Baked Mac & Cheese:
- Preheat oven to 450°F..
- Bring 4 cups of water to a boil. Add salt..
- Boil pasta to al dente, drain and store..
- In a large pot, melt down butter using low heat..
- Add 1 tbsp of all purpose flour to butter, stirring constantly to prevent lumping of flour..
- Repeat step 5 for the remaining all purpose flour..
- Cook flour in butter for approximately 1 minute, stirring constantly..
- Add 1 cup of half & half and mix constantly. Add mustard powder, cayenne pepper, paprika, and Italian spices..
- Add remaining half & half, constantly stirring..
- Continue heating mixture on low heat for approximately 5 minutes..
- Slowly add cheese into sauce while stirring. The cheese should not stick at all. Continue adding remaining cheese and mix until cheese is completely melted and there is a consistency..
- Place bacon into oven and bake for 10 minutes..
- Chop up bacon and scallions..
- Slowly mix pasta into cheese sauce. Place pasta into a Pyrex dish..
- Place Colby Jack cheese on top of pasta, top off with bacon and scallions..
- Bake pasta at 450°F for 35-40 minutes..
- Cheese should be browned and crisp when removing pasta from oven. Let it sit for 15 minutes and then serve..
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