Best Baked Macaroni and Cheese

Ready in : 45 mins

Best Baked Macaroni and Cheese might be just the American recipe you are searching for. This recipe serves 12. This main course has 579 calories, 26g of protein, and 33g of fat per serving. For $1.76 per serving, this recipe covers 19% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. It is brought to you by Foodista. 80 people found this recipe to be yummy and satisfying. Head to the store and pick up kosher salt, bread, elbow macaroni, and a few other things to make it today. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 45 minutes. With a spoonacular score of 61%, this dish is solid.

Ingredients

pepper

0.25 teaspoon

cayenne pepper

0.25 teaspoon

elbow macaroni

1 pound

flour

0.5 cup

gruyere

8 ounces

kosher salt

2 teaspoons

nutmeg

0.25 teaspoon

butter

8 tablespoons

bread

6 slices

cheddar cheese

18 ounces

milk

5.5 cups

Cooking in Steps

1
Heat the oven to 375 degrees. Butter a 3-quart casserole dish; set aside.

butter

casserole dish

oven
2
Place bread pieces in a medium bowl. In a small saucepan over medium heat, melt 2 tablespoons butter.

butter

bread

sauce pan

bowl
3
Pour butter into the bowl with bread, and toss. Set the breadcrumbs aside. In a medium saucepan set over medium heat, heat milk. Melt remaining 6 tablespoons butter in a high-sided skillet over medium heat. When butter bubbles, add flour. Cook, stirring, 1 minute.Slowly pour hot milk into flour-butter mixture while whisking. Continue cooking, whisking constantly, until the mixture bubbles and becomes thick.

breadcrumbs

butter

bread

all purpose flour

milk

whisk

sauce pan

frying pan

bowl
4
Remove the pan from the heat. Stir in salt, nutmeg, black pepper, cayenne pepper, 3 cups cheddar, and 1 1/2 cups Gruyere. Set cheese sauce aside.Fill a large saucepan with water. Bring to a boil.

cayenne pepper

black pepper

cheddar cheese

gruyere

nutmeg

water

salt

sauce pan

frying pan
5
Add macaroni; cook 2 to 3 fewer minutes than manufacturers directions, until outside of pasta is cooked and inside is underdone. (Different brands of macaroni cook at different rates; be sure to read the instructions.)

macaroni

pasta
6
Transfer the macaroni to a colander, rinse under cold running water, and drain well. Stir macaroni into the reserved cheese sauce.

macaroni

water

colander
7
Pour the mixture into the prepared casserole dish.

casserole dish
8
Sprinkle remaining 1 1/2 cups cheddar and 1/2 cup Gruyere; scatter breadcrumbs over the top.

breadcrumbs

cheddar cheese

gruyere
9
Bake until browned on top, about 30 minutes.

oven
10
Transfer dish to a wire rack to cool for 5 minutes; serve.

wire rack