How To Make Ultimate Mac and Cheese
Baked in a creamy sauce with three kinds of cheese and breadcrumb topping, this mac and cheese is a simple yet satisfying dish.
Serves:
Ingredients
- water
- 1tspsalt
- 1tbspvegetable oil
- 1½cupsdry macaroni
- 3tbspbutter
- ½onion
- 3tbspflour
- 2cupsmilk
- 1pinchnutmeg
- 4ozMonterey Jack cheese
- 4ozcheddar cheese
- 4ozmozzarella cheese
- cooking spray
- ¼cupbread crumbs,optional
Instructions
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Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F.
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Fill the 4-quart pot halfway with water. Add the salt and oil, and bring to a boil over high heat.
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Add the macaroni and boil over low heat. Cook 5 minutes shy of what’s in the package.
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When the macaroni is cooked, turn off the stove. Pour the cooked macaroni into the colander to drain.
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Melt the butter in the saucepot on medium heat. Then cook the onion in the butter for 2 to 3 minutes.
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Next, whisk the flour into the butter. Gradually add the milk, whisking to break up lumps as much as possible.
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Cook the sauce for about 5 to 8 minutes, stirring occasionally with the whisk until it thickens.
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Stir the grated cheeses into the sauce with the whisk until the cheeses melt.
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Next, stir the macaroni into the cheesy sauce.
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Dump the mac and cheese into the greased baking dish. Sprinkle the bread crumbs on top if desired.
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Bake for 30 to 35 minutes.
Nutrition
- Calories:Â 414.00kcal
- Fat:Â 25.95g
- Saturated Fat:Â 13.54g
- Trans Fat:Â 0.41g
- Monounsaturated Fat:Â 8.41g
- Polyunsaturated Fat:Â 1.89g
- Carbohydrates:Â 27.52g
- Fiber:Â 1.14g
- Sugar:Â 5.04g
- Protein:Â 17.51g
- Cholesterol:Â 65.41mg
- Sodium:Â 389.08mg
- Calcium:Â 417.97mg
- Potassium:Â 205.50mg
- Iron:Â 0.73mg
- Vitamin A: 180.29µg
- Vitamin C:Â 0.66mg
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