Mac and Cheese

Name: Mac and Cheese
Total time: 1800 s
Yield: 8 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 lb elbow pasta; 1/2 cup flour; 1 tsp onion powder; 1 salt and pepper to taste; 5 cup whole or 2% milk; 1/2 cup unsalted butter (4oz); 4 cup shredded cheddar cheese (16 oz); 15 crushed ritz crackers; 1 tbsp melted butter

kaelalee @cook_3469314

Mac and Cheese

kaelalee @cook_3469314

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Ingredients

30 mins

8 servings

1 lbelbow pasta
1/2 cupflour
1 tsponion powder
1salt and pepper to taste
5 cupwhole or 2% milk
1/2 cupunsalted butter (4oz)
4 cupshredded cheddar cheese (16 oz)
Topping
15crushed ritz crackers
1 tbspmelted butter

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Steps

30 mins

1

Preheat oven to 350. Cook pasta according to box, drain, set aside.
2

In a large sauce pan over medium heat, melt butter. Whisk in flour, then add onion powder, salt and pepper. Gradually whisk in milk. Cook, stirring constantly until sauce thickens and mixture begins to boil. Add the cheese and stir until cheese is melted. Add the cooked pasta and stir to coat pasta.
3

Pour mixture into a 9x13 baking dish. Mix together the crushed Ritz crackers and melted butter until all of the crumbs are moistened. Sprinkle on top of pasta mixture.
4

Bake for 30 minutes until golden and bubbly, let stand for 10 minutes and serve.