Baked Mac & Cheese
My first mac and cheese recipe.
Cooking Instructions
- 1
Preheat oven to 450°F.
- 2
Bring 4 cups of water to a boil. Add salt.
- 3
Boil pasta to al dente, drain and store.
- 4
In a large pot, melt down butter using low heat.
- 5
Add 1 tbsp of all purpose flour to butter, stirring constantly to prevent lumping of flour.
- 6
Repeat step 5 for the remaining all purpose flour.
- 7
Cook flour in butter for approximately 1 minute, stirring constantly.
- 8
Add 1 cup of half & half and mix constantly. Add mustard powder, cayenne pepper, paprika, and Italian spices.
- 9
Add remaining half & half, constantly stirring.
- 10
Continue heating mixture on low heat for approximately 5 minutes.
- 11
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.
- 12
Place bacon into oven and bake for 10 minutes.
- 13
Chop up bacon and scallions.
- 14
Slowly mix pasta into cheese sauce. Place pasta into a Pyrex dish.
- 15
Place Colby Jack cheese on top of pasta, top off with bacon and scallions.
- 16
Bake pasta at 450°F for 35-40 minutes.
- 17
Cheese should be browned and crisp when removing pasta from oven. Let it sit for 15 minutes and then serve.
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