Baked Mac & Cheese

dhaval1990
dhaval1990 @cook_3257008

My first mac and cheese recipe.

Baked Mac & Cheese

My first mac and cheese recipe.

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Ingredients

1 hour
6 servings
  1. 7 sliceThick cut bacon
  2. 2 cupElbow macaroni
  3. 1 dashMustard powder
  4. 1 1/2 tbspItalian Spices
  5. 1 1/2 cupmozzarella
  6. 1 1/2 cupSharp cheddar
  7. 2 1/2 cupHalf & half
  8. 2 1/2 tbspAll purpose flour
  9. 1/4 cupbutter
  10. 1 dashsalt
  11. 1scallions
  12. 1 tspPaprika
  13. 1 tspCayenne pepper
  14. 1 cupColby jack

Cooking Instructions

1 hour
  1. 1

    Preheat oven to 450°F.

  2. 2

    Bring 4 cups of water to a boil. Add salt.

  3. 3

    Boil pasta to al dente, drain and store.

  4. 4

    In a large pot, melt down butter using low heat.

  5. 5

    Add 1 tbsp of all purpose flour to butter, stirring constantly to prevent lumping of flour.

  6. 6

    Repeat step 5 for the remaining all purpose flour.

  7. 7

    Cook flour in butter for approximately 1 minute, stirring constantly.

  8. 8

    Add 1 cup of half & half and mix constantly. Add mustard powder, cayenne pepper, paprika, and Italian spices.

  9. 9

    Add remaining half & half, constantly stirring.

  10. 10

    Continue heating mixture on low heat for approximately 5 minutes.

  11. 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. 12

    Place bacon into oven and bake for 10 minutes.

  13. 13

    Chop up bacon and scallions.

  14. 14

    Slowly mix pasta into cheese sauce. Place pasta into a Pyrex dish.

  15. 15

    Place Colby Jack cheese on top of pasta, top off with bacon and scallions.

  16. 16

    Bake pasta at 450°F for 35-40 minutes.

  17. 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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