Old Fashioned Mac & Cheese

Name: Old Fashioned Mac & Cheese
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 Salt; 1 Ground pepper; 1 Nutmeg; 1 Garlic powder; 1 lb Cavatappi; 1/2 cup Cheddar cheese; 1/2 lb Monterey Jack cheese; 1 cup Italian bread crumbs; 1 1/2 cup Lukewarm Whole Milk; 2 tbsp Butter; 2 tbsp Flour

Elle Woods @ElleWoods

Providence, Rhode Island

This is a great comfort food side dish

Elle Woods @ElleWoods

Providence, Rhode Island

This is a great comfort food side dish

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Ingredients

1Salt
1Ground pepper
1Nutmeg
1Garlic powder
1 lbCavatappi
1/2 cupCheddar cheese
1/2 lbMonterey Jack cheese
1 cupItalian bread crumbs
1 1/2 cupLukewarm Whole Milk
2 tbspButter
2 tbspFlour

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Steps

1

Preheat oven to 450°F. Butter a 3 quart baking dish and set aside. Cook the pasta and set aside.
2

In a saucepan, melt the butter and whisk in the flour. Stir constantly for 2 minutes.
3

Remove the pan from the heat and slowly whisk in the milk to avoid clumping. Add the nutmeg, salt, pepper, and garlic powder to taste (I do very little nutmeg and a few pinches of garlic).
4

Put the pan back on the heat and bring the sauce to a boil while stirring constantly. Bring the flame to low and let the sauce simmer for 4 minutes. Stir occasionally.
5

Pour the sauce over the pasta and mix in the cheeses. Fold the pasta over itself to mix the cheese. I add 1/4 cup of breadcrumbs here for flavor.
6

Transfer the pasta to the buttered baking dish. Sprinkle the remaining breadcrumbs over the pasta.
7

Bake for 20-25 minutes or until the pasta I'd golden brown on top.