THE Mac and Cheese
This is the BEST mac and cheese recipe - and none of that yucky, bad for you processed cheese.
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Ingredients:
| 1 pound | cavatappi pasta (or pasta of your choice) |
| 1/2 cup | butter |
| 1/2 cup | flour |
| 4 cups | milk |
| 6 cups | freshly shredded sharp or white cheddar cheese |
| 1 teaspoon | salt |
| 1/2 teaspoon | pepper |
| 2 tablespoons | butter |
| 1/2 cup | panko bread crumbs |
Directions:
1 Boil pasta in salted water according to package directions. Melt butter in large saucepan over medium heat. Sprinkle in flour and whisk and cook 2-3 minutes. Add in salt and pepper. Slowly pour in 4 c. milk whisking until smooth and heating to a low boil until thickened. Do not stop until thick. Remove from heat.
2 Grease a 9x13" baking dish and add the hot pasta to the dish. Over the top sprinkle 6 c. of freshly shredded cheese. Pour the thickened cream sauce over the hot pasta and cheese and let it sit until the cheese melts. Stir everything together.
3 Melt 2 T. butter over medium heat. Add in panko bread crumbs, stirring constantly 3-5 minutes or until golden brown. Pour over the mac and cheese.
4.Bake in a preheated 325 degree oven 12-15 minutes.
