Baked Mac & Cheese
Tender pasta mingling with a lusciously creamy cheese sauce. Baked to golden perfection, this dish offers a crusty top layer that gives way to molten, cheesy goodness underneath. It’s nostalgia and warmth, all baked into one delightful dish. Perfect for family dinners, potlucks, or those moments when only the creamiest, cheesiest pasta will do.
Baked Mac & Cheese
Ingredients
Cheese Sauce
Topping
Instructions
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For the macaroni: Preheat the oven to 175ºC. Butter a large casserole dish.
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Bring 2L water to a boil in a large saucepan. Add the salt and macaroni. Bring the water back to a boil and cook the macaroni until tender, about 12 minutes. Drain well.
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For the cheese sauce: melt the butter in a medium saucepan. Using a wire whisk, stir in the flour and salt, stirring and cooking over medium heat until the roux bubbles and the flour turns pale brown, about 3 minutes. Slowly whisk in 1 cup of the milk and then whisk in the remaining 1 cup milk. Continue to cook, stirring constantly, until the sauce thickens. Add the cheese and stir until it melts. Add the drained macaroni to the cheese sauce and mix thoroughly.
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For the topping: In a small bowl, stir the breadcrumbs with the butter until the crumbs are moistened.
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Transfer the macaroni and cheese to the prepared baking dish and top with the buttered breadcrumbs. Bake until the dish bubbles around the edges, about 15 minutes.
