Baked Macaroni and Cheese

Prep Time: 20 min | Cook Time: 45 min | Servings: 6

Baked Macaroni and Cheese

Ingredients

SERVINGS
UNITS
  • Macaroni
    8 ounces elbow macaroni
  • Kosher salt
    1 tablespoon + 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
  • Butter
    6 tablespoons unsalted butter
  • Flour
    3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
  • Ground mustard
    1 tablespoon ground mustard
  • Paprika
    1 teaspoon smoked paprika
  • Cream
    3 cups half and half
  • Cheddar cheese
    4 ounces sharp cheddar cheese
  • Monterey Jack cheese
    8 ounces Monterey Jack cheese
  • Black pepper
    1/2 teaspoon black pepper
  • Breadcrumbs
    1 cup panko breadcrumbs

Get Ready!

Macaroni

Macaroni

Kosher salt

Kosher salt

Butter

Butter

Flour

Flour

Ground mustard

Ground mustard

Paprika

Paprika

Cream

Cream

Cheddar cheese

Cheddar cheese

Monterey Jack cheese

Monterey Jack cheese

Black pepper

Black pepper

Breadcrumbs

Breadcrumbs

4-quart pot

4-quart pot

3-quart saucepan

3-quart saucepan

9x13 baking dish

9x13 baking dish

Steps

1.
Start oven
Start oven
350°F
2. Cook macaroni
Elbow macaroni
Elbow macaroni
8 ounces
Water
Water
3 litres
Kosher salt
Kosher salt
1 tablespoon
Boil, then simmer
Boil, then simmer
4-quart pot
4-quart pot
high, then med-low
9 to 10 minutes
3.
hud item
hud item
Cooked macaroni
Cooked macaroni
Drain but don't rinse
Drain but don't rinse

Don't rinse the pasta!

4.
Unsalted butter
Unsalted butter
3 tablespoons
All-purpose flour
All-purpose flour
3 tablespoons
Whisk
Whisk
New pan
3-quart saucepan
3-quart saucepan
medium
3 minutes
5.
Ground mustard
Ground mustard
1 tablespoon
Smoked paprika
Smoked paprika
1 teaspoon
Whisk
Whisk
hud item
hud item
3-quart saucepan
3-quart saucepan
medium

Until aromatic

1 minute
6.
Half and half
Half and half
3 cups
Thicken
Thicken
hud item
hud item
3-quart saucepan
3-quart saucepan
medium-high
7-8 minute
7.
Sharp cheddar cheese
Sharp cheddar cheese
4 ounces
Grate
Grate
grated sharp cheddar cheese
grated sharp cheddar cheese
Monterey jack cheese
Monterey jack cheese
5 ounces
Grate
Grate
grated Monterey jack cheese
grated Monterey jack cheese
Kosher salt
Kosher salt
0.5 teaspoon
Black pepper
Black pepper
0.5 teaspoon
Mix
Mix
hud item
hud item
hud item
3-quart saucepan
3-quart saucepan
Heat: off
8.
hud item
hud item
hud item
hud item
hud item
Cheese mixture
Cheese mixture
Fold in
Fold in
hud item
From step 3
Macaroni
Macaroni
9.
Baking dish
Baking dish
Grease up
Grease up
10.
hud item
Macaroni
Macaroni
Pour in dish
Pour in dish
Baking dish
Baking dish
11. Topping
Melted unsalted butter
Melted unsalted butter
3 tablespoons
Panko breadcrumbs
Panko breadcrumbs
1 cup
Mix
Mix
New bowl
Bowl
Bowl
12.
Monterey jack cheese
Monterey jack cheese
3 ounces
Grate
Grate
grated Monterey jack cheese
grated Monterey jack cheese
hud item
hud item
Topping
Topping
Sprinkle
Sprinkle
hud item
Baking dish
Baking dish
13.
hud item
hud item
hud item
hud item
Macaroni + topping
Macaroni + topping
Bake
Bake
350°F

Until golden on top, not dried out.

15 to 20 minutes
14.
Cool
Cool
5 minutes