Homemade Mac n Cheese
October11
Ingredients
Sauce
- 2 tablespoons salted butter
- 3-1/2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
- 1-1/2 cups of Heavy Cream
- 1-3/4 cup sharp cheddar cheese, grated
- 1/4 cup Mild cheddar cheese, grated
- 6 slices american cheese
- 2 eggs (slightly beaten)
- 1/2 teaspoon coarse salt
- 1/4 teaspoon Nutmeg
- 1/8 teaspoon garlic powder
- paprika for color
- 1/2 cup Mild Cheddar cheese for topping when putting in oven.
Pasta
Cook according to package
- 3-1/4 cups of any kind of pasta, penne pasta is what I use most.
Instructions
Sauce
- Melt butter in a heavy-bottomed saucepan over medium heat and whisk in the flour. Continue whisking and cook for 2 minutes.
- Slowly add milk, whisking constantly. Cook until sauce thickens, about 10 minutes, stirring frequently.
- Remove from heat.
- Add cheeses, salt, nutmeg, eggs and garlic powder. Stir until cheese is melted and all ingredients are incorporated, about 3 minutes. Set aside.
- Preheat oven to 350º F. Oil an 8-inch baking dish.
- Cook penne for 2 minutes less than package directions. (It will finish cooking in the oven.)
- Rinse pasta in cold water and drain well.
- Combine pasta and sauce in the pot
- Scrape the pasta into the prepared baking dish. Sprinkle top with cheeses and then the paprika.
- Bake, uncovered, 20 minutes. Let stand 5 minutes before serving.
- Enjoy.. Ding!
