Baked Macaroni And Cheese
From verondear 16 years ago
- 30 minutes to make
- Serves 12
It is a slightly modified version of Baked Macaroni and Cheese recipe I found from the Food Network. I made this dish for a picnic this morning. It was what I expected it to be. Creamy Macaroni and Cheese. It is a kids and adults friendly dish.
Ingredients
- 1/2 pound elbow macaroni shopping list
- 3 tablespoons butter shopping list
- 3 tablespoons flour shopping list
- 1 tablespoon powdered mustard shopping list
- 1 tablespoon onion powder shopping list
- 3 cups milk shopping list
- 1/2 cup yellow onion, finely diced shopping list
- 1 bay leaf shopping list
- 1/2 teaspoon paprika shopping list
- 1 large egg shopping list
- 12 ounces sharp cheddar, shredded shopping list
- 1 teaspoon kosher salt shopping list
- fresh black pepper shopping list
- Topping: shopping list
- 3 tablespoons butter shopping list
- 1 cup panko (Japanese) bread crumbs. Note: This can be substituted with regular/Italian seasoned bread crumbs. shopping list
How to make it
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
- In a large pot of boiling, salted water cook the pasta to al dente.
- While the pasta is cooking, in a separate pot, melt the butter.
- Whisk in the flour and mustard and keep it moving for about five minutes.
- Make sure it's free of lumps.
- Stir in the milk, onion, bay leaf, and paprika.
- Simmer for ten minutes and remove the bay leaf.
- Temper in the egg.
- Stir in 3/4 of the cheese.
- Season with salt and pepper.
- Fold the macaroni into the mix and pour into a 2-quart casserole dish or 7"x11" casserole dish.
- Top with remaining cheese.
- Melt the butter in a saute pan and toss the bread crumbs to coat. Top the macaroni with the bread crumbs.
- Bake for 30 minutes.
- Remove from oven and rest for five minutes before serving.
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