Baked Mac & Cheese
A delicious homemade cheese sauce with a cheesy crunchy crust!
Equipment
- 6 Oven Safe Baking Dishes individual size
Ingredients
- 1 lb Short Pasta rotini, elbow, etc.
- 4 tbsp Butter
- 1 tsp Garlic Powder
- 1 tsp Paprika
- 4 tbsp Flour
- 1 cup Milk
- 1 cup Heavy Cream
- 1 tsp Ground Mustard
- 1 tsp Salt
- 1 tsp Black Pepper
- 4 cups Cheddar Cheese shredded, divided
- 1 cup Garlic Croutons crushed
- 1 cup French Fried Onions crushed
Instructions
- Start water boiling for pasta. Preheat oven to 350degF.
- In a sauce pan over medium high, add butter, garlic powder, and paprika. Once melted whisk in flour and let cook for 3 minutes. Whisk in milk, ground mustard, salt and pepper. Let cook 3 minutes.
- Add pasta to boiling water, cook for 3 minutes less than directed on package. Drain in colander and return to pan.
- In sauce pan, whisk in heavy cream and cook for 3 minutes. Then add 2 cups of shredded cheddar and stir until fully melted. Pour sauce of pasta and toss to combine.
- Combine crushed croutons and french fried onions.
- Divide sauced pasta evenly into 6 baking dishes. Sprinkle each with portion of cheese and crushed crouton mix. Place on baking sheet and put in oven for 30 minutes. Let rest for 5 minutes before serving.
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