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Ready In: 0 Minutes Servings: 1 |
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Make this better than the box macaroni and cheese your go-to recipe.The homemade white sauce with both milk and cream and the three blocks of sharp Cheddar cheese make it a top-rated mac and cheese recipe. Ingredients:
1/2 cup butter or margarine |
1/2 cup all-purpose flour |
1/2 teaspoon salt |
1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper |
1/4 teaspoon ground red pepper |
1/4 teaspoon granulated garlic |
2 cups half-and-half |
2 cups milk |
2 (10-ounce) blocks sharp cheddar cheese, shredded and divided |
1 (10-ounce) block extra-sharp cheddar cheese, shredded |
1 (16-ounce) package elbow macaroni, cooked |
Directions:
1. Melt butter in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Gradually whisk in flour until smooth; cook, whisking constantly, 2 minutes. Stir in salt and next 3 ingredients. Gradually whisk in half-and-half and milk; cook, whisking constantly, 8 to 10 minutes or until thickened.
2. Stir in half of sharp Cheddar cheese. Stir in extra-sharp Cheddar cheese until smooth. Remove from heat.
3. Combine pasta and cheese mixture, and pour into a lightly greased 13- x 9-inch baking dish. Sprinkle with remaining sharp Cheddar cheese.
4. Bake at 350° for 20 minutes (bake 15 minutes longer for a crusty top). Prep: 35 min., Bake: 35 min.
5. NOTE: For testing purposes only, we used Kraft Cracker Barrel cheeses.
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