Hey everyone, it is Brad, welcome to our recipe site. Today, I will show you a way to make a special dish, crusty baked mac and cheese. One of my favorites. For mine, I’m gonna make it a bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious.
This baked mac and cheese is a family favorite recipe, loved by both children and adults. My version uses a combination of cheeses for a gloriously cheesy dish! He BEST Homemade Mac and Cheese of your LIFE.
Crusty Baked Mac and cheese is one of the most well liked of recent trending foods in the world. It’s simple, it’s quick, it tastes delicious. It is enjoyed by millions every day. Crusty Baked Mac and cheese is something that I have loved my entire life. They are nice and they look wonderful.
To begin with this recipe, we have to prepare a few components. You can cook crusty baked mac and cheese using 12 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.
The ingredients needed to make Crusty Baked Mac and cheese:
- Prepare 2 Cups Macaroni/Pasta
- Prepare 2.5 Cups/2 Bags Shredded Cheese
- Get 1 Cup Milk
- Prepare 1 Cup Whipping Cream
- Prepare Extra Virgin Olive Oil
- Make ready 5 Tablespoons Butter (3 for Roux and 2 for Top Layer)
- Get 1/6 Cups Flour
- Take Salt & Pepper
- Take Paprika (Optional)
- Take Preheated Oven 180°C
- Take 1 Cup Panko Breadcrumbs
- Take 1/2 White Onion, Diced
Most recipes are not suitable for making ahead, but this recipe is! The best way is to cool pasta then toss with sauce. Made this mac n cheese bake per recipe and my family loved it. My wife and mother-in-law and oldest daughter thought it was great as is.
Instructions to make Crusty Baked Mac and cheese:
- Salt water and boil pasta for about 8 minutes. Drain water using a coriander.
- Drizzle pasta in olive oil and mix. Lay Pasta in dish. Mix with Onion and whatever meat used.
- To make Roux: On low heat, add 1/6 cups flour and 3 tbsp butter into saucepan. Melt and mix together
- Gradually stir in milk and whipping cream, bit by bit. Then add in salt and pepper.
- Pour in shredded cheese bit by bit. Stir slowly until cheese has fully melted. Then pour cheese sauce over macaroni.
- In a pan, melt 3 tbsp butter. Then mix with panko breadcrumbs. Sprinkle mixture over macaroni to form a top layer.
- Heat in oven for about 30 minutes (or longer if desired) then serve.
This is by far the best Mac and Cheese I've ever had and I now claim it as "my Mac n Cheese" when I refer to making it. I have made this recipe several times. You don't cover baked mac and cheese with foil as it would steam the inside and prevent it from achieving that slightly crusty golden bubbly top. In the absence of cast iron, Mac and Cheese can be baked in an oven safe pan and aluminum baking pans is also a good substitute. This baked mac and cheese is heavy on the cheesy insides, crunchy outsides, and OMG vibes.
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