Creamy Baked Macaroni & Cheese
- White Sauce
- 3 tablespoons melted butter or margarine
- 3 tablespoons flour
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon black pepper
- 1 teaspoon dried parsley
- 3 cups milk
- 2/3 lb pasta, cooked ala-dente drained and rinsed with cold water
- 1 lb yellow cheese (I usually use a cheddar)
- Buttered Crumbs Topping
- 1/2 cup melted margarine or 1/2 cup melted butter
- 2 cups soft breadcrumbs
- sweet paprika, as desired on top
- Cook the pasta until ala-dente' (a little undone-- not soft).
- Drain& rinse the pasta in cold water to stop the cooking put aside.
- Cook the white sauce in a non-stick pan over med-low heat until mixture bubbles.
- In a greased 2 to 2 1/2 quart Baking dish alternate layers of pasta, 3/4th pound yellow cheese, and white sauce.
- Top with the other 1/4 pound of cheese.
- Prepare the Buttered Crumbs topping by Mixing the 1/2 cup of melted margarine and the 1 1/2 cup of bread crumbs.
- Spread the Buttered Crumbs topping evenly over the layered casserole.
- Sprinkle lightly with sweet paprika.
- Bake 350 degrees for 30-35 minutes until lightly browned and bubbly.
white sauce, butter, flour, salt, black pepper, parsley, milk, pasta, yellow cheese, buttered crumbs topping, margarine, breadcrumbs, sweet paprika
Taken from www.food.com/recipe/creamy-baked-macaroni-cheese-93322 (may not work)