Easy Peasy Baked Mac and Cheesy
- 1 pound Cooked Pasta
- 1/2 cups Butter
- 1/2 cups Flour
- 1 teaspoon Salt
- 1/2 teaspoons Ground Black Pepper
- 3- 3/4 cups Milk
- 1/4 teaspoons Nutmeg
- 1 teaspoon Dijon Mustard
- 2- 1/2 cups Shredded Cheese Of Your Choice
- 1/2 packages (6.6 Oz. Package) Goldfish Crackers, Smashed
- You can use any kind of pasta you like.
- I use cavatappi.
- Ive used this recipe with elbow, farfalle and shells, but found that cavatappi works best.
- But you can use whatever you like!
- 1.
- Preheat your oven to 350 degrees F.
- 2.
- Cook your pasta according to the directions on the package.
- Once the water comes to a boil and you put the pasta in your water, you can start making your sauce.
- 3.
- Melt the butter over low heat until melted.
- 4.
- Raise the heat to medium-low and add in the flour, salt and pepper, stirring constantly until smooth and bubbly.
- 5.
- Remove from heat and add the milk.
- Return to the stove and heat to boiling, stirring constantly until the sauce is thick and coats the back of a wooden spoon.
- This will take about 10-15 minutes.
- You are basically making a bechamel sauce.
- 6.
- Add the nutmeg and Dijon mustard and stir.
- 7.
- Grate half a block of cheese.
- I used extra sharp cheddar, then also bought a package of already-shredded cheese to help save some time.
- You can use any cheese you like though.
- Some Gruyere, bleu, Swiss, provolone, jalapeno cheddar ... all those would be super tasty.
- 8.
- Once the sauce is thick and bubbly, add in your cheese and stir.
- The cheese sauce will now be very thick!
- 9.
- Your pasta should be done before all this, so just make sure you drain itbut do not rinse!
- Return the pasta to your boiling pot.
- 10.
- Pour the cheese sauce into the pot and stir well.
- 11.
- Pour the macaroni and cheese into an ungreased 9 x 13 glass dish.
- 12.
- Sprinkle some shredded cheese on the top.
- 13.
- Pour half the package of Goldfish crackers into a food storage bag.
- Use your hand, a rolling pin or a pan to smash the crackers into crumbles.
- Sprinkle the mixture on top of your macaroni and cheese.
- 14.
- Bake the macaroni and cheese for 20-25 minutes.
- Serve hot!
pasta, butter, flour, salt, ground black pepper, milk, nutmeg, dijon mustard, shredded cheese of, crackers
Taken from tastykitchen.com/recipes/main-courses/easy-peasy-baked-mac-and-cheesy/ (may not work)