Macaroni & Cheese

• sauce:
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 1 clove garlic, chopped (optional)
• 2 tablespoons flour
• 1.25 cup heated milk
• salt, pepper & cayenne
• 1/2 cup grated cheese (sharp cheddar, mix of cheddar & colby, whatever you want)
• dish:
• 1/2 pound cooked macarroni (or spirals, shells, etc.)
• a bunch of brocoli, chopped into florets & steamed (optional)
• 1/2 cup grated cheese
• 1/2 cup bread crumbs

1. While cooking the macarroni & brocoli (if wanted), make the cheese sauce.
2. Preheat oven to 375 F. Butter a 1.5 quart caserole dish (bigger if adding brocoli).
3. In a small sauce pan, melt the butter. Add the garlic if desired. Stir in the flour and stir until it makes a paste (but don't let it become brown!).
4. Add milk (make sure its warm!) slowly and mix until entire sauce is smooth and thick.
5. Add the cheese & cayenne. Stir until all the cheese has melted. Add salt & pepper if needed.
6. Mix the sauce with the pasta & brocoli (if wanted). Pour mix into caserole dish. Sprinkle cheese over the top. Sprinkle the bread crumbs over the cheese.
7. Bake for 30 minutes.

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Taken from www.epicurious.com/recipes/member/views/macaroni-cheese-1228910 (may not work)