Baked Macaroni and Cheese

Name: Baked Macaroni and Cheese
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 1 h
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 500g macaroni; 6 tbsp butter; 6 tbsp plain flour; 4 cups whole milk; 1 tsp dry mustard; 1/2 tsp cayenne; 400g sharp cheddar, grated; 100g Gruyere, grated; salt and pepper to taste; 1 cup panko breadcrumbs; 2 tbsp melted butter

A rich American baked mac and cheese with a crispy breadcrumb topping.

Total time

60 min

Prep

15 min

Cook

45 min

Difficulty

medium

Cuisine

American

vegetarian

Ingredients

500gmacaroni

6 tbspbutter

6 tbspplain flour

4 cupswhole milk

1 tspdry mustard

1/2 tspcayenne

400gsharp cheddar, grated

100gGruyere, grated

salt and pepperto taste

1 cuppanko breadcrumbs

2 tbspmelted butter

Instructions

Cook pasta 2 minutes less than al dente. Drain.

Make béchamel: melt butter, add flour, gradually whisk in milk. Simmer until thick.

Stir in mustard, cayenne and most of both cheeses. Season.

Combine with pasta. Pour into a baking dish. Top with remaining cheese.

Mix panko and melted butter. Scatter over. Bake at 180°C for 30 minutes until golden.