COPPERBaked mac and cheese recipe
Elbow macaroni folded into a cheddar sauce made on a butter-and-flour roux, topped with breadcrumbs and baked.
Ingredients
- 250 g elbow macaroni
- 200 g cheddar cheese
- 500 ml milk
- 50 g butter
- 30 g flour
- 50 g bread crumbs
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 tsp pepper
How to make Baked mac and cheese
- Preheat the oven to 180°C (350°F).
- Boil 250 g of elbow macaroni in salted water until al dente for 8-10 minutes, then drain.
- In a saucepan over medium heat, melt 50 g of butter until it sizzles.
- Whisk in 30 g of flour with the melted butter for about 2 minutes to create a roux.
- Gradually pour in 500 ml of milk while stirring continuously until the mixture thickens, about 5 minutes.
- Stir 200 g of cheddar cheese into the thickened mixture until fully melted and smooth.
- Combine the cooked macaroni with the cheese sauce, mixing well to coat evenly.
- Season with 1 teaspoon of salt and 1/2 teaspoon of pepper, blending thoroughly.
- Transfer the mixture to a baking dish.
- Sprinkle 50 g of bread crumbs on top of the mac and cheese evenly.
- Bake in the preheated oven for 20 minutes until the top is golden and bubbly.
- Let it rest for a few minutes before serving.
What is Baked mac and cheese?
Baked mac and cheese is a traditional dish from United States, baked in the oven, and takes about 50 minutes from start to finish. It is built around milk, elbow macaroni and cheddar cheese. The recipe below uses 8 ingredients and is written out step by step.
How long does Baked mac and cheese take?
At 50 minutes it is quicker than 83% of the 586 dishes in Copper's atlas. Copper's atlas has 29 dishes built on milk. The method runs to 12 steps, the longest being 20 minutes.
Any tips for making Baked mac and cheese?
Cook the roux two minutes and add the milk gradually while whisking so the sauce thickens without lumps before the cheddar goes in.
How Baked mac and cheese compares
Cheddar cheese appears in only 2 other dishes in the atlas.
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