Baked Mac and Cheese
Serves 615 mins prep25 mins cook
A creamy, buttery, and crunchy baked Mac and Cheese, perfect for Thanksgiving dinner. This flavorful side dish features elbow or cavatelli pasta combined with a rich cheese sauce, topped with panko breadcrumbs for an irresistible crunch. Serve it warm and watch it become the star of your plate!
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Instructions
1: Bring pot of water to a boil. Add pasta. Cook as directed on box, minus 1 minute! Toss in butter and set aside to cool. 2: Melt butter in a pan and add panko. Let cook until lightly browned. Set aside. 3: Preheat oven to 350 degrees. 4: In a large saucepan or ovenproof cast iron skillet, melt butter. Add flour and stir constantly for 1 minute. 5: Add about 1 cup of the milk and mix to dissolve paste. Add remaining milk and mix with whisk until lump free. Mix in salt. 6: Whisk regularly for 5-7 minutes until thickened to a cream consistency. Remove from stove, add cheese and stir. 7: Pour Sauce into pot with pasta. Stir quickly, then pour back into skillet. Sprinkle with breadcrumb topping. 8: Bake for 25 minutes or until top is light golden. Don't bake too long otherwise you'll bake away the Sauce! 9: Serve warm. Enjoy and buon appetito!View original recipe