“World’s Best” Mac & Cheese
(from Lucianolinda’s recipe box)
Source: Beecher's Cheese ad
Serves 4 peopleCategories: pasta
Ingredients
- 2 Tbsp. unsalted butter
- 3 1/2 Tbsp. all-purpose flour
- 1 1/2 cups whole milk
- 7 oz. Beecher's Flagship Cheese, grated
- (about 1 3/4 cups)
- 1 oz. Beecher's Just Jack cheese, grated
- (1/4 cup)
- 1/2 tsp. coarse salt
- 1/4 to 1/2 tsp. chipotle chili powder
- 1/8 tsp. garlic powder
- 6 oz. penne pasta (about 3 1/4 cups)
- 1 oz. (1/4 cup) Beecher's Flagship cheese,
- grated
- 1 oz. (1/4 cup) Beecher's Just Jack cheese, grated
- 1/4 to 1/2 tsp. chipotle chili powder
Directions
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To prepare sauce, melt butter in a heavy saucepan over medium heat. Add flour. Cook, whisking constantly, 2 minutes.
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Slowly add milk, whisking constantly. Cook until sauce thickens, about 10 minutes, stirring frequently. Remove from heat.
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Add cheese, salt, chili powder and garlic powder. Stir until cheese melts, about 3 minutes.
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Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
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To prepare pasta, cook pasta 2 minutes less than package directions. (It will finish cooking in the oven). Rinse pasta in cold water and drain well.
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Combine pasta and sauce in a mediun bowl; mix thoroughly. (The mixture will seem soupy, but some of the liquid will be absorbed during baking.) Transfer to an 8-inch square baking dish. Sprinkle top with cheese and chili powder.
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Bake, uncovered, 20 minutes. Let stand 5 minutes before serving.