Easiest Way to Make Quick Baked Mac and Cheese

Hello everybody, I hope you’re having an amazing day today. Today, I will show you a way to prepare a distinctive dish, baked mac and cheese. One of my favorites. This time, I’m gonna make it a bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious.

Baked Mac and Cheese is one of the most well liked of current trending foods in the world. It’s simple, it’s fast, it tastes yummy. It is enjoyed by millions daily. Baked Mac and Cheese is something which I’ve loved my entire life. They’re fine and they look fantastic.

To get started with this recipe, we must first prepare a few components. You can have baked mac and cheese using 8 ingredients and 4 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.

The ingredients needed to make Baked Mac and Cheese:

1. Get unsalted butter
2. Prepare all purpose flour
3. Get milk, I used skim
4. Prepare kosher salt
5. Take paprika powder or pinch
6. Take black pepper
7. Take finely sfinely shredded mild cheddar cheese, I used mix of yellow & red cheddar cheese
8. Take finely shredded mozarella cheese

Steps to make Baked Mac and Cheese:

1. Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Lightly grease a baking dish. Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Cook pasta according to aldente level. I recommend cooking the pasta a minute less than the directions. Drain and set aside for a few minutes.
2. To prepare roux, melt butter into a medium saucepan over medium heat. Once melted whisk in flour, salt, pepper and paprika powder. Stir and cook for 2-3 minutes. Slowly whisk in milk, stirring continuously until thickened, about 2 minutes. Reduce heat to a simmer and stir in cheese until melted.
3. Transfer cooked pasta to large dutch oven or pot over low heat. Pour cheese sauce over top, stirring to combine, toss lightly. This is a thick and creamy sauce. Do not mix too thoroughly, it's better left messy. To thin the sauce, add a few tablespoons of milk at a time until at desire consistency. Pour into the prepared baking dish. Sprinkle with mozarella cheese over the top.
4. Bake in the preheated oven until cheese is melted, about 8-10 minutes, then turn the oven to broil. Broil for about 5 minutes to brown the top. Makes 6 servings.

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