Snobahr's Baked Mac 'n Cheese
photo by Outta Here
- Ready In:
- 50mins
- Ingredients:
- 10
- Yields:
-
2 quarts
- Serves:
- 8
ingredients
- 1 1⁄2 cups macaroni
- 1 teaspoon vegetable oil
- 4 tablespoons unsalted butter
- 4 tablespoons flour
- 2 cups milk or 2 cups cream
- 8 ounces cheddar cheese, shredded
- 1⁄8 teaspoon cayenne pepper
- 1⁄8 teaspoon salt
- 1⁄8 teaspoon fresh ground pepper
- 1⁄4 cup parmesan cheese, grated
directions
- Heat oven to 400°F.
- Cook macaroni in lightly-salted boiling water until nearly tender.
- Drain, mix with vegetable oil, return to now-empty pasta pot. Set aside.
- In a medium saucepan, melt butter, then slowly add flour, stirring vigorously.
- Slowly add milk, mixing thoroughly, so you don't have glop on the bottom of the pan and hot milk on top. I find a wisk is best for this part.
- Reduce heat, ditch the wisk, slowly add cheese, and stir slowly and steadily. Congratulations. This is the Custard.
- Add salt, pepper and cayenne. Stir s'more.
- Pour custard (cheese mixture) over pasta, and mix thoroughly.
- Pour glop into lightly greased casserole dish.
- Sprinkle (cover) top of glop with grated parmesan.
- Place in center of oven, and bake for 30-35 minutes.
- Remove from oven, let sit for at least 10 minutes to allow the cheese custard to set.
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RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
SnoBahr
South Pasadena, 43
<p>I'm a WAHM, with an 11 yr old boy. The crockpot is my friend. I'm interested in historical European cooking and illusion foods, while my husband is a very Meat & Taters man (who is at least open to different things). <br /> <br />Great googly moogly! Chef of the day?! WOOHOO! :D</p>