Macaroni and Cheese..... Please

Submitted by Queen uh Cuisine

"Crispy, crunchy, golden brown on top…moist, creamy and luscious inside. This is the perfect comfort food."

 

• Ready In: 40mins
• Ingredients: 13
• Yields: 1 casserole
• Serves: 4

ingredients

• 2 cups elbow macaroni
• 1 small onion, minced
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 1 tablespoon flour
• 3⁄4 teaspoon salt
• 1⁄4 teaspoon dry mustard
• 1⁄8 teaspoon white pepper
• 2 cups milk
• 6 ounces good strong cheddar cheese, shredded
• 3 ounces emmenthaler cheese, shredded
• 2 tablespoons freshly grated parmesan cheese
• 3⁄4 cup fresh breadcrumb
• 1 1⁄2 tablespoons butter

directions

1. Preheat oven to 400°F/200°C
2. Prepare macaroni as directed on the package.
3. Drain well, rinse and set aside.
4. Place 2 TBS butter and the onion in a small saucepan .
5. Cook over medium heat until tender, but not browned.
6. Stir in the flour, salt, mustard and pepper.
7. Cook 1 minute.
8. Slowly stir in the milk and cook, stirring until smooth.
9. Mix the cheeses together.
10. Add about ¾ of the cheese, stirring until the cheese is melted.
11. Taste and adjust seasonings as desired.
12. Put the cooked macaroni into a greased 1 ½ litre casserole.
13. Pour the cheese sauce over, tossing with a fork to coat all the macaroni.
14. Top with the rest of the cheese.
15. Melt the remaining 1 1/2 tablespoons of butter and mix together with the bread crumbs.
16. Sprinkle evenly over the cheese.
17. Bake, uncovered, 20 minutes, until lightly browned and bubbly.

Reviews

[Outta Here]

Very tasty mac 'n cheese! I used an English white sharp cheddar with the emmenthaler. Creamy and delicious. I am not overly fond of breaded topping on mac 'n cheese, so will leave that off next time and maybe top it with more parmesan. Made for Spring 2012 PAC game.

 

[lazyme]

This was a simple mac and cheese dish that had a very nice presentation. For our tastes, I think the emmenthaler seemed a little over powering, but the dish as a whole was very moist and creamy as described. I would make this again, but probably not with the swiss cheese. Thanks Queen for the chance to try another version of a down-home classic.

 

[Isabelle Barr]

This dish was unbelievable i loved it so much i made another one and ate the whole thing too. Anyone reading this should try it.