Sides
Old-Fashioned Mac and Cheese
Makes about 15 servings
Old-Fashioned Mac and Cheese
Makes about 15 servings
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Nutritional information per serving (based on 15 servings):Calories 204 (54% from fat) carb. 15g pro. 8g fat 12g sat. fat 7g chol. 38mg sod. 159mg calc. 204mg fiber 1g
Ingredients
- Nonstick cooking spray
- 12 tablespoons (1½ sticks) unsalted butter, divided
- 4 slices white bread, cut into small cubes
- 6 tablespoons unbleached, all-purpose flour
- 6 cups whole milk
- 4 ounces Cheddar cheese, shredded
- 4 ounces Mozzarella cheese, shredded
- 4 ounces Monterey Jack cheese, shredded
- ¾ teaspoon kosher salt
- Dash hot sauce
- 1 pound elbow macaroni, cooked
Preparation
- Spray a 13 x 9-inch pan with nonstick cooking spray. Reserve.
- Place 4 tablespoons of the butter with the white bread cubes on the baking pan and place into the oven in rack position 2. Select Bake at 300°F for 15 minutes.
- Once the butter melts, stir the bread cubes in the melted butter and toss while baking until cubes become golden croutons. Remove and reserve.
- Put the remaining butter into a 6 quart pot over medium heat. Once melted, stir in the flour with a whisk until smooth. Continue to cook while occasionally stirring, for about 2 minutes.
- Continue whisking and slowly pour the milk into the butter/flour mixture. Turn heat up slightly and stir mixture occasionally.
- Bring mixture to a boil and then reduce to a simmer. Keep stirring until the mixture becomes very thick. Once thick, stir in the shredded cheeses to the mixture. Once all cheeses have been added, stir sauce well until homogeneous.
- Stir in salt, hot sauce, cooked macaroni and approximately ½ of the croutons. Scatter the remaining croutons evenly on the top. Pour into prepared pan and scatter the remaining croutons evenly on the top.
- Cover with foil and place into the oven in rack position 1. Select Bake at 350°F for 35 minutes. Once time expires, remove the foil and Select Broil at 450°F for 5 minutes to lightly brown the top.
- Serve immediately.
