Dinner
Mac and Cheese
Description
Creamy, cheesy, and all-too-easy, this macaroni and cheese recipe is traditional comfort food at its finest. Tender cooked macaroni noodles get tossed with a from-scratch simple cheese sauce and then baked into a bubbly casserole for a yummy, versatile dish.
Ingredients:
- 2 cups uncooked elbow macaroni (7 ounces)
- 1/4 cup butter
- 1/4 cup Gold Medal™ all-purpose flour
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon pepper
- 1/4 teaspoon ground mustard
- 1/4 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
- 2 cups milk
- 2 cups shredded or cubed Cheddar cheese (8 ounces)
Directions:
- Heat oven to 350°F. Cook and drain macaroni as directed on package.
- While macaroni is cooking, melt butter in 3-quart saucepan over low heat. Stir in flour, salt, pepper, mustard and Worcestershire sauce. Cook over medium low heat, stirring constantly, until mixture is smooth and bubbly; remove from heat. Stir in milk. Heat to boiling, stirring constanly. Boil and stir 1 minute. Stir in cheese. Cook, stirring occasionally, until cheese is melted.
- Gently stir macaroni into cheese sauce.
- Pour into ungreased 2-quart casserole. Bake uncovered 20 to 25 minutes or until bubbly.
