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Vegetarian • A family favorite

2020 Cookbook

Mac & Cheese 101

Recipe by Meri Brown

Heat
375°F
Time
30 min
Makes
Not recorded

Mac & Cheese 101, preserved in the Brown Family Cookbook 2020.

01

Ingredients

  • 1 stick butter
  • ¼ tsp. Cayenne
  • 6 slices white bread
  • 3 cups (18 oz) grated sharp white
  • 5 ½ cups milk (heated) cheddar
  • ½ cup flour
  • 1 ½ cups (8 oz) grated gruyere
  • 2 tsp. Salt Parmesan Cheese (for finishing
  • ¼ tsp. Pepper sprinkle)

02

Method

  1. 01

    Heat oven to 375 degrees. Butter a large casserole dish. Remove crusts from bread and tear into ¼” bits. Melt 2 tablespoons of butter and toss with crumbs. Set aside. Melt 6 tablespoons of butter in skillet - medium heat. When bubbly add flour. Cook and stir one minute. While whisking, slowly pour in hot milk. Whisk and cook until thickened.

  2. 02

    Remove from heat. Add salt, pepper, 3 cups cheddar cheese, and 1 ½ gruyere.

  3. 03

    Cook 1 lb. elbow macaroni for 3 minutes less than indicated on package directions.

  4. 04

    Drain and rinse. Mix with cheese sauce. Pour into casserole dish, sprinkle with parmesan cheese and top with bread crumbs. Bake for 30 minutes.