Baked Macaroni And Cheddar

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• water, lightly salted
• 1 cup macaroni
• 1 tablespoon unsalted butter
• 1 tablespoon all-purpose flour
• 1 cup milk
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon pepper
• 1/4 teaspoon paprika
• 2 cups cheddar cheese, shredded, divided

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 400 degrees fahrenheit.
• 2 bring water to a boil; cook macaroni to al dente stage according to package directions.
• 3 drain well.
• 4 melt butter in a saucepan over medium-low heat.
• 5 whisk in flour and cook, stirring constantly, for 2 minutes.
• 6 whisk in milk and continue cooking, stirring constantly, until sauce thickens, about 5 minutes.
• 7 stir in salt, pepper and paprika and remove from heat.
• 8 stir in 1/4 cup of the cheese.
• 9 spread half the macaroni over the bottom of a lightly greased 1 quart baking dish.
• 10 spread half the remaining cheese over the macaroni.
• 11 top with remaining macaroni.
• 12 pour sauce over the macaroni.
• 13 top with the remaining cheese.
• 14 bake until bubbly and lightly browned, about 20 minutes.
• 15 let rest 5 minutes before serving.