Basic Baked Macaroni And Cheese

Total Time: 42 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 27 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 2 cups dry macaroni noodles
• 2 tablespoons butter or 2 tablespoons margarine
• 2 tablespoons flour
• 1/8 teaspoon pepper
• 1/8 teaspoon paprika
• 2 cups milk
• 2 cups cheddar cheese

Recipe

• 1 boil macaroni noodles until tender; drain and set aside.
• 2 preheat oven to 350.
• 3 in a medium sauce pan, melt butter on medium heat.
• 4 add flour one tablespoon at a time, and whisking between each addition.
• 5 whisk in seasonings, and cook for a couple of minutes, whisking constantly, so as not to burn.
• 6 add milk, half a cup at a time, whisking together between each addition. allow to thicken (and keep on slowly whisking).
• 7 add all but a handful of cheese (for topping) and stir until completely incorporated.
• 8 add cheese sauce to macaroni noodles, then put everything into a baking dish.
• 9 sprinkle the remaining cheese on top.
• 10 bake for 25 minutes, then broil for an additional couple of minutes to crisp up the top (watch it so the top doesn't burn).