Macaroni & Cheese

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  • Average budget

Ingredients

  • 3/4 lb Elbow Macaroni
  • 2 cups grated cheddar cheese
  • 1/4 cup butter
  • 1 cup milk
  • 1 cup evaporated milk
  • 1/2 cup sour cream
  • 1/4 cup flour
  • salt & pepper to taste
  • 1/4 teaspoon mustard

Preparation

Step 1

Pre-heat oven to 375.

Fill a large pot of water with water and bring to a boil. Add pasta and salt and cook about 6 minutes. Stir frequently. When the pasta is al dente drain and set aside. (It’s better to under cook here since the pasta will be baked later)

Step 2

While you’re bringing the water to a boil, in a separate small pot melt the butter.

Step 3

Remove from heat, add flour gradually and stir with a whisk. When combined slowly add milk, evaporated milk, sour cream, salt, pepper and mustard.

Step 4

Put back on heat and stir continuously with whisk. Bring to a boil for 1 minute. This mixture will have become thicker and would coat the back of a spoon.

Step 5

Combine the white sauce with the pasta.

Step 6

Spray your baking pan with Pam. Start layering macaroni and then cheddar cheese.

Step 7

Repeat until you’ve used all the ingredients but you always want to end up with cheese as the top layer. Cover with foil.

Step 8

Bake for 15-20 minutes or until cheese is bubbling. Remove foil. Bake for another 5-10 minutes uncovered. Remove from oven and let cool.

Let it sit for a minute before cutting