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Baked Mac & Cheese

Crystal Farms

Recipe - Stillwater

Baked Mac & Cheese

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Ingredients

3 cups whole milk

2 cups Mac & Cheese Shredded Cheese

3 cups (12oz) pasta (penne, ziti, macaroni, etc.)

5 ½ tablespoons butter

2 teaspoon salt

1 tablespoon flour

1/2 cup bread crumbs

1 small yellow onion, finely diced (optional)

Directions

Preheat oven to 425°F.
Cook pasta according to package.
Meanwhile, in a medium saucepan over medium heat, melt 5 Tbsp of butter with salt (reserve remaining ½ Tbsp of butter). (If using onions, sauté them in the butter until translucent.)
Add flour to butter (and onions if using) and whisk until smooth.
Slowly add milk ½ cup at a time, whisking smooth after each addition. Bring to a simmer and add entire package of shredded cheese. Stir until smooth. Drain pasta and add it to the cheese sauce.
Transfer to a buttered 8 x 8” casserole dish.
Melt remaining ½ Tbsp of butter and stir into breadcrumbs. Sprinkle buttered breadcrumbs over the top of the mac and cheese.
Bake for 15 minutes or until golden brown on top. Serve hot.

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3 cups whole milk

Cub Milk, Whole, 0.5 Gallon

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2 cups Mac & Cheese Shredded Cheese

3 cups (12oz) pasta (penne, ziti, macaroni, etc.)

Essential Everyday Penne Rigate, Enriched, 16 Ounce

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$1.25 was $1.59$0.08/oz

5 ½ tablespoons butter

Crystal Farms Butter, Salted, Sweet Cream, 4 Each

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$5.69 was $5.99$1.42 each

2 teaspoon salt

Essential Everyday Salt, Plain, 26 Ounce

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$1.29$0.05/oz

1 tablespoon flour

Essential Everyday Flour, All-Purpose, 5 Pound

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$2.50 was $2.99$0.50/lb

1/2 cup bread crumbs

Progresso Bread Crumbs, Plain, 15 Ounce

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$4.59$0.31/oz

1 small yellow onion, finely diced (optional)

Produce Yellow Onions, 0.75 Pound

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$1.49 avg/ea$1.99/lb

Directions

Preheat oven to 425°F.
Cook pasta according to package.
Meanwhile, in a medium saucepan over medium heat, melt 5 Tbsp of butter with salt (reserve remaining ½ Tbsp of butter). (If using onions, sauté them in the butter until translucent.)
Add flour to butter (and onions if using) and whisk until smooth.
Slowly add milk ½ cup at a time, whisking smooth after each addition. Bring to a simmer and add entire package of shredded cheese. Stir until smooth. Drain pasta and add it to the cheese sauce.
Transfer to a buttered 8 x 8” casserole dish.
Melt remaining ½ Tbsp of butter and stir into breadcrumbs. Sprinkle buttered breadcrumbs over the top of the mac and cheese.
Bake for 15 minutes or until golden brown on top. Serve hot.