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Mamaw's New & Improved Macaroni and Cheese Recipe

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Ingredients:  
Ingredients:  
3 cups uncooked elbow macaroni
1 - 8 oz package shredded sharp cheddar cheese
1 cup shredded colby/monterey Jack cheese
6 TBS unsalted butter, divided
¼ cup flour
3 cups milk
4 oz Velveeta cheese, cubed
¼ cup crumbled blue cheese
¼ cup grated Parmesan cheese, divided
½ tsp Dijon mustard
¼ cup panko bread crumbs
Directions:
Directions:
Heat oven to 375 degrees. Cook macaroni as directed on package, omitting salt and reducing the cooking time by 2 minutes. Rinse macaroni under cold water. Drain.

Melt 5 TBS butter in large saucepan or Dutch oven on low heat. Add flour and mix well. Whisk milk gradually into the butter mixture. Cook on medium heat for 5 minutes or until sauce comes to a boil and thickens, stirring constantly. Remove from heat.

Combine shredded cheeses, reserving ½ cup of this mixture for the topping. Add the shredded cheese mixture to the sauce, along with the Velveeta, blue cheese, 2 TBS Parmesan and mustard. Cook 3-5 minutes, or until cheese is melted; stirring constantly. Add macaroni, mix well. Spoon into a 9x13 baking dish, sprayed with cooking spray.

Melt remaining butter, mix with panko crumbs and reserved remaining ½ cup of cheese. Sprinkle over macaroni and cheese. Bake 25-30 minutes, or until top is golden brown and macaroni and cheese is bubbly around the edges.
Number Of Servings:
Number Of Servings:
8
Preparation Time:
Preparation Time:
1 hour
Personal Notes:
Personal Notes:
This is a recipe that Mamaw has recently started making. She thinks the combination of cheeses make for a new and improved creamy mac and cheese.

 

 

 

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