Hello everybody, it’s Jim, welcome to my recipe page. Today, I will show you a way to prepare a distinctive dish, baked mac and cheese. It is one of my favorites. This time, I’m gonna make it a little bit tasty. This will be really delicious.

Baked Mac and Cheese is one of the most popular of recent trending foods in the world. It is appreciated by millions every day. It’s simple, it is quick, it tastes delicious. They are fine and they look fantastic. Baked Mac and Cheese is something that I’ve loved my whole life.

To begin with this recipe, we have to prepare a few ingredients. You can cook baked mac and cheese using 8 ingredients and 4 steps. Here is how you can achieve that.

The ingredients needed to make Baked Mac and Cheese:

1. Make ready unsalted butter
2. Take all purpose flour
3. Take milk, I used skim
4. Get kosher salt
5. Make ready paprika powder or pinch
6. Prepare black pepper
7. Prepare finely sfinely shredded mild cheddar cheese, I used mix of yellow & red cheddar cheese
8. Take finely shredded mozarella cheese

Steps to make Baked Mac and Cheese:

1. Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Lightly grease a baking dish. Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Cook pasta according to aldente level. I recommend cooking the pasta a minute less than the directions. Drain and set aside for a few minutes.
2. To prepare roux, melt butter into a medium saucepan over medium heat. Once melted whisk in flour, salt, pepper and paprika powder. Stir and cook for 2-3 minutes. Slowly whisk in milk, stirring continuously until thickened, about 2 minutes. Reduce heat to a simmer and stir in cheese until melted.
3. Transfer cooked pasta to large dutch oven or pot over low heat. Pour cheese sauce over top, stirring to combine, toss lightly. This is a thick and creamy sauce. Do not mix too thoroughly, it's better left messy. To thin the sauce, add a few tablespoons of milk at a time until at desire consistency. Pour into the prepared baking dish. Sprinkle with mozarella cheese over the top.
4. Bake in the preheated oven until cheese is melted, about 8-10 minutes, then turn the oven to broil. Broil for about 5 minutes to brown the top. Makes 6 servings.

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