Easy Gluten-Free Macaroni and Cheese
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Cooking:
15 min.
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Servings per container:
8
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Ingredients for - Easy Gluten-Free Macaroni and Cheese

1. Gluten-free elbow pasta - 10 ounces
2. Butter - ¼ cup
3. Salt - 1 ¼ teaspoons
4. Mustard powder - ¾ teaspoon
5. Milk - 4 cups
6. Cornstarch - ¼ cup
7. Shredded Cheddar cheese, divided - 4 cups
8. Gluten-free bread slices, toasted and broken into crumbs (Optional) - 2
9. Butter, softened (Optional) - 1 teaspoon
10. Paprika (Optional) - ½ teaspoon

How to cook deliciously - Easy Gluten-Free Macaroni and Cheese

1. Stage

Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Grease a 9x13-inch baking dish.

2. Stage

Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Cook elbow macaroni in the boiling water, stirring occasionally until cooked through but firm to the bite, 8 minutes. Drain.

3. Stage

Melt 1/4 cup butter in a saucepan over medium heat. Stir salt and mustard powder into melted butter; remove from heat and set aside.

4. Stage

Whisk milk and cornstarch together in a bowl until smooth; stir into butter mixture until well blended. Return saucepan to stove; cook milk mixture, stirring constantly, over medium heat until sauce is thickened, about 5 minutes. Remove saucepan from heat.

5. Stage

Stir 3 cups Cheddar cheese into sauce until the heat from sauce melts cheese. Add pasta to cheese sauce and stir well; pour into the prepared baking dish.

6. Stage

Combine remaining 1 cup Cheddar cheese, gluten-free bread crumbs, 1 teaspoon butter, and paprika in a bowl; sprinkle over pasta mixture.

7. Stage

Bake in the preheated oven until top is crunchy, about 30 minutes.