Name: Old-Fashioned Baked Macaroni and Cheese
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 15 min
Yield: 1
Ingredients: 3-1/2 cups uncooked elbow macaroni -; 1/4 cup butter, cubed -; 1/4 cup all-purpose flour -; 1 teaspoon salt -; 3/4 teaspoon ground mustard -; 1/2 teaspoon pepper -; Few dashes hot pepper sauce -; 3-1/2 cups whole milk -; 5 cups shredded cheddar cheese, divided -; Optional: Crumbled cooked bacon and coarsely ground pepper -

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Cooking:

15 min.

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Ingredients for - Old-Fashioned Baked Macaroni and Cheese

1. 3-1/2 cups uncooked elbow macaroni -

2. 1/4 cup butter, cubed -

3. 1/4 cup all-purpose flour -

4. 1 teaspoon salt -

5. 3/4 teaspoon ground mustard -

6. 1/2 teaspoon pepper -

7. Few dashes hot pepper sauce -

8. 3-1/2 cups whole milk -

9. 5 cups shredded cheddar cheese, divided -

10. Optional: Crumbled cooked bacon and coarsely ground pepper -

How to cook deliciously - Old-Fashioned Baked Macaroni and Cheese

1. Stage

Preheat the oven to 350°F. Cook the macaroni noodles in boiling water until almost tender. Drain the noodles.

2. Stage

While the noodles cook, you'll begin making a roux. Melt the butter over medium heat in a Dutch oven. Stir the flour into the melted butter, then the salt, mustard, pepper and hot sauce. Whisk until smooth. Cook, stirring, until it begins bubbling, about one minute. Stir in the cooked macaroni, milk and 4 cups cheese.

3. Stage

Transfer the mac and cheese to an ungreased 13x9-inch baking dish. Cover and bake until bubbly, 45 to 50 minutes. Uncover, and sprinkle with the remaining 1 cup cheese. Let stand for five minutes before serving. If desired, top with bacon and pepper.