- 8 ounces dried macaroni cellentani, elbow, spiral, etc. I used Cellentani by Barilla<\/li>
- 4 tablespoons unsalted butter<\/li>
- 1\/2 cup fresh bread crumbs<\/li>
- 1\/4 cup all-purpose flour<\/li>
- 3 cups milk<\/li>
- 1\/2 teaspoon salt<\/li>
- 1\/4 teaspoon freshly ground pepper<\/li>
- 1\/8 teaspoon cayenne pepper<\/li>
- 2 1\/2 cups coarsely grated sharp white cheddar cheese<\/li>
- 1 cup coarsely grated Swiss-style Gruyere cheese<\/li>
- 1\/4 cup finely grated dry Jack cheese can use Monterey Jack if you can’t find the dry Jack<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n
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<\/figure>\n\n\n\nInstructions<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
- Preheat oven to 375\u00b0.<\/li>
- Grease a 1 1\/2 quart souffle baking dish. Set aside.<\/li>
- Boil large pot of water to cook macaroni according to package directions. But stop cooking about two minutes early. (Pasta should be slightly underdone.)<\/li>
- Drain and rinse pasta with cold water and set aside.<\/li>
- In large saucepan, melt 1 tablespoon of the butter.<\/li>
- Add fresh breadcrumbs and stir until thoroughly coated. Set aside.<\/li>
- In a small sauce pan or microwave, heat milk until very hot but not scalded.<\/li>
- Meanwhile, in the pan you used for the bread crumbs, melt remaining 3 tablespoons butter over medium heat. When butter is bubbling, add flour and stir until cooked, about 1 minute.<\/li>
- Slowly whisk in hot milk, whisking continuously until all milk is incorporated and sauce begins to thicken, about 5 minutes.<\/li>
- Remove pan from heat and stir in salt, black pepper, cayenne, 1 1\/2 cups of cheddar, 3\/4 cup of Gruyere and all the dry Jack cheese.<\/li>
- Mix well until all the cheese has melted.<\/li>
- Add cooled macaroni to the cheese sauce and pour mixture into the buttered casserole dish.<\/li>
- Sprinkle with remaining cheddar and Gruyere cheeses, then top with buttered bread crumbs.<\/li>
- Bake, uncovered, for 25-30 minutes, or until the breadcrumbs are golden brown and casserole is bubbling.<\/li>
- Let sit for 5 minutes, then serve.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n
Notes<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Recipe easily doubles to cook in a 9 X 13″ baking dish.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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