CLASSIC MACARONI AND CHEESE (AMERICA'S TEST KITCHEN)
America's Test Kitchen finds the best way to make ordinary everyday dishes the ultimate. This is a very different and delicious way to make Mac and Cheese with no baking.
Provided by Marie
Categories Cheese
Time 50m
Yield 8 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 12
Steps:
- For the bread crumbs:
- Pulse bread and butter in food processor until crumbs are no larger than 1/8 inch, ten to fifteen 1-second pulses and set aside.
- For the pasta and cheese:
- Adjust oven rack to lower-middle position and heat broiler.
- Bring 4 quarts water to boil in Dutch oven over high heat.
- Add macaroni and 1 tablespoon salt; cook until pasta is tender; drain and set aside in colander.
- In now empty Dutch oven, heat butter over medium-high heat until foaming.
- Add flour, mustard, and cayenne and whisk well to combine.
- Continue whisking until mixture becomes fragrant and deepens in color, about 1 minute.
- Gradually whisk in milk; bring mixture to boil, whisking constantly (mixture must reach full boil to fully thicken).
- Reduce heat to medium and simmer, whisking occasionally, until thickened to consistency of heavy cream, about 5 minutes.
- Off heat, whisk in cheeses and 1 teaspoon salt until cheeses are fully melted.
- Add pasta and cook over medium-low heat, stirring constantly, until mixture is steaming and heated through, about 6 minutes.
- Transfer mixture to broiler safe 9 by 13" baking dish and sprinkle evenly with bread crumb mixture.
- Broil until crumbs are deep golden brown, 3 to 5 minutes, rotating pan if necessary for even browning.
- Cool about 5 minutes, then serve.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 703.4, Fat 36.7, SaturatedFat 22.4, Cholesterol 106.7, Sodium 1665.3, Carbohydrate 64.3, Fiber 2.5, Sugar 2.7, Protein 28.6
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