EASY GLUTEN-FREE MACARONI AND CHEESE

Easy Gluten-Free Macaroni and Cheese image

Cheesy gluten-free deliciousness that is super easy to make. Kid-approved!

Provided by Rick Kleinhans (kokodiablo)

Categories Main Dish Recipes Pasta Macaroni and Cheese Recipes Baked Macaroni and Cheese Recipes

Time 1h

Yield 8

Number Of Ingredients 10

Ingredients

10 ounces gluten-free elbow pasta
¼ cup butter
1 ¼ teaspoons salt
¾ teaspoon mustard powder
4 cups milk
¼ cup cornstarch
4 cups shredded Cheddar cheese, divided
2 gluten-free bread slices, toasted and broken into crumbs
1 teaspoon butter, softened
½ teaspoon paprika

Steps:

Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Grease a 9x13-inch baking dish.
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.
Melt 1/4 cup butter in a saucepan over medium heat. Stir salt and mustard powder into melted butter and remove saucepan from heat.
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.
Stir 3 cups Cheddar cheese into sauce until heat from sauce melts cheese. Add pasta to cheese sauce and stir well; pour into the prepared baking dish.
Combine remaining 1 cup Cheddar cheese, gluten-free bread crumbs, 1 teaspoon butter, and paprika in a bowl; sprinkle over pasta mixture.
Bake in the preheated oven until top is crunchy, about 30 minutes.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 521.3 calories, Carbohydrate 42.6 g, Cholesterol 85.7 mg, Fat 29.8 g, Fiber 1.4 g, Protein 21 g, SaturatedFat 17.5 g, Sodium 809.1 mg, Sugar 6.2 g