Daphne's Marvelous Mac 'n Cheese

I decided to cook mac n cheese, because my mom cooks it all the time. She likes to change it up and use a lot of recipes, but this one is my favorite by far! It takes the least amount of time and tastes the best. 

1. Preheat the oven to 325 degrees and grease a 9 by 13 baking dish.  

1. Boil a large pot of water and salt. Add dry pasta and cook 1 minute less than directed on the package.  

1. Grate cheese and toss together to mix, then divide into three piles. 3 cups for sauce, 1 ½ cups for the inner layer, and 1 ½ cups for the topping.  

1. Melt butter in a large saucepan over medium heat. Sprinkle in flour and whisk to combine. Mixture will look like wet sand. Cook for one minute. Slowly pour in milk/half and half, while whisking consistently. Pour in the remaining half and half, whisk until smooth.  

1. Continue to heat on medium until thick.  

1. Stir in spices and 1 ½ cups of cheese. Stir until it’s melted. Add another 1 ½ cups of cheese, and stir until completely melted and smooth.  

1. In a large bowl, combine drained pasta with cheese sauce, stirring to combine fully. Pour half of the mixture into the prepared baking dish. Top with 1 ½ cups of cheese. Pour the other half in and top with 1 ½ cups of cheese. 

1. Bake for 15 minutes, until cheese is bubbly and golden brown.  

Daphne “stirs the pot”

A big cheesy thumbs-up!