Mom's Mac & Cheese, Version 2
Comfort food at its best, a big bowlful of creamy mac and cheese
Ingredients
- 1/2 pound elbow macaroni
- salt
- 3 tablespoons unsalted butter
- 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
- 2 cups milk 2% or whole
- 8 ounces sharp cheddar shredded
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350.
- Fill a medium-sized pot halfway with water, and season with salt
- Once boiling, add macaroni, and cook according to package directions.
- Melt butter in a medium-sized pot over medium heat.
- Add flour and stir until golden, about 3 minutes.
- Slowly add milk, whisking constantly until it begins to boil.
- Add cheddar cheese and stir until melted.
- Drain macaroni.
- Lightly grease a 1-1/2 quart baking dish.
- Pour macaroni into prepared dish, and then add cheese sauce.
- Stir well.
- Bake for 30 minutes or until golden brown.