Good Eats || My Favourite Mac and Cheese Recipe

Can you smell it from there? Deeelicious!

Ingredients

• 3 tablespoons butter
• 3 tablespoons flour
• 1 1/2 cups half and half
• 3 cups white cheddar cheese, shredded and divided (2c for sauce, 1c for topping)
• 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 1/4 teaspoon ground cayenne pepper (more if you like it feisty!)
• Salt
• 1 pound elbow macaroni, cooked to al dente (with a little bite to it)

Serves 4

Preparation

Heat oven to 350º.

Heat a medium, deep skillet over medium heat. Add butter and let it melt. In small batches, whisk in flour to combine. Gently cook, whisking constantly, until it's smooth and flour has had a chance to cook (about three minutes).

Slowly add half and half while continuing to whisk. Gently bring milk to a bubble while stirring frequently. Allow the milk to thicken a bit, then stir in two cups of shredded cheddar cheese a handful at a time.

Season sauce with nutmeg and cayenne pepper. Taste and add a little salt, if you like. Combine cheese and pasta and coat completely by turning the pasta over and over in the cheese sauce.

Transfer to a baking dish and top with remaining cheese. Place baking dish in oven and brown the cheddar cheese on top. Check at 15 minutes.

Enjoy!