The Best Baked Macaroni and Cheese

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  • Number of Servings: 10
Ingredients
.5 lb macaroni3 tbs unsalted butter3 tbs flour, white1 tbs ground mustard1/2 cup chopped onion3 cups milk 2%1/2 tsp paprika1 Bay leaf1 egg, lg2 cups shredded chedder cheese 2 %salt to tastepepper to taste3 tbs unsalted butter1 cup Panko bread crumbs
Directions
preheat oven 350 degrees
Boil macaroni according to package directions for Al Dente

In a lg sauce pan melt butter, add flour and mustard and wisk constantly over med heat for 5 min. do not let brown.

add milk, onion, paprika and bay leaf and cook 10 min stir frequently. sauce will thicken.
remove bay leaf

turn off heat, temper in egg, add 2/3 of cheese, salt and pepper incorperate completely. Fold in Macaroni

put in oven safe baking dish coated with non stick cooking spray
melt butter add panko to butter and coat thoroughly
top macaroni with remaining cheese, breadcrumb mixture , and bake at 350 degrees for 30 min.
let rest 5 min and serve
makes approx. 10 -1 cup servings

Number of Servings: 10

Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user HANAWAYL.

Servings Per Recipe: 10
Nutritional Info Amount Per Serving
  • Calories: 198.0
  • Total Fat: 10.8 g
  • Cholesterol: 50.5 mg
  • Sodium: 541.8 mg
  • Total Carbs: 14.5 g
  • Dietary Fiber: 0.6 g
  • Protein: 10.5 g

Member Reviews
  • GRANTMUNDELL
    Awesome! My finicky eaters LOVE IT - 6/13/14