Recipe | Husband's Mac and Cheese

 

 My husband enjoys cooking and baking, and I especially enjoy it when he makes his macaroni and cheese. I have dubbed it Husbands Mac and Cheese, and he has allowed me to share the recipe with you guys. He says the key is to have cheeses that compliment each other; he usually uses a smoked cheddar and blue cheese but I don’t like blue cheese so he used goat cheese instead. He maintains that it needs a bit of a kick to it, so I will remain true to HIS recipe, not my own personal preferences.

Ingredients

 4 cups milk

8 tbsp butter
1/2 cup flour
1 tbsp salt
1 lb elbow macaroni
8 oz (3 cups) of smoked cheddar cheese (the smokier the better)
3 oz (1 cup) blue cheese
2/3 cup panko

Instructions

Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
Cook pasta according to package directions.
Shred cheddar cheese (if necessary)
Heat milk in a medium saucepan over med-high heat until it begins to simmer. Then turn off heat and set aside.
In a large saucepan, melt butter over med heat.
Add flour, whisking constantly until the mixture turns light brown. Then remove from heat.
Add the hot milk to the flour mixture while whisking constantly. Continue whisking until it’s combined and smooth.
Return saucepan to med-high heat and continue whisking. Cook until the sauce thickens.
Stir in 1 tbsp of salt.
Add in cheeses and stir until melted and smooth.
Add in pasta and toss to coat.
Place mixture into a baking dish and sprinkle with panko.
Bake until bubbling and brown on top, about 25-30 minutes
Enjoy

It reheats wonderfully and I have been enjoy the leftovers for lunch all week.