Baked Homemade Macaroni and Cheese recipe

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Ingredients

2 ½ cups elbow macaroni
¼ cup butter
¼ cup all-purpose flour
½ teaspoon salt
4 cups milk
1 pound shredded Cheddar cheese
¼ cup butter, melted
1 sleeve buttery round crackers, crushed

Nutrition Info

810.1 calories
carbohydrate: 57.3 g
cholesterol: 133.1 mg
fat: 49.9 g
fiber: 2.5 g
protein: 32.4 g
saturatedFat: 28.9 g
servingSize: -
sodium: 1011.5 mg
sugar: 9.8 g
transFat: : -
unsaturatedFat: : -

Directions

  1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).

  2. Fill a large pot with lightly salted water and bring to a boil over high heat. Stir in the macaroni, and cook uncovered, stirring occasionally, until the pasta has cooked through, but is still firm to the bite, about 8 minutes. Drain well.

  3. Melt 1/4 cup butter in a large saucepan over medium heat. Stir in flour and salt. Cook, stirring constantly, for 2 minutes. Whisk in milk and simmer, stirring frequently, until mixture thickens slightly, about 5 minutes.

  4. Turn off heat and stir in Cheddar cheese until the cheese is melted. Add the macaroni and stir to coat. Pour the mixture into a 9x13-inch baking dish. Mix the 1/4 remaining cup melted butter and crushed crackers together in a bowl, scatter the cracker mixture evenly over the macaroni mixture.

  5. Bake in preheated oven until golden brown on top, about 45 minutes.

Recipe Yield

6 servings

Recipe Note

This recipe was given to me by my friend Katie. It's a longtime favorite in her family.

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