Real mccoy macaroni and cheese

4 Servings

Ingredients

Quantity Ingredient
¼ cup Plus 2 tablespoons butter; divided
¼ cup All-purpose flour
½ teaspoon Salt
½ teaspoon Paprika
½ teaspoon Dry mustard
Black pepper; to taste
2 cups Milk
7 ounces Macaroni; cooked and drained
2 cups Sharp cheddar cheese; shredded
½ cup Saltine crackers; crushed

Directions

Heat oven to 350F

Melt ¼ cup of the butter in large saucepan over medium heat. Add flour, salt, paprika, mustard and pepper; stir well. Cook 1 minute. Stir in milk.

Reduce heat to low; cook, stirring constantly, until thickened, about 15 minutes.

Remove from heat; stir in macaroni and cheese. Stir until cheese is melted.

Spoon into 2-quart casserole. Cover; bake 20 minutes.

Melt remaining 2 tablespoons butter in small skillet; stir in cracker crumbs. Remove cover from casserole; sprinkle macaroni with cracker crumbs.

Bake, uncovered, until top is golden and mixture is bubbly, about 20 minutes.

Recipe by: Chicago Tribune test kitchen Posted to MC-Recipe Digest by "Bill Hatcher" <bhatcher@...> on Mar 18, 1998

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