“World’s Best” Mac & Cheese

Categories: pasta

Ingredients

• 2 Tbsp. unsalted butter
• 3 1/2 Tbsp. all-purpose flour
• 1 1/2 cups whole milk
• 7 oz. Beecher's Flagship Cheese, grated
• (about 1 3/4 cups)
• 1 oz. Beecher's Just Jack cheese, grated
• (1/4 cup)
• 1/2 tsp. coarse salt
• 1/4 to 1/2 tsp. chipotle chili powder
• 1/8 tsp. garlic powder
• 6 oz. penne pasta (about 3 1/4 cups)
• 1 oz. (1/4 cup) Beecher's Flagship cheese,
• grated
• 1 oz. (1/4 cup) Beecher's Just Jack cheese, grated
• 1/4 to 1/2 tsp. chipotle chili powder

Directions

1. To prepare sauce, melt butter in a heavy saucepan over medium heat. Add flour. Cook, whisking constantly, 2 minutes.

2. Slowly add milk, whisking constantly. Cook until sauce thickens, about 10 minutes, stirring frequently. Remove from heat.

3. Add cheese, salt, chili powder and garlic powder. Stir until cheese melts, about 3 minutes.

4. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

5. To prepare pasta, cook pasta 2 minutes less than package directions. (It will finish cooking in the oven). Rinse pasta in cold water and drain well.

6. Combine pasta and sauce in a mediun bowl; mix thoroughly. (The mixture will seem soupy, but some of the liquid will be absorbed during baking.) Transfer to an 8-inch square baking dish. Sprinkle top with cheese and chili powder.

7. Bake, uncovered, 20 minutes. Let stand 5 minutes before serving.

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