Panera’s Mac & Cheese Recipe

(from castro15’s recipe box)

Categories: Pasta

Ingredients

  • 1 16-ounce Package package of rigati pasta
  • 1/4 cup butter
  • 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
  • 21/2 cup milk
  • 6 Slices white American cheese, sliced into thin strips
  • 8 oz extra-sharp white Vermont cheddar, shredded
  • 1/2 teaspoon Dijon mustard
  • 1 teaspoon kosher salt
  • 1/4 teaspoon hot sauce

Directions

  1. Prepare pasta according to package directions.
  2. In large saucepan over low heat, melt butter. Whisk in flour and cook 1 minute, whisking constantly.
  3. Gradually whisk in milk; cook over medium heat, whisking until mixture thickens and bubbles. Remove from heat.
  4. Add cheeses, mustard, salt, and hot sauce, stirring until cheese melts and sauce is smooth.
  5. Stir in pasta and cook over medium heat for 1 minute (or until thoroughly heated). Serve immediately.

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