Mandy's Baked Mac & Cheese

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• 4 cups noodles (any type of tubular pasta works best)
• 6 cups sharp cheddar cheese
• 1/2 cup salted butter
• 1/2 cup flour
• 3 2/3 cups milk

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 400 degrees.
• 2 cook noodles.
• 3 while noodles are cooking make the medium sauce: melt the stick of butter in a pan on stove top on high heat. when melted, add the flour and stir until smooth. slowly add the milk while constantly stirring so it doesn't lump. when it's of a nice, medium thick consistency, add 3 cups of the cheese. let melt while stirring constantly. when melted, turn off stove.
• 4 pour some of the sauce in a 13" x 9" x 2" rectangular pan until it fills about the bottom 1/2" of the pan.
• 5 add the noodles and then pour rest of sauce on top. stir together.
• 6 put last 3 cups of cheese on top.
• 7 bake for about 20 minutes or until golden and bubbling.