Macaroni And Blue Cheese

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 4 cups dried macaroni
• 3 3/4 cups milk
• 4 tablespoons butter
• 6 tablespoons all-purpose flour
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 8 ounces blue cheese, crumbled
• ground black pepper

Recipe

• 1 preheat the oven to 350 degrees. lightly grease a 12 by 9-inch baking dish.
• 2 cook the macaroni in plenty of salted boiling water according to the instructions on the package, or until al dente. drain and rinse under cold water. place in a water bowl and set aside until required.
• 3 in another pan, bring the milk to a boil and set aside.
• 4 melt the butter in a heavy saucepan over low heat. whisk in the flour and cook for 5 minutes, whisking continously. be careful not to let the mixture brown.
• 5 remove from the heat and whisk the hot milk into the butter and flour mixture. when smoothly blended, return to medium heat and continue cooking for about 5 minutes, whicsking constantly until sauce is smoot and thick. add the salt.
• 6 add the sauce to the macaroni. ad the three-quarters of the crumbled blue cheese and stir well. transfer the macaroni mixture to the prepared baking dish and spread in an even layer.
• 7 sprinkle the remaining cheese evenly over the surface. bake for 25 minutes, until bubbling hot.
• 8 if desired, lightly brown top of the macaroni and cheese under a preheated broiler for 3-4 minutes. serve hot, sprinkled with ground black pepper to taste.