Macaroni And Cheese

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 4 ounces butter
• 4 tablespoons flour
• 6 cups whole milk
• 1 teaspoon dry mustard (i use colman's)
• 1 teaspoon pepper
• 2 tablespoons chicken bouillon powder (i use knorr)
• 1/4 teaspoon onion powder
• 16 ounces macaroni noodles
• 8 ounces sharp cheddar cheese, grated
• 12 ounces american cheese (i use velveeta slices)
• 8 ounces gruyere cheese, grated

Recipe

• 1 melt butter over low heat and add flour. whisk it for about 1 minute. add mustard, pepper, bouillon, onion powder & continue whisking for about 1 minute more.
• 2 add 2 cups milk, whisking constantly. add the other four cups of milk and continue to heat over medium low heat, stirring occasionally. when milk is very warm, add grated cheeses and velveeta slices. stir well for about 1 minute, or until cheeses melt. just before it starts to boil, remove from heat. don't let the sauce boil or it will burn at the bottom.
• 3 in a 6 qt pot, boil water for noodles. add noodles and cook al dente.
• 4 drain noodles and put back into pot they were boiled inches
• 5 cover noodles with cheese sauce. it will seem like there is way too much sauce, but it will be absorbed by the noodles and it will be the right amount of sauce after about 15 minutes.