Mom's Macaroni Supreme

Total Time: 55 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 16
• 1 lb smooth rigatoni pasta
• 2 cups half-and-half
• 3 cups milk
• 1/2 cup butter
• 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
• butter
• grated parmesan cheese

Recipe

• 1 cook pasta according to package directions however cook until al-dente- or approximately 2 minutes less that it says to cook. drain noodles. do not rinse.
• 2 take a 9x13" pan and butter well. sprinkle parmesean cheese on bottom of pan and set pan aside.
• 3 heat half and half, milk, butter and salt together over medium heat until hot. do not boil. ( a non-stick pot is great so that the milk won't stick and burn on the bottom.) take out 1 cup of the milk / butter mixture and set aside.
• 4 stir pasta into hot milk mixture and cook over medium heat until pasta and milk thickens, about 20 minutes.
• 5 pour pasta into prepared pan. drizzle the reserved 1 cup milk mixture over top. sprinkle parmesan cheese on top.
• 6 bake at 400' for 25 minutes or until top is beginning to brown and it is bubbly.
• 7 cut into squares and scoop out to serve.