{"id":2488,"date":"2024-07-09T11:37:42","date_gmt":"2024-07-09T18:37:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/aysontespli.ca\/?p=2488"},"modified":"2024-07-09T11:37:42","modified_gmt":"2024-07-09T18:37:42","slug":"bennys-maccheese","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/aysontespli.ca\/?p=2488","title":{"rendered":"Benny’s Mac&Cheese"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Mac&Cheese<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Ingredients:
\n2 cups elbow macaroni or bowties, small shells or fusilli
\n1 1\/2quarts boiling water, with salt (1 tbsp)<\/p>\n

1\/2 cup chopped Onion
\n1\/3 cup Butter (80 g on kitchen scale)
\n3 Tablespoons Flour
\n1\/2 teaspoon Salt
\n1\/8 teaspoon Pepper
\n1\/4 teaspoon Paprika
\n1 Tablespoon Mustard
\n2 1\/4 cups Milk
\n2 cups shredded Cheddar Cheese, though go with your heart on this one and go ahead and use what you’ve got; Gruyere is divine! Got some Monterey Jack cheese? Have at ‘er! Havarti? Yup, that works too!<\/p>\n

1\/2 Dry Breadcrumbs (Store bought breadcrumbs, make your own-use garlic bread, hotdog\/hamburger buns, ground up in a food processor)
\n2 Tablespoons Butter, melted<\/p>\n

Directions
\n<\/strong>Preheat oven to 350C
\nSpray 8″ or 9″ Casserole dish with vegetable oil spray; set asisde.
\nPrepare topping:
\nMelt butter in pot you will use to cook pasta in. Pour melted butter over breadcrumbs you have placed in a small mixing bowl.
\nRub together until breadcrumbs are coated with butter; set aside.<\/p>\n

In large uncovered saucepan, cook pasta in boiling water, until tender but firm, about 10 minutes.
\nDrain, set aside.<\/p>\n

In same pot, melt\u00a0 butter and sautee onion over medium\/high heat until soft and clear, about 3 – 5 minutes
\nSprinkle onion with flour, salt and pepper, paprika. Whisk until combined. Stir in milk, a bit at a time, bringing mixture to a boil before adding a bit more milk. Repeat until all milk is stirred in.
\nOnce all milk is stirred in, continue cooking, stirring constantly for 1 minute.
\nRemove from heat.
\nStir in Cheese(s) and mustard.<\/p>\n

Turn out into prepared casserole dish.
\nSprinkle with prepared breadcrumbs.
\nBake uncovered for about 30 minutes, until hot and bubbly.
\nRemove from oven and serve.<\/p>\n

Serves 4 – 6<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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