Baked Mac & Cheese Casserole
Servings: 8 serves
Ingredients
- 500 g macaroni or cavatappi
- 100 g butter
- 100 g plain flour
- 1 L milk
- 300 g sharp cheddar, grated
- 200 g gruyere, grated
- 100 g parmesan, grated
- 1 tsp dijon mustard
- 1/2 tsp ground nutmeg
- 1/2 tsp smoked paprika
- 1.5 cups panko breadcrumbs
- 30 g butter, melted (for breadcrumb top)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 200°C fan. Boil pasta 2 minutes less than packet directs. Drain.
- Melt butter in a heavy saucepan. Whisk in flour. Cook 90 seconds.
- Slowly whisk in milk. Bring to gentle simmer. Cook 5 minutes whisking until thickened.
- Off heat, stir in 200g cheddar, all the gruyere, 70g parmesan, mustard and nutmeg.
- Combine pasta and sauce. Pour into a deep baking dish. Top with remaining cheddar and parmesan.
- Combine panko, melted butter and paprika. Sprinkle over the top.
- Bake 30-35 minutes until deeply golden and bubbling at the edges. Rest 10 minutes before serving.