Beecher’s World’s Best Macaroni & Cheese

Beecher’s World’s Best Macaroni & Cheese

Servings 4 people

Ingredients
  

Sauce:

  • 2 Tbsp. Unsalted Butter
  • 3 1/2 Tbsp. Flour
  • 1 1/2 C. Whole Milk
  • 7 oz. about 1 3/4 C. Flagship Cheese grated
  • 1 oz. 1/4 c. Just Jack Cheese grated
  • 1/2 tsp. Coarse Salt
  • 1/4-1/2 tsp. Chipotle Chili Powder
  • 1/8 tsp. Garlic Powder

Pasta:

  • 6 oz Penne Pasta about 3 1/4 C.
  • 1 oz. Flagship Cheese grated – 1/4 C.
  • 1 oz. Just Jack Cheese grated – 1/4 C.
  • 1/4-1/2 tsp. Chipotle Chili Powder

To serve 8 – as an entrée – 3x other recipe:

Sauce:

  • 6 Tbsp. Unsalted Butter
  • 3/4 C. plus 1 1/2 Tbsp. Flour
  • 4 1/2 C. Whole Milk
  • 21 oz. Flagship Cheese about 5 1/4 C. – grated
  • 3 oz. Just Jack Cheese 3/4 C. – grated
  • 1 1/2 tsp. Coarse Salt
  • 3/4 to 1 1/2 tsp. Chipotle Chili Powder
  • 3/8 tsp. Garlic Powder

Pasta:

  • 18 oz. penne pasta about 12 3/4 C.
  • 3 oz. Flagship Cheese 3/4 C. – grated
  • 3 oz. Just Jack Cheese 3/4 C. – grated
  • 3/4-1 1/2 tsp. Chipotle Chili Powder

Instructions
 

  • To prepare sauce, melt butter in a heavy-bottomed saucepan over medium heat and whisk in the flour.
  • Continue whisking and cook for 2 minutes.
  • Slowly add milk, whisking constantly.
  • Cook until sauce thickens, about 10 minutes, stirring frequently.
  • Remove from heat.
  • Add cheeses, salt, chili powder and garlic powder.
  • Stir until cheese is milted and all ingredients are incorporated, about 3 minutes.
  • Set aside.
  • Preheat over to 350° F.
  • Butter or oil and 8-inch (or large pan for larger recipe) baking dish.
  • Cook penne 2 minutes less than package directions. (It will finish cooking in the oven)
  • Rinse pasta in cold water and drain well.
  • Combine pasta and sauce in a medium bowl; mix carefully but thoroughly.
  • Scrape the pasta into the prepared baking dish.
  • Sprinkle top with cheeses and then the chili powder.
  • Bake, uncovered, 20 minutes.
  • Let stand 5 minutes before serving.
Keyword Beechers | Mac n Cheese | Macaroni and Cheese | Worlds Best

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