{"id":15,"date":"2017-01-10T14:37:54","date_gmt":"2017-01-10T14:37:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/homemademacaroni.com\/?page_id=15"},"modified":"2017-01-11T15:51:03","modified_gmt":"2017-01-11T15:51:03","slug":"baked-macaroni-cheese-recipe","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/homemademacaroni.com\/?page_id=15","title":{"rendered":"Baked Macaroni &#038; Cheese Recipe"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\">This traditional macaroni and cheese recipe is made with sharp cheddar cheese and oven baked to a bubbling golden brown for a perfect dinner entree.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Recipe makes 6 To 8 servings.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>Ingredients<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>1 tablespoon olive oil<\/li>\n<li>Salt for macaroni water<\/li>\n<li>1 pound elbow macaroni<\/li>\n<li>4 tablespoons butter<\/li>\n<li>4 tablespoons flour<\/li>\n<li>1 tablespoon powdered mustard<\/li>\n<li>\u00bd\u00a0 teaspoon white pepper<\/li>\n<li>3 cups milk<\/li>\n<li>1 cup yellow onion, finely diced<\/li>\n<li>2 bay leaves<\/li>\n<li>1 teaspoon paprika<\/li>\n<li>1 large egg<\/li>\n<li>12 ounces sharp cheddar, shredded<\/li>\n<li>1 teaspoon kosher salt<\/li>\n<li>Fresh black pepper<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Topping Ingredients<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>3 tablespoons butter<\/li>\n<li>1 cup dried bread crumbs<\/li>\n<li>1 teaspoon Italian seasoning<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Directions<\/h3>\n<ol>\n<li>Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.<\/li>\n<li>In a large pot of water (3 to 4 quarts), add 1 tablespoon olive oil. Bring the water to a boil.\u00a0 Add approximately 1 tablespoon of kosher salt to the boiling water. \u00a0Cook the pasta to al dente.<\/li>\n<li>While the pasta is cooking, melt the butter in a separate pot.<\/li>\n<li>Whisk in the flour, mustard, and white pepper and stir gently until it&#8217;s free of lumps.<\/li>\n<li>Stir in the milk, onion, bay leaves, and paprika. Simmer over low heat for ten minutes and remove the bay leaves.<\/li>\n<li>Add the egg to the mixture. Stir in 3\/4 of the cheese. Season with salt and pepper.<\/li>\n<li>Fold the macaroni into the mix and pour into a 2-quart casserole dish. Top with remaining cheese.<\/li>\n<li>Melt the butter in a saut\u00e9 pan and toss the bread crumbs to coat. Top the macaroni with the bread crumbs.<\/li>\n<li>Bake for 30 minutes at 350 degrees F. Remove from oven and rest for five minutes before serving.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h4>Helpful Tips<\/h4>\n<p>Use 3 to 4 quarts of water per pound of pasta. Unsalted water will reach a boil faster than salted water, so add salt to rapidly boiling water just before adding the pasta. Use about 1 teaspoon salt for each quart of water.<\/p>\n<p>Adding 1 tablespoon olive oil to the cooking water keeps pasta from sticking together while cooking. Olive oil in the water also keeps the water from boiling over.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This traditional macaroni and cheese recipe is made with sharp cheddar cheese and oven baked to a bubbling golden brown for a perfect dinner entree. Recipe makes 6 To 8 servings. Ingredients 1 tablespoon olive oil Salt for macaroni water 1 pound elbow macaroni 4 tablespoons butter 4 tablespoons flour 1 tablespoon powdered mustard \u00bd\u00a0 &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/homemademacaroni.com\/?page_id=15\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Baked Macaroni &#038; Cheese Recipe&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":112,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/homemademacaroni.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/15"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/homemademacaroni.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/homemademacaroni.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/homemademacaroni.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/homemademacaroni.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=15"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/homemademacaroni.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/15\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":40,"href":"https:\/\/homemademacaroni.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/15\/revisions\/40"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/homemademacaroni.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/112"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/homemademacaroni.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=15"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}