Baked Macaroni & Cheese

By cook_kjacook_kja

Ingredients

• Topping:
• 1/2 Lb elbow macaroni
• 3 Tbsp butter
• 3 Tbsp flour
• 1 Tbsp powdered mustard
• 3 C milk
• 1/2 C yellow onion, finely diced
• 1 bay leaf
• 1/2 Tsp paprika
• 1 Lg egg
• 12 oz sharp cheese, shredded
• 1 Tsp kosher salt
• Fresh black pepper
• 3 Tbsp butter
• 1 C panko bread crumbs

Details

Servings 6
Preparation time 20mins
Cooking time 65mins

Preparation

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350F

In a large pot of boiling, salted water cook the pasta to al dente.

While the pasta is cooking, in a separate pot, melt the butter. Whisk in the flour and mustard and keep it moving for about 5 minutes. make sure it's free of lumps. Stir in milk, onion, bay leaf, and paprika. Simmer for 10 minutes and remove the bay leaf.

Temper in the egg. Stir in 3/4 of the cheese. Season with salt and pepper. Fold the macroni into the mix and pour into a 2 Qt casserole dish. Top with the remaining cheese.

Melt the butter in a saute pan and toss the bread crumbs to coat. Top the macaroni with the bread crumbs. Bake for 30 minutes, rest for 5 minutes before serving.