Better Baked Mac & Cheese

Total Time: 45 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 35 mins

Ingredients

• salt (for pasta water)
• 2 kg elbow macaroni
• 6 cups whole milk, divided
• 1/2 teaspoon pepper
• 1/2 tablespoon dried parsley
• 1 teaspoon garlic powder
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1 tablespoon butter
• 1/4 cup cornstarch
• 1 kg shredded cheddar cheese, divided
• 1 cup dry italian breadcrumbs or 1 cup crushed goldfish crackers

Recipe

• 1 preheat the oven to 375f and grease 2 large casserole dishes.
• 2 boil a large pot of water and add salt. add macaroni and cook 10 minutes, stirring occasionally. drain well and return to pot.
• 3 while pasta is cooking, heat 5 cups of milk in a saucepan.
• 4 stir in the pepper, parsley, garlic powder, salt and butter.
• 5 whisk the cornstarch with the remaining 1 cup milk until smooth, then add to the hot milk and cook until slightly thickened.
• 6 stir in all but 1 cup of the cheese until melted.
• 7 pour over the pasta in the pot and fold in completely.
• 8 divide pasta between the casserole dishes, top with reserved cheese and breadcrumbs.
• 9 bake for 10 minutes, until cheese melts and casserole is bubbly.