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macaroni & cheese - all grown up

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Private Recipe by
Renée G.
Uptown, AR

Don't be put off by the long list of ingredients - Just assemble everything before you start mixing and this goes together quickly and easily...or as my grandmother, and my mother used to say, "In two shakes of a lamb's tail." Use any shape pasta you like (rotelle, gigli, elbow macaroni, rotini, etc.) Both stove-top AND bake in oven are not an option - I've just listed stove-top in the cooking method but you will want to brown the breadcrumb top in the oven.

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yield 6 serving(s)
prep time 25 Min
cook time 15 Min
method Stove Top

Ingredients For macaroni & cheese - all grown up

  • 3 cups dry pasta
  • 3 tbsp. butter
  • 3 tbsp. all-purpose flour
  • ¼ tsp. salt (more or less)
  • ½ tsp. mustard powder
  • ¼ tsp. grated nutmeg
  • 1 ½ cups beer, room temperature
  • 1 cup half-and-half
  • 1 ¼ cups grated, sharp yellow cheddar cheese
  • 1 ½ tbsp. horseradish (or to taste)
  • ¾ cup seasoned breadcrumbs
  • 2 tbsp. grated parmesan cheese
  • 2 ½ tbsp. melted butter

How To Make macaroni & cheese - all grown up

  • 1
    Assemble all ingredients and cooking utensils.
  • 2
    Preheat oven to 425º F. Very lightly spritz a square baking dish with non-stick spray.
  • 3
    Bring salted pasta cooking water to boil and stir in dry pasta. Boil, stirring occasionally, according to pkg. directions to al denté; drain.
  • 4
    While pasta cooks, melt the butter in a large saucepan over medium heat. Add the flour, salt, nutmeg and mustard powder and cook, stirring, for 3 minutes.
  • 5
    Whisk in the beer (watch out it doesn’t foam up and over the top) and bring to a simmer; whisk in the half-and-half until smooth. Taste for seasoning and add a pinch more salt, if desired. Continue to simmer, whisking occasionally, until thickened (3 - 4 minutes). Stir in the cheese and horseradish until smooth. Remove from heat.
  • 6
    In small bowl, mix bread crumbs, parmesan cheese and melted butter; set aside.
  • 7
    Stir cooked pasta together with cheese/beer sauce and pour into baking dish or spoon into individual ramekins, top with buttered bread crumb mixture; bake in 425º F oven until top is nicely browned, (about 3 – 5 minutes). Watch carefully as ovens vary...this can go from ‘nicely browned,’ to burned in no time.
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