Classic Crispy Top Macaroni and Cheese

Name: Classic Crispy Top Macaroni and Cheese
Ingredients: 8 ounces pasta (my favorites are the traditional elbow, gemelli and bucatini); ¼ cup butter; 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour; ¼ teaspoon each kosher salt and freshly ground pepper; 1 level teaspoon Dijon mustard (resist the urge to use a heaping spoonful…a little goes a long way); 2 cups milk (I use nonfat but 2% or whole are fine also.); 2 cups (8 ounces) shredded sharp cheddar cheese; 2 tablespoons butter, melted; 1 cup panko (Japanese bread crumbs) or coarse dry bread crumbs; ½ cup (2 ounces) shredded cheddar cheese (see notes)

" Do you have a favorite comfort food? Good old macaroni and cheese is my 10-year-old's usual request and he asked for it several times recently and I hadn't gotten around to it. Then, he..."

INGREDIENTS

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8 ounces pasta (my favorites are the traditional elbow, gemelli and bucatini)

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¼ cup butter

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3 tablespoons all-purpose flour

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¼ teaspoon each kosher salt and freshly ground pepper

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1 level teaspoon Dijon mustard (resist the urge to use a heaping spoonful…a little goes a long way)

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2 cups milk (I use nonfat but 2% or whole are fine also.)

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2 cups (8 ounces) shredded sharp cheddar cheese

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2 tablespoons butter, melted

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1 cup panko (Japanese bread crumbs) or coarse dry bread crumbs

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½ cup (2 ounces) shredded cheddar cheese (see notes)

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