Mac & Cheese Bar Dinner Party (+ my super awesome mac & cheese recipe!)

Mac & Cheese Ingredients:

6 tablespoons of unsalted butter

Bread crumbs

5 1/2 cups milk

1/2 cup flour

2 teaspoons salt

1/4 teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg

1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper

1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper

4 1/2 cups grated sharp cheddar cheese

2 cups grated gruyere cheese

2 pounds of fusilli pasta

Garnishes:

Green Onions

Sharp Cheddar Cheese

Sauteed Mushrooms

Light Sour Cream

Parsley

Real Bacon Bits

Diced Grape Tomatoes

Mac & Cheese Instructions:

1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees
2. Butter a lasagna dish and set aside
3. Heat milk over medium heat.
4. Melt butter in a high-sided skillet.  When it bubbles, add flour, continuously whisking cook for 1 minute.
5. Add hot milk to flour/butter mixture, continue whisking until it bubbles and mixture becomes thick.
6. Remove from heat.
7. Stir in salt, nutmeg, black pepper, cayenne pepper, 3 cups of cheddar cheese and 1 1/2 cups of gruyer cheese until melted and mixed.  Set aside.
8. Cook fusilli pasta 2-3 minutes less than suggested on package.
9. Add pasta to lasagna dish, pour cheese sauce on top and stir together.  
10. Top mac & cheese with remaining cheddar and gruyere cheeses, then with breadcrumbs.
11. Bake about 30 minutes.

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