Baked Four-Cheese Mac with Breadcrumb Crust

Name: Baked Four-Cheese Mac with Breadcrumb Crust
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 35 min
Total time: 55 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 lb cavatappi pasta; 5 tbsp butter, divided; 3 tbsp flour; 3 cups whole milk; 1 cup sharp cheddar, shredded; 1 cup gruyère, shredded; 1 cup fontina, shredded; ½ cup parmesan, grated; 1 cup panko breadcrumbs; 2 tsp garlic powder; salt to taste

A golden-topped baked mac featuring cheddar, gruyère, fontina, and parmesan beneath a buttery panko crust.

Total time

55 min

Prep

20 min

Cook

35 min

Difficulty

medium

Cuisine

American

comfortbaked

Ingredients

1 lbcavatappi pasta

5 tbspbutter, divided

3 tbspflour

3 cupswhole milk

1 cupsharp cheddar, shredded

1 cupgruyère, shredded

1 cupfontina, shredded

½ cupparmesan, grated

1 cuppanko breadcrumbs

2 tspgarlic powder

saltto taste

Instructions

Preheat oven to 375°F. Cook pasta al dente; drain.

Make béchamel: melt 4 tbsp butter, whisk in flour, slowly add milk, cook until thick.

Off heat, stir in cheddar, gruyère, and fontina until melted. Season.

Combine pasta with sauce; pour into greased 9×13 baking dish.

Toss panko with melted remaining butter and garlic powder; scatter over top with parmesan.

Bake 25 minutes until bubbling and golden. Rest 5 minutes before serving.

Nutrition (estimated)

Per serving, based on a standard 4-serving portion and standard nutrition references — not a lab or USDA-verified measurement.

Calories

1053

Protein

63g

Fat

76.4g

Carbs

28.7g

Fiber

0.7g

Sodium

1623mg

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