Baked Mac and Cheese

Name: Baked Mac and Cheese
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 35 min
Total time: 50 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 400g macaroni; 4 tbsp butter; 4 tbsp plain flour; 3 cups whole milk; 200g sharp cheddar, grated; 100g gruyère, grated; 1 tsp mustard powder; 1 cup panko breadcrumbs; 2 tbsp melted butter; 30g parmesan, grated; salt and pepper to taste

Creamy macaroni baked under a golden, crunchy breadcrumb crust, the ultimate mac and cheese upgrade.

Total time

50 min

Prep

15 min

Cook

35 min

Difficulty

easy

Cuisine

American

vegetarian

Ingredients

400gmacaroni

4 tbspbutter

4 tbspplain flour

3 cupswhole milk

200gsharp cheddar, grated

100ggruyère, grated

1 tspmustard powder

1 cuppanko breadcrumbs

2 tbspmelted butter

30gparmesan, grated

salt and pepperto taste

Instructions

Cook macaroni until al dente. Drain.

Make cheese sauce: melt butter, whisk in flour, then milk. Simmer 5 minutes until thick.

Stir in cheddar, gruyère and mustard powder. Season. Fold in macaroni.

Pour into a greased baking dish.

Toss panko with melted butter and parmesan. Scatter over the top.

Bake at 190°C for 25 minutes until bubbling and golden.

Nutrition (estimated)

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

Calories

687

Protein

31.3g

Fat

50.7g

Carbs

27.3g

Fiber

0.8g

Sodium

662mg

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