Recipe: Delicious Crusty Mac and cheese

Crusty Mac and cheese. While the macaroni is boiling, melt the remaining butter in a saucepan over medium heat. Sprinkle reserved cheese on top; dot with remaining butter. I happen to love a crusty top on my Baked Macaroni and Cheese, so came up with the following variation as an alternative to the creamy variety.

A thick, white Cheddar cheese sauce coats macaroni under a crisp topping. Macaroni and cheese may seem an easy proposition. But the secret to this creamy dish with a crunchy and crisp top is American cheese. You can cook Crusty Mac and cheese using 14 ingredients and 10 steps. Here is how you cook it.

Ingredients of Crusty Mac and cheese

1. It's 1 box of eating right for healthy living twisted elbow veggie pasta.
2. Prepare 1 cup of shredded mozzarella cheese.
3. Prepare 14 oz of Velveeta cheese.
4. It's 1/3 cup of milk.
5. Prepare 3 clove of fresh garlic.
6. It's 1/2 bunch of green onion.
7. You need 3/4 cup of crushed country ranch croutons.
8. Prepare of onion powder.
9. You need of garlic powder.
10. Prepare of rubbed sage.
11. Prepare of sweet basil.
12. You need of cumin seed.
13. It's of chopped parsley.
14. It's of smoked paprika.

This is no place for fancy cheeses or fancy noodles. Leave the whole-wheat penne and artisanal orecchiette in the cupboard and bring on the elbow pasta. Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Add the pasta and cook as the label directs for al dente.

Crusty Mac and cheese step by step

1. Preheat oven to 350 Fahrenheit.
2. Bring water to boil in a pot and add pasta.
3. In small pot add milk, Velveeta cheese, 3/4 cup mozzarella cheese and spices. Cook on low heat until melted..
4. While pasta and cheese is cooking finely mince 3 cloves of garlic and half a bundle of green onions. (I usually use 1 large leek but the store was out. Leeks add a sweeter flavor compared to the bitterness of green onions).
5. Add green onions and fresh garlic to the cheese..
6. Once pasta is soft and cheese is melted add them to a casserole dish and mix..
7. Add the rest of the mozzarella cheese as a layer on top of mac and cheese..
8. Sprinkle some smoked paprika on top of that..
9. Spread the crushed croutons on top of everything as a crust. And bake for 30 minutes at 350.
10. Enjoy.

One of my favorite parts of a good macaroni and cheese is a toasty, crispy topping or crust. Mac and cheese is such a rich, creamy dish, my tastebuds crave a crunchy contrast! Making crispy crusts is one of the easiest and most customizable techniques to have up your sleeve. You can vary the seasonings based on the type of mac and cheese you. Taste the sauce for seasoning and add additional salt, pepper, or Tabasco.