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Mac & Cheese <p>Chef <a href="/videos/profiles/about-brent">Brent Mimeault</a> shows us how to make Mac &amp; Cheese the way it should be - piled high, creamy and mouth-watering. And, oh, yeah, with lots and lots of cheese. Killer stuff.</p>

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bechamel, macaroni & cheese, roux

Chef Brent Mimeault shows us how to make Mac & Cheese the way it should be - piled high, creamy and mouth-watering. And, oh, yeah, with lots and lots of cheese. Killer stuff.

Ingredients

  • 1 cup each of 3-4 of your favorite cheeses (cheddar, Swiss, mozzarella, asiago, bleu)
  • ½ quart milk
  • 3 tbsp flour
  • 5-6 tbsp unsalted butter
  • ¼ tsp nutmeg (optional)
  • salt & pepper to taste
  • ½ lb cooked pasta (suggestion: orecchiette, penne)

How-to

Prepare the Milk

  1. Preheat oven to 400º
  2. In a pot, heat the milk and season with salt to taste

Make the Roux

  1. In a separate pot, slowly melt 3 tbsp unsalted butter
  2. Whisk 3 tbsp flour gradually into melted butter to form a paste.  Don't add too much flour at once or flour will burn

Make the Béchamel Sauce*

  1. Add hot roux to hot milk and whisk together
  2. Add 1-2 tbsp butter
  3. Gradually add in cheese
  4. Add ¼ tsp nutmeg (optional)
  5. Gently fold in cooked pasta

Bake & Broil the Mac & Cheese

  1. Pour mixture into ramekins or casserole dish. Before you put the dish in the oven, place on cookie sheet or other vessel to prevent mess in your oven from boil-over
  2. Top with additional cheese if you like
  3. Bake 15 minutes
  4. Broil briefly (keep an eye on it) for a brown and crispy top

*Note: The Béchamel Sauce (Cheese Sauce) will keep 2-3 weeks in the refrigerator

Comments (7)

  • Posted Monday, July 1, 2013, at 10:35 am by Cherie:
    Best Mac & Cheese ever !!
  • Posted Tuesday, November 18, 2008, at 4:37 pm by Donna Viera:
    I had Lynne's version of Mac & Cheese last night and it was incredible. The Panko breadcrumbs gave it great texture and the combination of cheeses she chose rocked it. Some steamed broccoli and a nice glass of wine - perfect!
  • Posted Tuesday, November 18, 2008, at 2:22 am by Lynne:
    i finally made this and wow, is it amazing. at the last minute, i put panko bread crumbs on top and put it under the broiler. love the crunchy top. worked up a sweat grating all that cheese and served the dish with broccoli so i don't feel so guilty. hee.
  • Posted Thursday, September 25, 2008, at 10:08 pm by Jim Viera:
    I'm making that this weekend! Mac and Cheese! The uttimate comfot food! Brent is awesome!
  • Posted Monday, September 15, 2008, at 5:29 pm by Donna Viera:
    I love this guy! He shows cooking should be fun. That Mac & Cheese is now one of my top 5 favorite dishes.
  • Posted Monday, September 15, 2008, at 2:48 pm by Carla & Anamelia Arriaga:
    I just had one last week and it was SO good! mine had spinach and caramelized onions, it was a great combination!
  • Posted Monday, September 15, 2008, at 1:10 pm by Conor Olmstead:
    I had the mac and cheese with bacon, topped off with a great stout it was incredible. And filling too you get two meals out of this.

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