Baked Mac and Cheese

Ingredients

• 1 16 oz box elbow macaroni

• 3 Tablespoons butter

• 2 Tablespoons all purpose flour

• 1/2 teaspoon salt

• 2 ½ cups milk

• 2 cups sharp cheddar cheese, grated

• 4 oz (1 cup) apple smoked gruyere cheese

• 3 oz cream cheese

• ¾ teaspoon chili powder

• 1 teaspoon cumin

• 4 tablespoons brown mustard

• 1 teaspoon pepper

Directions

Preheat oven for 350 degrees

Coat a 9x13 pan with cooking spray

Pasta

• Boil pasta but keep it undercooked because it will cook the rest of the way in the oven . Once water boils, cook only about 5 minutes.

• Start cheese sauce while the noodles cooked.

• Once noodles are cooked, drain and set aside

Cheese sauce

• In medium saucepan melt butter

• Add flour and milk and mix together, stirring often until smooth and until it feels slightly thicker

• Remove from heat and add all the cheeses, cream cheese, brown mustard, chili powder, black pepper and mustard

• Mix the cheese sauce and the pasta noodles all together

Bake

• Pour the mixture into greased pan and bake uncovered in oven for 20 to 30 minutes, until lightly brown on top.