Deb's Gourmet Mac & Cheese

Ingredients:

• 1 cup 4C Seasoned Breadcrumbs
• 1 pound sharp cheddar cheese, shredded
• ½ pound gruyere cheese, shredded
• 6 tablespoons butter
• ⅓ cup flour
• 5 cups milk
• ¼ teaspoon cayenne pepper
• ½ teaspoon black pepper
• ¼ teaspoon salt
• ¼ teaspoon nutmeg
• 1 pound pasta, whatever tube type you have available

Directions: 1. Warm milk in sauce pan.
2. In a high sided pot, melt butter. When bubbling add flour. Wisk for 1 minute until it bubbles.
3. Slowly add all of the milk, stirring slowly, bring to boil, over a medium flame, about 20 minutes.
4. Add Cayenne, Salt and Pepper, Nutmeg
3 cups of Cheddar cheese
1 1/2 cups gruyere cheese
stirring it all slowly until blended.
5. Boil pasta to al dente (2 minutes before boxes suggested time).
6. Add pasta to cheese mixture.
7. Butter (grease) 11 x 9 dish (metal or glass), filling it with cheese-pasta blend.
8. Sprinkle top with remaining cheese and dust with bread crumbs.
9. Bake at 375 degrees for 1/2 hour.
10. Broil 10 minutes
11. Allow to cool for about 30 minutes and serve by cutting out squares for each plate. (Serves 10) Download recipe.