Disney's Most Comforting Dish: Art Smith's Homecomin' Mac and Cheese
Servings: 0
Ingredients
- 1 lb penne pasta or elbow macaroni I use seashell pasta instead
- 1/2 stick unsalted butter
- 1/3 cup all-purpose flour
- 4 cups whole milk, warmed
- 2 cups extra-sharp Cheddar cheese, freshly grated
- 2 cups American or Colby cheese, freshly grated or cubed Art Smith's calls for American
- salt and freshly ground pepper I used Tellichurry black pepper
- hot pepper sauce optional
- 1/3 cup Parmesan Reggiano cheese, freshly grated
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Bring pot of well-salted water to boil. Add noodles and boil until almost al dente. Drain.
- Butter a 4-quart casserole dish.
- Make a roux by melting the butter in a saucepan, and slowly adding the flour, stirring constantly. Whisk in the milk and simmer until thickened. Reduce to low for about 5 minutes more.
- Remove the roux from the heat, and stir in 1 cup of the extra-sharp cheddar and 1 cup of the American or colby cheese, along with the salt, pepper, and hot sauce to taste. Remember not to be stingy with the salt.
- Blend remaining cheeses. Now here comes the fun part! Place 1/3 of the cooked noodles on bottom of casserole, topped with 1/2 of the cheese mixture, then 1/3 of the sauce mixture. Add another layer with 1/3 of the noodles, topped with the remaining cheese mixture and another 1/3 of sauce. For the final layer, add remaining noodles, remaining sauce, and top with Parmesan cheese.
- Bake for about 30 minutes at 350 degrees.