Recipe Mac And Cheese Panera Bread

Add cheeses mustard salt and hot sauce stirring until cheese melts and cheese sauce is smooth.

Recipe mac and cheese panera bread. Mix again and leave the mac and cheese for 5 minutes on low heat. Boil the pasta for 1 minute less than al dente. Stir in the cooked pasta and cook over medium heat for 1 minute or until thoroughly heated.

Gradually whisk in the milk. To bake this mac cheese use 3 4 lb. If you re serving this as a main dish it serves 4 6.

Cook over medium heat whisking until mixture thickens and bubbles. Whisk in flour whisking constantly for about 1 minute. Melt butter add flour and milk or heavy cream for the bechamel simple spices including cayenne and mustard powder although if you want to go with the original panera bread mac and cheese recipe use a bit of dijon mustard and hot sauce instead.

Combine with cheese sauce and transfer to a lightly greased 9 x 13 casserole dish. If you re making this as a side dish it serves 8 10. Top with 1 cup of crushed ritz crackers or panko breadcrumbs.

Adjust seasoned with more salt and black pepper if desired. There are two types of cheese and a few extra ingredients that give it. This combination works well.

Stir in pasta and cook over medium heat for 1 minute or until. I find that to get optimal results you must use extra sharp white vermont cheddar and sliced white american cheese from the deli not the fake stuff you find in the box. You add milk a tablespoon of butter salt mustard and then slowly cook stirring often yes i know it s a pain but so worth it and when the noodles are done you take it off the heat and stir in shredded cheese.