If using bread crumbs, in a medium saucepan over low heat, melt 2 to 3 tablespoons butter. Bake until crust is golden, about 30 minutes. Preheat the oven to 350☏ (180☌) and adjust the oven rack to the middle position. Add bread crumbs, coat with melted butter, and sprinkle over macaroni and cheese. Pour cream over assembled macaroni and cheese. Place one-third of the pasta in the baking dish, top with ½ cup of cheese, then repeat, layering pasta and cheese, ending with cheese, making three layers in all. Remove from oven and allow to set 5 minutes before. Place in the preheated oven and bake for 30 minutes or until lightly browned on top. Pulse, until the bacon & crumbs resemble sand. Sprinkle top with remaining 1/2 cup of Cheddar cheese, Parmesan cheese, and bread crumbs. Meanwhile, toss the cooked bacon, bread crumbs, and 2 tbsp of butter into a food processor. Sprinkle ½ cup cheese over the bottom of a buttered 8″ × 11″ baking dish. Place macaroni and cheese in a 2 quart casserole dish.
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Combine panko crumbs and melted butter in a small bowl and sprinkle on top of mac and cheese. Transfer to a lightly greased 9-by-13-inch baking dish. Remove from heat and stir in cooked pasta and ham. Once cooked, drain, and lightly toss in olive oil (to prevent sticking together), cool and set aside. Reserve 3/4 cup of cheese and place remaining cheese in pot and stir until melted. Bring a large pot of water to a boil and add shells or elbow pasta and cook according to packaging. Place the mixture in a well buttered baking dish. Pour cheese mixture over the macaroni and seafood mixture. Gradually add the grated Cheddar Cheese, stirring constantly until cheese melts. Cook, stirring, until cheese melts, about 2 minutes.Ĭombine pasta and sauce in a large bowl, and season with salt. Preheat your oven to 375 degrees Fahrenheit and grease a standard 9x13 baking dish with butter. Slowly add the milk, stirring constantly until mixture begins to thicken. Reduce heat to low and stir in 2 cups of cheese.
Whisk in hot milk, ½ cup at a time, and cook, stirring, until sauce thickens. Stir in cayenne and season to taste with salt and pepper. Add flour and cook, stirring constantly, for about 4 minutes (flour mixture must foam as it cooks, or sauce will taste of raw flour). butter in a medium stainless-steel saucepan over low heat.