Mac + Cheese Squares

Name: Mac + Cheese Squares
Ingredients: 1 pound Egg Noodles; 1 stick Butter, Plus 1 Quarter Additional Stick; 1/2 cups Flour; 4 cups Milk (I Use Skim, But You Can Even Use A Mixture Of Cream And Milk If You Want Something Richer); 1 pound Mozzarella Cheese; Salt And Pepper; Bread Crumbs

7 ingredients

6 steps

Ingredients

1 pound Egg Noodles
1 stick Butter, Plus 1 Quarter Additional Stick
1/2 cups Flour
4 cups Milk (I Use Skim, But You Can Even Use A Mixture Of Cream And Milk If You Want Something Richer)
1 pound Mozzarella Cheese
Salt And Pepper
Bread Crumbs

Directions

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1. Preheat oven to 375°. Bring a large pot of salted water to boil and cook egg noodles according package instructions. Drain and set aside.
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2. While noodles cook, melt 1 stick butter in a large saucepan. Gradually stir flour into melted butter and cook over medium heat; whisk until a roux forms, then stir in milk.
3

Whisk constantly until combined and sauce is free of lumps. Add cheese and salt and pepper; continue to stir until cheese has melted completely.
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3. Grease the bottom and sides of a large Pyrex or oven-proof baking dish, then evenly distribute breadcrumbs across the surface.
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Add cooked noodles to cheese and stir to combine. Pour noodle and cheese mixture into the baking dish and sprinkle the top with more bread crumbs.
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Cut the last quarter stick of butter into pieces and scatter across the breadcrumbs. Bake until top browns, about thirty minutes or so. Let cool, and cut into squares.