Family style mac & cheese!

CHICOPEE, Mass. (Mass Appeal - Family friendly dinner recipe for mac & cheese!

Bill Collins is a personal chef and he showed us how to how to make an easy and Mac & Cheese

INGREDIENTS:

• 1 pound macaroni/elbows (or your favorite pasta)
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 2 tablespoons flour
• 2 cups milk, heated, but not boiling
• 8 oz cheddar cheese, grated
• 1 pound muenster cheese, grated
•  1/4 cup (approximately) parmesan cheese
• 2 teaspoons salt
• 1 teaspoon pepper
• 1/8 teaspoon nutmeg (a pinch)
• paprika

Preheat the oven to 350°.  Set aside a 9"x13" pan.

• 1.    Bring a large pot of water to a boil, and cook the macaroni, following the directions on the box.  Set aside.
• 2.    In a pan, melt the butter, then add the flour, and stir for 5 minutes.  Slowly whisk in the warmed milk and stir, more than occasionally, for up to ten minutes,  or at least until it's thickened. Add the salt, pepper and nutmeg.  
• 3.    In a large bowl, add the milk mixture to the grated cheese, and stir until the cheese is melted.  Add to the cooked macaroni, and combine.  
• 4.    Pour the macaroni mixture into the pan.  Sprinkle on the parmesan, and then the paprika.  
• 5.    Bake for 15 minutes, or until browned on top.
• 6.    Makes 8-10 servings (or one MASSIVE serving…)