homestyle macaroni and cheese

🥘 Ingredients

• • macaroni
• • butter
• • flour
• • 1% low-fat milk
• • low-fat cream cheese
• • salt
• • fresh ground black pepper
• • dijon mustard
• • sharp cheddar cheese
• • fresh breadcrumb
• • fresh parsley

📝 Instructions

1. 1 preheat oven to 400 degrees fahrenheit
2. 2 cook macaroni until just al dente
3. 3 you can use elbows for a traditional look , but try scoobi-doo-- it works well in this recipe
4. 4 drain pasta well
5. 5 while the mac is boiling , melt the 1 / 4-cup butter in a large pot
6. 6 whisk in the flour
7. 7 over med heat , whisk until smooth and bubbly
8. 8 stir in milk , cream cheese , salt , pepper& mustard
9. 9 keep cooking and stirring until sauce is thickened-- about three or four minutes
10. 10 cut the block of cheddar into half-inch cubes
11. 11 add drained macaroni and cubed cheddar& combine well
12. 12 pour into a casserole sprayed with pam
13. 13 in a small bowl , combine the remaining ingredients and sprinkle over top
14. 14 dust with paprika if desired
15. 15 bake for 15-20 minutes , or until top is golden brown and casserole is heated through