Recipe: Perfect Brenda's Ultimate Cheesy Mac and Cheese

Brenda's Ultimate Cheesy Mac and Cheese.

You can create Brenda's Ultimate Cheesy Mac and Cheese using 22 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you cook it.

Ingredients of Brenda's Ultimate Cheesy Mac and Cheese

1. Prepare 2 cup of dried elbow macaroni (4 cups cooked).
2. You need 4 tbsp of butter.
3. You need 3 tbsp of flour.
4. Prepare 1 tbsp of powdered mustard.
5. You need 1/2 cup of sweet vidalia onion, finely diced.
6. Prepare 1 of bay leaf.
7. It's 1/2 tsp of paprika.
8. Prepare 2 of eggs.
9. You need 1 cup of milk.
10. Prepare 1/2 cup of sour cream.
11. It's 1/3 cup of grated Swiss.
12. Prepare 1/3 cup of grated Cheddar.
13. Prepare 1/3 cup of grated Muenster.
14. Prepare 1/3 cup of grated Gouda.
15. You need 1/3 cup of grated Colby.
16. Prepare 1/3 cup of grated Jack.
17. Prepare 1/2 tsp of salt.
18. Prepare 1/2 tsp of pepper.
19. Prepare 1 of Nonstick spray.
20. It's of Topping.
21. Prepare 3 tbsp of butter.
22. You need 1 cup of panko bread crumbs.

Brenda's Ultimate Cheesy Mac and Cheese step by step

1. Preheat oven to 350°F..
2. In a large pot, bring water to boil. Season water with salt and cook macaroni until al dente, about 10 minutes. Drain and set aside..
3. While the pasta is cooking, in a separate pot, melt the butter. Whisk in the flour and mustard and keep it moving for about five minutes. Make sure it's free of lumps. Stir in the milk, sour cream, onion, bay leaf, and paprika. Simmer for ten minutes and remove the bay leaf..
4. Temper in the egg. Stir in 3/4 of the cheese. Season with salt and pepper..
5. Spray casserole dish with nonstick spray. Fold the macaroni into the mix and pour into a 2-quart casserole dish. Top with remaining cheese..
6. Melt the butter in a saute pan and toss the bread crumbs to coat. Top the macaroni with the bread crumbs. Bake for 30 minutes. Remove from oven and rest for five minutes before serving..
7. Remember to save leftovers for fried Macaroni and Cheese..