Mac and Chesse

From Scratch Mac and Cheese

There are times in everyone's life when you just need some horribly fattening, incredibly cheesy comfort food. So here it is.

Ingredients

Sauce

• 1 Tbs butter
• 1 3/4 Tbs All-Purpose flour
• 1 cup milk 
• 1 cup grated sharp cheddar cheese
• 1/4 cup grated Monterey Jack cheese
•  sprinkle of kosher salt
• 1/4 teaspoon green chili powder
• 2 cloves garlic
• sprinkle powdered red pepper or Cayenne pepper 

Pasta

• about 3 1/4 cup Rotini pasta
• 1/4 cup sharp cheddar cheese, grated
• 1/4 cup Jack cheese, grated 

Directions

Sauce

1. Melt butter in a saucepan over medium heat and whisk in the flour. Continue whisking and cook for 2 minutes.
2. Slowly add milk, whisking constantly. Cook until sauce thickens, about 5-8 minutes, stirring frequently.
3. Remove from heat.
4. Add cheeses, salt, chili powder and garlic, and red pepper. Stir until cheese is melted and all ingredients are incorporated, about 3 minutes. Set aside. 
Pasta

1. Preheat oven to 350º F. Grease a 9 inch square baking dish.
2. Cook Rotini pasta for 2 minutes less than package directions. (It will finish cooking in the oven.)
3. Drain pasta
4. Combine pasta and sauce in a medium bowl; mix carefully but thoroughly.
5. Scrape the pasta into the prepared baking dish. Sprinkle top with cheeses.
6. Bake, uncovered, 20 minutes.