Dan's Favorite Mac And Cheese

Total Time: 1 hr 25 mins Preparation Time: 25 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• 1 lb pasta (small shells or elbow)
• 6 tablespoons butter
• 6 tablespoons flour
• 1/2 teaspoon dry mustard
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon paprika
• 3 1/2 cups whole milk
• 8 ounces whole milk mozzarella, grated
• 8 ounces sharp cheddar cheese, grated
• 8 ounces monterey jack cheese, grated
• 2 tablespoons parmesan cheese, grated

Recipe

• 1 cook the pasta until 'al dente' on the package directions. meanwhile, melt the butter, then add the flour and cook until the mixture loosens, like a regular roux. add the dry mustard, salt and paprika. add the milk and simmer about 10 minutes, until thickened.
• 2 preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
• 3 toss the cheeses together.
• 4 place 1/2 of the pasta in a large casserole (at least a 9x13 pan, or slightly larger), sprinkle with 1/2 of the cheeses, then with 1/2 of the cream sauce.
• 5 then layer the rest of the pasta, the rest of the cream sauce and top with the rest of the cheeses.
• 6 bake in the bottom third of the oven for approximately 1 hour, or until the casserole is nice and bubbly with browning around the edges.
• 7 let rest 5-10 minutes before serving.