Best Potluck Macaroni and Cheese

Name: Best Potluck Macaroni and Cheese
Yield: Serves 8 to 10
Ingredients: 3–4 slices, hearty white sandwich bread, torn into large pieces; 8 tablespoons, unsalted butter, 4 tablespoons melted; 1/4 cup, grated Parmesan cheese; , Salt; 1 pound, elbow macaroni; 5 tablespoons, all-purpose flour; 3 , (12-ounce) cans evaporated milk; 2 teaspoons, hot sauce; 1/8 teaspoon, ground nutmeg; 1 teaspoon, dry mustard; 2 cups, shredded extra-sharp cheddar cheese; 1 1/4 cups, shredded American cheese, (about 5 ounces); 3/4 cup, shredded Monterey Jack cheese

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Appears in Cook's Country April/May 2007, Cook's Country TV

Main Courses

Pasta

Cheese

So many macaroni and cheese recipes slump into a runny mess. Our baked mac and cheese is creamy, sturdy, and rich.

SERVES8 to 10

TIME1½ hours

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WHY THIS RECIPE WORKS

Unlike many macaroni and cheese recipes, our Best Potluck Macaroni and Cheese is creamy, sturdy, and rich. We prevented our recipe’s sauce from separating and clumping when baked by using evaporated milk and American cheese—the stabilizers ...

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