1Start by melting a half stick of unsalted butter in a pan.
2Add a quarter cup of grated onions to the melted butter.
3Add a teaspoon of mustard powder, a teaspoon of garlic powder, a teaspoon of smoked paprika, a teaspoon of cayenne, a teaspoon of black pepper, and a tablespoon of Worcestershire sauce.
4Stir the spices and onions together quickly.
5Add four tablespoons of flour to the mixture.
6Slowly mix the flour until it combines and cooks for about a minute.
7Whisk in three cups of whole milk.
8Keep whisking until the mixture is beautifully combined.
9Add one pound of shredded white American cheese, a half pound of medium cheddar, and a half pound of sharp cheddar.
10Stir the cheese in until it's all combined, melted, and gooey.
11Add 16 ounces of cooked pasta. You can use large elbow macaroni, but cavatappi is used in this video.
12Stir the pasta until all the noodles are completely covered in the cheese sauce.
13Get a baking dish and fill it with the mac and cheese.
14Crush a handful of Cheez-Its in your bare hands and sprinkle them over the mac and cheese.
15If you have cheddar jack, sprinkle that on top too.
16Throw the dish in the oven at 400 degrees Fahrenheit for 20 minutes.
17Once it comes out of the oven, it will be beautiful and molten lava hot. Feel free to blow on it to cool it off.
18Once it's cool, grab a spatula, cut a piece, and serve it in a bowl.
19Scoop up a big bite with a fork and put the whole thing in your mouth.
Ingredients
0.5 stick Unsalted Butter
0.25 cup grated Onions
1 teaspoon Mustard powder
1 teaspoon Garlic powder
1 teaspoon smoked Paprika
1 teaspoon Cayenne
1 teaspoon Black Pepper
1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
4 tablespoons Flour
3 cups Whole Milk
1 pound shredded White American Cheese
0.5 pound shredded Medium Cheddar
0.5 pound shredded Sharp Cheddar
16 ounces cooked Cavatappi pasta
1 handful Cheez-Its
1 handful shredded Cheddar Jack
Equipment
panwhiskspatulabaking dishoven
Tips
You can use large elbow macaroni instead of cavatappi.