# Mac n Cheese

This recipe teaches you how to make a proper Mac and cheese using a roux, bechamel sauce, and a blend of cheeses.

- Cuisine: American
- Category: Baked Goods
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 1 part butter
- 1 part flour
- milk
- Gruyere cheese
- sharp cheddar cheese
- pasta
- bacon
- shredded mozzarella
- Japanese bread crumbs
- Parmesan
- salt

## Instructions

1. Melt equal parts butter in a pot.
2. Slowly incorporate flour into the melted butter until it forms a roux.
3. Slowly add milk to the roux to create a bechamel sauce.
4. Add Gruyere and sharp cheddar cheese to the bechamel sauce to turn it into a mornay sauce.
5. Melt the cheese until it's smooth.
6. Cook pasta for three minutes less than the box instructions.
7. Salt the pasta water while it's boiling.
8. Cut bacon into small cubes and cook it.
9. Drain the pasta, reserving some pasta water.
10. Combine the pasta, bacon with its oil, shredded mozzarella, and some reserved pasta water.
11. Mix well until everything is combined.
12. Sprinkle Japanese bread crumbs and Parmesan cheese on top.
13. Broil for 2 minutes.

## Equipment

- pot
- broiler

## Tips

- Cook pasta for three minutes less than the box suggests.
- Salt the pasta water.
- Save a little bit of pasta water.

## Source

- Original video: https://vt.tiktok.com/ZSPVYjq7t/
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/b34992d9-e847-4b64-8177-56fe445cc21b
- Extracted: 2025-12-19

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