Copycat Wisconsin Mac and Cheese
This Wisconsin Mac & Cheese is a traditional comfort food copycat recipe. Just like the one at Noodles and Co, but made at home.
Equipment
- Large Pot
- Noodle Strainer
Ingredients
- 1 lb of macaroni noodles
- 2 Tablespoons flour
- 2 Tablespoons butter
- 1 and a half cups whole milk
- salt and pepper to taste
- 1/2 teaspoon paprika
- 2 cups Monterrey Jack cheese
- 1 cup Colby Jack Cheese
Instructions
- Cook the noodles according to the package direction.
- Over medium heat, add the the butter to the pan and melt.
- After the butter is melted, whisk in the flour.
- Cook your roux until in bubbles and browns, whisking the whole time.
- Add the milk, whisking until the mixture starts to bubble and thicken up.
- Whisk the Monterrey Jack Cheese and paprika into the mixture and whisk until melted in.
- Place about half a cup of cheese sauce in the bottom of a bowl.
- Add a layer of noddles and then a handful of Colby Jack Cheese on top.
- Salt and Pepper to taste.
Notes
I don't always want to make a full recipe of this, because often it is just my baby and I eating it for lunch, so I will half the recipe with 1 tablespoon of flour, 1 tablespoon of butter and 3/4 a cup of milk. It is a perfect serving for me and a little one. If I don't have Monterrey Jack on hand, I will use Colby Jack for both cheese ingredients and it is just as delicious.