

Do not add the bread crumbs until ready to bake. DO AHEAD: Macaroni and cheese can be made ahead, put into the baking dish, cooled completely, and kept, covered in the refrigerator, for 2 days. Bake until light golden brown and bubbling, about 30 minutes. Pour the macaroni and cheese into the prepared baking dish and top with the panko-cheese mixture.Pour the cheese sauce over the cooked elbow macaroni and gently stir to coat the noodles in the sauce. Add the remaining grated cheese and stir until it's completely melted. Remove from the heat and stir in the dry mustard, salt, and pepper. If you want to make your Baked Macaroni and Cheese ahead of time, I recommend prepping it up through combining the sauce and noodles in the casserole dish. Slowly add the warm milk and stir constantly until the sauce thickens, about 3 minutes. Add the flour and use a flat-edged wooden spoon or heat-safe rubber spatula to stir the mixture together, scraping the bottom of the pan to prevent burning, just until it starts to turn a light brown color, about 3 minutes. This classic recipe is creamy, cheesy, and baked to get that crispy cheese coating on the top. In a medium saucepan over moderate heat, melt the remaining 3 tablespoons of butter. Spend a few extra minutes properly preparing your dish for the freezer so you can save a lot of time (and space) later.In a small saucepan over moderate heat, warm the milk just until it starts to steam and form tiny bubbles around its edges-be careful not to let the milk come to a boil.Drain the noodles, without rinsing, then return them to the pot they were cooked in. In a large pot of boiling salted water, cook the elbow macaroni until al dente.
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Add a handful of the grated cheese to the bowl, toss to combine, and set aside. Around here, we eat mac and cheese as a meal (with loads of hot sauce), but you can also serve this as a side dish. Place the panko bread crumbs in a small bowl, drizzle with the melted butter, and toss to combine. In a small saucepan over moderate heat, melt 3 tablespoons of the butter.Lightly butter a 9- by 13-inch baking dish.
