Baked 4 Cheese Macaroni

From Pioneer Woman
Serves 8

Ingredients:
1 lb Dry Elbow Macaroni
3 T Butter
3 T Flour
4 c Milk, Divided
1 lb Mixed Grated Cheese, Divided
6 oz, weight Crumbled Blue Cheese, Divided
1 t Salt
½ t Pepper
¼ t Cayenne Pepper

Directions:
Preheat oven to 400F.

Cook macaroni in boiling salted water. Drain and rinse with cold water. Set aside.

In a heavy saucepan over medium high heat, melt the butter and add the flour. Whisk together and cook for thirty seconds. Add 2 cups of the milk and whisk until smooth. Add another cup of the milk (reserving 1 cup) and continue to whisk. Cook for four minutes while whisking. The mixture will get very thick!

Add 12 ounces of the grated mixed cheese and stir well so that the cheese melts. Add the salt, pepper and cayenne followed by the remaining cup of milk and half of the blue cheese crumbles. Stir well.

Once everything is smooth, add the cooked macaroni and toss well. Pour into a 9″13″ casserole pan and top with the remaining grated cheese.

Bake for 15 minutes.

Top with additional blue cheese and bake 10 minutes more, until golden brown and bubbling. Yummy!