Cheeseburger Macaroni

Total Time: 1 hr 20 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 10
• 1 lb ground beef
• 2 lbs rotini pasta
• 4 tablespoons butter
• 4 tablespoons all-purpose flour
• 3 cups whole milk
• 2 1/4 cups shredded cheddar cheese
• 2 1/4 cups shredded monterey jack cheese
• 1 1/8 cups shredded monterey jack pepper cheese
• 2 tablespoons sour cream
• 1 tablespoon mustard
• 1/2 cup italian seasoned breadcrumbs

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• 2 in a skillet, brown the chopped meat.
• 3 while browning the meat, prepare pasta according to box directions. once pasta is done, transfer to a baking dish or casserole.
• 4 in a saucepan, melt 4 tablespoons of butter. add 4 tablespoons of flour, and stir well to combine. cook roux for about 1 to two minutes. whisk in 3 cups of whole milk or half and half, and continue stirring until the mixture thickens.
• 5 fold in 2 cups shredded cheddar, 2 cups shredded monterey, and 1 cup shredded pepper jack cheeses until melted. reserve the rest of the cheese for topping. once the cheese has all melted, remove from heat.
• 6 add sour cream and mustard to cheese sauce, stir well to combine.
• 7 pour cheese mixture over pasta, and add chopped meat. combine well.
• 8 top with remaining cheese and sprinkle a thin layer of breadcrumbs on top.
• 9 put in the oven for 20 minutes or until cheese is bubbling and bread crumbs are browned.