Pioneer Woman Macaroni & Cheese

Hello comfort food! Who doesn't love good ol' homemade mac and cheese?! I know this girl could live on it for days. And I'm not talking about the blue box stuff, I mean the good, gooey, made from scratch kind.

Ree Drummond, aka The Pioneer Woman, has the perfect recipe to get the job done (visit her site for a fantastic picture step by step).

Macaroni & Cheese
(Courtesy of the Pioneer Woman)

Cooking Ingredients:
4 cups dried macaroni
1 egg
4 tablespoons butter
1/4 cup all purpose flour
2 1/2 cups milk
2 teaspoons dry mustard
1 pound grated cheese
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon pepper
1/2 teaspoon seasoned salt

Cooking Directions:
1. Cook macaroni al dente.

2. Beat egg in a small bowl. Melt butter in a large pot and sprinkle with flour, whisking together over medium-low heat for 5 minutes. Keep whisking continuously to avoid burning.

3. Stir 1/4 butter mixture into egg, whisking to avoid cooking the egg. Add egg mixture into large pot. Stir until smooth.

4. Add in cheese, stir to melt. Add seasonings.

5. Pour in drained macaroni and stir all together. Pour into a large casserole dish and top with remaining cheese. Bake at 350 degrees for about 20 minutes, until cheese is bubbly and browning.

I made this for our family 4th of July cook out and it was a major hit! Greedily I was able to bring home just enough left overs for dinner the next night, and the hubs and I made a meal of it!