Mac & Cheese Bake (for three!)

A lazy night calls for a lazy meal.
I got this recipe from Woman Weekly, or Womans Day magazine sometime within this year, and it completly knocks kraft off it's socks. There isn't a crunchy layer, which I was never fond of anyways, but you can cook it up to a browned cheesey layer on top, or even add cracker crumbs (I haven't tried that yet but let me know how it goes!!)

Mac & Cheese bake

2 1/2 c macaroni or shaped pasta, cooked & drained (10 oz)
2 1/2 T flour
1 1/4 t salt
1/4 t pepper
1/4 c butter or margerine, cut into small slices
3 cups cheddar cheese (12 oz)
1 c milk

I don't follow this recipe exact.
usually i cook a whole box of pasta and use almost all of it, with a bowl left over. 

I use 3 T flour, 1 t salt, and a lightly heaped 1/4 t pepper.

I use real butter, always, but I use 3 T butter instead of 4. 

(1/4 c butter =  4 T butter)

Sometimes I use up to a cup extra cheese. Usually I mix it with Monerey Jack ( the best blend is fresh shreaded moneret jack and cheddar.)

Preheat the oven to 350.
mix flour, salt, pepper, set aside.
coat a 3 qt ovenproof bowl, or casserole dish, with cooking spray.
place 1/2 the pasta in the dish, sprinkle 1/2 the flour mixture evenly over the pasta, and top with 1/2 the butter slices. sprinkle 1 1/2 cups cheese over that all evenly, and repeat the process with the rest of the ingredients, in that order.
you might need to press it all in, its okay, it will be good.

pout 1 c milk over entire dish, evenly.
cover the dish with foil & bake 35 mins, remove foil & bake until bubbly, about 7 to 12 mins.

i usually mix it before serving it.

Feeds two with leftovers, or three hungry people.