Creamy Homemade Baked Mac and Cheese | Neptune's Cookbook | Umami

Ingredients

• 1 lb. dried elbow pasta
• 1/2 cup unsalted butter
• 1/2 cup all purpose flour
• 1 1/2 cups whole milk
• 2 1/2 cups half and half (**see chef tips #1 below**)
• 4 cups shredded medium cheddar cheese (divided, measured after shredding)
• 2 cups shredded Gruyere cheese (divided, measured after shredding)
• 1/2 Tbsp. salt
• 1/2 tsp. black pepper
• 1/4 tsp. paprika (smoked paprika is our favorite!)