Baked Mac & Cheese with 4 kinds of cheese

Directions

1. Pre-heat oven to 350 degrees. Lightly grease a 9 X 12 baking dish.

2. Fill a pot with lightly-salted water and bring to a boil. Put the macaroni into the water, stir, and return to a boil. Occasionally stir until the pasta has cooked through, but still firm; about 8 minutes; drain.

3. Melt the butter in a large pot over medium heat. Add the flour to the melted butter and whisk continually for 1 to 2 minutes to make a roux. Whisk 2 cups of the milk into the roux until smooth and then add the remaining milk. Raise the heat to medium-high and continue cooking and stirring until thickened, but not boiling.

4. Stir the Gouda, Cheddar, Gruyere, and 1 cup Parmesan cheese into the mixture. Once the cheeses have melted completely, fold in the drained macaroni into the mixture and coat.

5. Pour the macaroni mixture into the 9x12-inch baking dish.

6. Stir rest of the Parmesan cheese together with the breadcrumbs, bourbon smoked peppercorns, and cayenne pepper together in a small bowl; sprinkle over the macaroni.

7. Drizzle the olive oil over the breadcrumb mixture.

8. Bake in pre- heated oven for 30 minutes or until golden brown and bubbly.

9. Let stand 10 minutes before serving.