Real Homemade Macaroni & Cheese

I never ate that boxed stuff growing up, I never even knew it existed until well into high school.  I hate it, it skeeves me, but that does not stop my husband and the 4 year old from housing a box of orange slimy Sponge Bob's.  They will also willingly eat my homemade mac & cheese, which has become quite the crowd pleaser at family parties.  I think the real stuff is well worth the effort.

Ingredients -
1/2 Box of Cooked Pasta Drained  (Minimum!!  If you are having more than 4 people I would go with 3/4's of a box and up)- I prefer Rotelle or Rotini, something to give the cheese to "stick" to.
2 tbs Butter
1 1/2 tbs of flour
2 C of Milk
1- 8oz Stick of Extra Sharp Cheese - Shredded or Chunked (I like Cabot - I find that Cracker Barrel doesn't always melt correctly)
(+2-3 more ounces of Mozzarella cheese, if you have it, also Shredded or Chunked)
Handful of Bread Crumbs
Non-Stick Cooking Spray

1 - Pre-Heat Oven to 350*
2 - Spray casserole dish with Non-Stick Cooking Spray(2Qt & Up)
3 - Melt butter in casserole dish in the microwave
4 - Mix flour with butter

5 - Pour in milk - Stir
6 - Add in cheese - Stir
7 - Microwave on 50% for 3 minutes, then 1 minute at a time until cheese starts to melt.  Do NOT get anxious and just ramp it up to seven or so minutes to get it done, the milk will curdle and get sour.

8 - Once the cheese is melty, add in your pasta by the handful UNTIL your noodles are just covered by the milky mixture.**
9 - Scatter Bread Crumbs across the top
10 - Bake for 25 minutes or until the cheese is bubbly and the breadcrumbs are toasty.  Let sit for 5 minutes before serving.

**If you should "over noodle" and your milk is not covering at least 50% of the top most noodle - then you can add a bit more milk to the dish.  If you made too many noodles try not to force them all into the dish.  Eat them while you wait, use them for a child's lunch, or just throw them out.  Don't be a total cheap ass, a box of this stuff is like 99¢.

Enjoy!