• Cook pasta in 4 cups of boiling water until al dente. Approximately 8 minutes. Drain.
  ¾ cup elbow macaroni
• Melt butter in oven safe skillet over medium heat.
  3 tablespoon butter
• Whisk in flour, salt, and pepper until bubbly.
  3 tablespoon all-purpose flour, ½ teaspoon salt, ⅛ teaspoon black pepper
• Stir in milk until the mixture just begins to bubble.
  2 ¼ cups whole milk
• Add cheese, turn off heat, and whisk until sauce is creamy and smooth.
  2 ½ cups Colby cheese

Broiler

• If you desire a crunchy top preheat broiler to high and place skillet under the preheated broiler for 2 to 3 minutes.

Oven

• Preheat oven to 350°.
• At this point you can leave the mac and cheese in the skillet or spoon it into a casserole dish.
• Place mac and cheese in oven for 10 minutes just until the edges are lightly browned.
• Remove from oven and let cool for 10 minutes before serving. This allows the dish to set up.