Easy Gluten-Free Macaroni and Cheese Recipe

Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Grease a 9x13-inch baking dish.

Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Cook elbow macaroni in the boiling water stirring occasionally until cooked through but firm to the bite 8 minutes. Drain.

Melt 1/4 cup butter in a saucepan over medium heat. Stir salt and mustard powder into melted butter and remove saucepan from heat.

Whisk milk and cornstarch together in a bowl until smooth; stir into butter mixture until well blended. Return saucepan to stove; cook milk mixture stirring constantly over medium heat until sauce is thickened about 5 minutes. Remove saucepan from heat.

Stir 3 cups Cheddar cheese into sauce until heat from sauce melts cheese. Add pasta to cheese sauce and stir well; pour into the prepared baking dish.

Combine remaining 1 cup Cheddar cheese gluten-free bread crumbs 1 teaspoon butter and paprika in a bowl; sprinkle over pasta mixture.

Bake in the preheated oven until top is crunchy about 30 minutes.