Southern-Style 3 Cheese Macaroni

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This is the best mac and cheese that I have ever made.  EVER.  I am a mac and cheese lover and like to think that my normal recipe is already amazing but there is something about the blonde roux and addition of smoked Gruyère cheese that really elevated this recipe.  Check out the reel on Instagram!!  Let me know what you think about it in the comments.
Ingredients
1 lb of elbow macaroni
0.6 oz of Smoked Gruyère cheese (shredded)
0.6 oz of Cheddar cheese (shredded)
0.6 of Mozzarella cheese (shredded)
2 ½ cups Half and Half
1 ½ cups Whole Milk
½ cup of butter
½ cup of flour
Pink Himalayan Salt (to taste)
Black Pepper (to taste)
Garlic Powder (to taste)
Onion Powder (to taste)
Slap Ya Mama Seasoning
Badia Complete Seasoning
Pro tip:  Shredding your own cheese takes more time but makes the mac and cheese so much better!! Without the addition of the fillers in packaged shredded cheese, the cheese melts and blends a lot better. 
Directions

1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
2. Boil macaroni according to package directions, minus 1 minute. 
3. Shred cheeses and mix all 3 together.
4. Drain macaroni and add into a cooking spray or butter coated casserole dish.
5. Season macaroni with dry seasonings.
6. On medium heat, In a 6 quart sauce pan, add the butter.
7. Once the butter melts, add the flour and whisk together
8. Continue to whisk this mixture about 1 minute.
9. Slowly pour in 2 cups of half and half and whisk until smooth.
10. Next, pour in the remaining half and half and the milk.
11. Continue to whisk and allow the mixture to become smooth and homogenized.
12. Continue to whisk the mixture over medium heat until it becomes very thick.
13. Remove sauce from the heat and stir in about 1/3 of the cheese.
14. Add dry seasonings and mix until the cheese is completely melted and smooth.
15. Sprinkle about another 1/3 of the shredded cheese in your seasoned macaroni and mix.
16. Add cheese sauce to the macaroni and mix well.  I added it in sections.  Example: Corners, middle and side.
17. Sprinkle remaining cheese on top and bake about 15-20 minutes.  Cheese should be melted and starting to turn brown in some places.
18. Allow to settle about 5 minutes before serving. 

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