Hey everyone, it’s Louise, welcome to our recipe page. Today, I’m gonna show you how to prepare a special dish, baked mac n cheese. One of my favorites. This time, I am going to make it a little bit tasty. This is gonna smell and look delicious.
Baked Mac n Cheese is one of the most popular of current trending foods on earth. It’s enjoyed by millions every day. It’s simple, it is quick, it tastes delicious. They are fine and they look fantastic. Baked Mac n Cheese is something which I have loved my entire life.
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To begin with this particular recipe, we must prepare a few ingredients. You can cook baked mac n cheese using 10 ingredients and 4 steps. Here is how you cook that.
The ingredients needed to make Baked Mac n Cheese:
- Get 1/4 cup butter or margarine
- Get 3 tbsp all-purpose flour
- Make ready 2 cup warm milk. microwave 2 cups of milk for about a minute to a minute and a half
- Get 1/2 tsp salt
- Get 1/2 tsp ground black pepper
- Get 1/4 tsp chili powder…… to taste. you can substitute with cayenne for more spice if you wish. The cover photo shown, I used chili powder
- Make ready 8 oz cream cheese
- Get 10 oz shredded sharp white cheddar (I use cracker barrel aged reserve)
- Prepare 8 oz elbow macaroni cooked drained
- Prepare 1/2 cup seasoned bread crumbs
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Instructions to make Baked Mac n Cheese:
- Preheat oven to 400°F. Use a 3 qt pan to melt butter or margarine on medium low heat. Add flour and whisk until smooth and lump free. Slowly stir in warm milk whisking constantly. Let cook for about 5 minutes or until thickened.
- Add salt, pepper and chili powder and cream cheese. Mix until cream cheese melts thoroughly. Remove from heat and immediately add shredded cheese (save some for the top). Mix well.
- In a medium sized mixing bowl, pour cheese mixture over cooked, drained macaroni. Mix until all pasta is coated and let it set in the bowl for 5 minutes or so. This helps give the pasta time to absorb some of the cheese sauce.
- Spoon macaroni and cheese mixture into a greased 2 quart baking dish. Add some shredded cheese to the top and sprinkle with seasoned bread crumbs. For more crunch add more crumbs. Bake for 20 minutes or until bubbly and golden brown.
Amount is based on available nutrient data. Sharp cheddar cheese has been aged longer than regular cheddar. As cheese ages, its flavor becomes more pronounced. Using aged cheese in a recipe can add complexity and rich flavor, even to humble favorites like mac 'n' cheese. Unless otherwise specified, Taste of Home recipes are tested with lightly salted butter.
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