Hello everybody, it is Jim, welcome to our recipe page. Today, we’re going to prepare a special dish, baked mac n cheese. It is one of my favorites food recipes. This time, I am going to make it a little bit unique. This will be really delicious.
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To get started with this recipe, we must first prepare a few components. You can cook baked mac n cheese using 10 ingredients and 4 steps. Here is how you can achieve that.
The ingredients needed to make Baked Mac n Cheese:
- Prepare 1/4 cup butter or margarine
- Prepare 3 tbsp all-purpose flour
- Take 2 cup warm milk. microwave 2 cups of milk for about a minute to a minute and a half
- Get 1/2 tsp salt
- Make ready 1/2 tsp ground black pepper
- Make ready 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
- Get 8 oz cream cheese
- Get 10 oz shredded sharp white cheddar (I use cracker barrel aged reserve)
- Take 8 oz elbow macaroni cooked drained
- Prepare 1/2 cup seasoned bread crumbs
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Steps 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.
Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs. ** Nutrient information is not available for all ingredients. Amount is based on available nutrient data. What to serve with Baked Mac and Cheese. Mac and Cheese is worthy of serving as a meal in its own right, served with just a fresh green salad or simple vegetable side. Nothing heavy because Macaroni Cheese is so rich as it is!
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