Hello everybody, hope you are having an incredible day today. Today, we’re going to make a special dish, homemade baked mac and cheese. It is one of my favorites. This time, I will make it a little bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious.
This is a completely unpretentious, down-home macaroni and cheese recipe just like my grandma and mom always made. A simple white sauce where you add cheese and a few other flavors with macaroni and a potato chip crust. This recipe makes a lot, I like to make two pans so I can take one to a pot luck and have the other one to keep in the fridge.
Homemade Baked Mac and Cheese is one of the most favored of current trending foods in the world. It is easy, it’s quick, it tastes delicious. It’s appreciated by millions daily. They’re nice and they look fantastic. Homemade Baked Mac and Cheese is something which I have loved my whole life.
To get started with this particular recipe, we must first prepare a few components. You can cook homemade baked mac and cheese using 9 ingredients and 4 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.
The ingredients needed to make Homemade Baked Mac and Cheese:
- Prepare 8 ounces uncooked elbow macaroni
- Make ready 2 cups shredded sharp Cheddar cheese
- Get 1/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese
- Prepare 3 cups milk
- Prepare 1/4 cup butter
- Make ready 2 1/2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
- Get 2 tbsp butter
- Prepare 1/2 cup bread crumbs
- Prepare 1 pinch paprika
In a large pot of boiling salted water, cook pasta according to package instructions; drain well. Melt butter in a large skillet over medium high heat. Cook macaroni according to package directions for al dente; drain. Other cheese that work: mozzarella, jack cheese or pepper jack for a little zip, American and Velveeta as well for a creamier cheese sauce.
Steps to make Homemade Baked Mac and Cheese:
- Bring the water back to a boil and cook the noodles for 7 to 8 minutes. Keep the lid off the pot and heat the noodles over high heat. The water should start to bubble vigorously. Stir the noodles occasionally and cook the elbow macaroni until it's al dente. Drain water and set aside.
- In a saucepan, melt butter or margarine over medium heat. Stir in enough flour to make a roux. Add milk to roux slowly, stirring constantly. Stir in cheeses, and cook over low heat until cheese is melted and the sauce is a little thick. Put macaroni in large casserole dish, and pour sauce over macaroni. Stir well.
- Melt butter or margarine in a skillet over medium heat. Add breadcrumbs and brown. Spread over the macaroni and cheese to cover. Sprinkle with a little paprika.
- Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 30 minutes. Serve.
To add even more flavor to my homemade mac and cheese, I add Parmesan to the Panko topping - so good! Make sure to try out these favorites too! In a large pot of boiling, salted water cook the pasta to al dente. While the pasta is cooking, in a separate pot, melt the butter. This baked mac and cheese is a family favorite recipe, loved by both children and adults.
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