Recipe: Classic Baked Macaroni and Cheese. Give up the box mix, making Classic Baked Macaroni and Cheese from scratch is easier than you think. Even if you have never tried to make your own mac ‘n’ cheese at home before, this simple recipe will have you enjoying a bowl of warm, creamy, cheesy goodness in a matter of minutes. This mac and cheese recipe is creamy and cheesy with a light crunchy topping of breadcrumbs and gooey melted cheese. A comfort food. The method to make mac and cheese is very easy. Adobe incopy download for mac. You need to prepare cheese sauce. Making white sauce or cheese.

• • • • • This baked mac and cheese is a family favorite recipe, loved by both children and adults. My version uses a combination of cheeses for a gloriously cheesy dish!

Everyone has their favorite baked mac and cheese recipe and this is mine. It uses a combination of cheeses, layered in the dish as well as melted into a rich and creamy cheese sauce, for the ultimate in cheesy deliciousness! Baked mac and cheese. It’s nearly the universal comfort food, and there are SO many variations!

I have some other variations in the development stages, so expect them to come to the blog at some point 🙂 In fact, I almost didn’t post this recipe today, as there are SOOOO many mac and cheese recipes available, and most people already have their favorite way of making it. Of course, there’s no “right” way or “wrong” way, so I’m here sharing the way I like to make my mac and cheese (the way my family loves it too). It all starts with pasta, cooked about a minute shy of al dente. You don’t want to cook it all the way to al dente, since it will be baking a bit in the oven and will finish cooking there. You can use any shape you’d like. I kept it original here with the classic elbow shape, but I’ve done rotini, farfalle, cavatappi, etc.

Pick the shape you and your family love the most! I love to use a mixture of cheeses in my baked mac and cheese specifically a medium cheddar and Gruyere. The sharp tang from the cheddar and the creaminess of the Gruyere are a great combination! But you could make this with white cheddar, all mild cheddar, sharp cheddar, etc. Even with the tang from the medium cheddar, my kids literally gobble this up!

Every time I make it, which is often, they have multiple servings and happily eat any leftovers the next day 🙂 Whenever my kids love a recipe, I consider it a winner! Now for the secret to making this baked mac and cheese SO cheesy and irresistible the layers. First, there’s the rich and creamy cheese sauce, made with part whole milk and part half and half, with 2 generous handfuls of grated cheese swirled and melted in. Seriously, when you’re cooking this sauce, you might find it incredibly hard to not lick the stirring spoon!

Secondly, there’s an inner layer of grated cheese the secret weapon. Once you add half the pasta and cheese sauce to the baking pan, sprinkle on a generous layer of grated cheese, then top it with the remaining pasta and cheese sauce. You could even be extra decadent and divide the pasta and cheese sauce into thirds and layer in 2 layers of the grated cheese!

DO YOU COVER BAKED MAC AND CHEESE IN THE OVEN You could, but then you wouldn’t get that glorious bubbly cheesy “crust”. I don’t know about you, but it’s my favorite part! If you really love that crust, go ahead and broil it for several minutes after baking. HOW TO TOP BAKED MAC AND CHEESE • Grated cheese (my personal favorite – and what I’ve done here in these photos) • Buttered panko breadcrumbs (feel free to add some herbs to this as well) • Bacon pieces/panko breadcrumb combo HOW LONG DO YOU BAKE MAC AND CHEESE This recipe doesn’t bake long at all, but I’ve actually baked it longer before, and it’s still every bit as delicious! Most baked Mac and cheese recipes call for it to be baked 15-30 minutes. My kids aren’t huge fans of the cheesy “crust”, so I bake mine at 325, but 350 or even 375 work as well. It’s a very forgiving dish!