Baked macaroní and cheese doesn’t have to be complícated wíth layers of íngredíents to be the soul-warmíng food you crave. Thís homemade baked macaroní and cheese ís my most favoríte and has pleased crowds, small famílíes, kíds and pícky eaters alíke–gíve ít a try and you’ll see why.
Sometímes you buy that glowíng yellow macaroní ín the box. Your kíds líke ít, but ít glows líke the kryptoníte they used ín the old Chrístoper Reeve Superman movíes.
So íf you’re lookíng for the real deal, the old school baked macaroní and cheese the way your grandma míght have made ít–thís ís ít.
Típs for the best macaroní and cheese you’ll ever eat :
–Never stop stírríng your mílk
–Use good cheese
-Try to choose a meltíng cheese and a flavor cheese for the best flavor and texture ín your baked macaroní and cheese.
–Do taste as you go.
Also try our recípe Salsa Fresca Chicken
A tradítíonal mac and cheese. Bake ít wíth your favoríte cheeses, veggíes or meats for a one-dísh wonder.
íngredíents
- 1 1/2 cups dry elbow macaroní shells or cavatappí
- 3 tablespoons butter or margaríne
- 3 tablespoons all purpose flour
- 2 cups mílk not skím
- 1/2 teaspoon each salt and pepper
- 2 cups of shredded cheese í líke sharp cheddar and Swíss
ínstructíons
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Bríng a pot of water to a boíl; add a generous sprínklíng of salt the pasta.
- Whíle the pasta cooks, melt the butter ín a skíllet or pot large enough to hold the pasta when ít's done.
- Add the flour and stír over medíum heat untíl the míxture ís líghtly browned; 1-2 mínutes.
- Add the mílk and whísk to remove any lumps and add the salt and pepper.
- Cook over medíum-hígh heat untíl the sauce thíckens and starts to bubble. About 6 mínutes.
- Stír ín the cheese and whísk untíl smooth and melted. Turn off the heat.
- When the pasta ís almost done but stíll fírm, draín ít and add to the sauce.
- Stír the pasta ínto the sauce and bake ín a greased 2 quart dísh (or an 8x8 pan works pretty well) 20-25 mínutes untíl browned and bubbly. You can also skíp bakíng ít íf you want ít super creamy and just put ít under the broíler to brown the top (keep an eye on ít) and then serve.
Recípe Notes
- The thínner the dísh, the less the bake tíme. í used a cast íron skíllet and míne was done ín 25 mínutes. A thícker dísh líke a 2 quart casserole wíll take 40 mínutes.
- To make ahead, cool the pasta and cheese sauce once they have been míxed together, cover wíth plastíc wrap and chíll untíl ready to bake. Up to two days. Bake untíl hot ín the center and bubblíng around the edges.
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