Baked macaroni and cheese
Baked macaroni and cheese

Hey everyone, it’s Louise, welcome to our recipe page. Today, I will show you a way to make a distinctive dish, baked macaroni and cheese. It is one of my favorites. This time, I am going to make it a bit tasty. This is gonna smell and look delicious.

Baked macaroni and cheese is one of the most favored of current trending meals on earth. It is simple, it is fast, it tastes yummy. It’s enjoyed by millions every day. Baked macaroni and cheese is something which I have loved my entire life. They are nice and they look wonderful.

This homemade baked macaroni and cheese is my most favorite and has pleased crowds, small families, kids and picky eaters alike-give it a try and you'll see why. So if you're looking for the real deal, the old school baked macaroni and cheese the way your grandma might have made it-this is it. Macaroni and cheese is an all-purpose comfort food, ready and able to assist you with any life event.

To get started with this recipe, we have to first prepare a few components. You can cook baked macaroni and cheese using 13 ingredients and 4 steps. Here is how you cook it.

The ingredients needed to make Baked macaroni and cheese:
  1. Make ready 3 tbsp butter
  2. Prepare 1/2 c flour
  3. Take 1 cup buttermilk
  4. Take 1 cup heavy cream
  5. Get 1 1/2 c shredded cheddar
  6. Take 1 1/2 c shredded mozzarella
  7. Take 1 tsp garlic powder
  8. Prepare I tsp onion powder
  9. Make ready 1 tsp paprika
  10. Make ready 1/2 c cream cheese
  11. Make ready 1 box cooked macaroni noodles
  12. Take 5 slices mild cheddar
  13. Make ready 6 slices yellow American cheese

Usually, I'm not that into mac and cheese recipes that involve Velveeta, but this one….yeah, this one gets a pass! I just love how that top layer of smoked cheese forms like a crust. Give up the box mix because making Classic Baked Macaroni and Cheese from scratch is easier than you think. Shredding a block of cheese adds a little more prep time but the smooth and creamy results are worth it.

Instructions to make Baked macaroni and cheese:
  1. Cheese sauce mix together 3 tbsp melter butter and 1/2 cup of flour together in a crock pot and once combined add the heavy cream and buttermilk and the shredded cheddar and mozzarella whisk together until combined add the paprika the onion powder and the garlic powder whisk together and then let cook on low til cheese melts and sauce is rich and creamy and all cheese is melted about 20 minutes
  2. Once sauce is done combine cooked noodles in crock pot and let cook in crock pot for 20 minutes and sauce should be thick
  3. Remove from crockpot and add to a baking dish and put a bottom layer of noodle mixture and then add 5 slices mild cheddar and then add another layer of noodle mixture on top and then add 6 slices of yellow American cheese and then add another layer of noodle mixture
  4. Top with Panko bread crumbs and shredded Monterey jack cheese and bake at 350 for 45 minutes

This dish makes for a great side dish that the family will love, or a fun casserole to. This homemade macaroni and cheese is a great alternative to the boxed version—and you can pronounce all of the ingredients. To me Fannie Farmer's recipe is the only "real" Macaroni & Cheese. I kinda get why…not too many people hate macaroni and cheese. Today we are making southern baked macaroni and cheese.

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