How to Prepare Tasty Baked Macaroni and Cheeses

Baked Macaroni and Cheeses. -Use good cheese in your baked macaroni and cheese. That means avoiding bagged, pre-shredded cheeses because they contain cellulose (an anti-caking agent) that can in some cases cause your cheese not to melt as it should. -And speaking of cheese, you have so many options! Ladies and gentlemen behold the mac and cheese recipe that will make people stalk yo ass!

SOUTHERN BAKED MACARONI & CHEESE (NO VELVEETA) Easy Recipe. Macaroni and cheese is an all-purpose comfort food, ready and able to assist you with any life event. It's cheese sauce and pasta, baked in a casserole dish until golden-topped and bubbly. You can cook Baked Macaroni and Cheeses using 11 ingredients and 8 steps. Here is how you achieve that.

Ingredients of Baked Macaroni and Cheeses

1. It's 3 cups of uncooked elbow macaroni.
2. It's 8 oz of shredded Sharp Cheddar cheese.
3. You need 8 oz of shredded Colby & Monterey Jack cheeses.
4. It's 6 Tbsp. of butter, divided.
5. You need 1/4 cup of flour.
6. Prepare 3 cups of milk.
7. You need 1/4 lb. (4 oz.) of Velveeta, cubed.
8. You need 1/4 cup of (or more if you like!) crumbled Blue Cheese.
9. It's 1/4 cup of grated Parmesan Cheese, divided.
10. You need 1/2 tsp. of Grey Poupon Dijon mustard.
11. You need 1/4 cup of panko bread crumbs.

Remarkably, it doesn't take all that much more time and effort than opening a box of the pre-made stuff. Get Alton Brown's Baked Macaroni and Cheese from Good Eats on Food Network, a classic recipe made with cheddar cheese and topped with buttery breadcrumbs. All Reviews for Baked Macaroni and Cheese I. Baked Macaroni and Cheese I. this link is to an external site that may or may not meet accessibility guidelines.

Baked Macaroni and Cheeses instructions

1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. Cook macaroni according to package, omitting salt and reducing cooking time by 2 minutes. Rinse and drain. Put 4 Tbsp butter in large pot or Dutch oven on low. Add flour and mix well. (Note: save dishes and use the same pot as you cooked the macaroni in!).
2. Cook flour two minutes, or until hot and bubbly, stirring constantly..
3. Gradually whisk in milk; cook on medium heat 5 minutes, or until sauce comes to a boil and thickens, stirring constantly. Remove from heat..
4. Add shredded cheese to pot along with cubed Velveeta, blue cheese, 2 Tbsp. parmesan and mustard; cook until cheeses are melted, stirring constantly. Add macaroni and mix well. Spoon into 13x9-inch baking dish sprayed with cooking spray..
5. Melt remaining butter. Mix with panko crumbs, reserved shredded cheese and parmesan. Sprinkle over macaroni and cheese. Bake 25 to 30 minutes or until top is golden brown, and macaroni and cheeses is hot and bubbly around edges..
6. Enjoy! It's divine..
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Yall this baked macaroni and cheese is FULL OF SOUL!! That is the first thing that came to mind when I took that first bite. 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. This homemade macaroni and cheese is a great alternative to the boxed version—and you can pronounce all of the ingredients.