Free Online Recipes
 |  

Sign Up login
 
 

Best Homemade Baked Mac and Cheese Recipe

   
 

               Recipe Tools

 
No Reviews Yet
Read / Add New Review
Add / Copy to a Cookbook
Printable Format
 

 

 



     Best Homemade Baked Mac and Cheese

Category   Entrees - Maindishes
Sub Category   Kids
Servings   12
Preptime   20 minutes

Ingredients
16 oz elbow macaroni, cooked (or other tubular pasta)
1 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
6 tbsp unsalted butter
1/3 cup all purpose flour
3 cups whole milk
1 cup heavy whipping cream
4 cups sharp cheddar cheese shredded
2 cups Gruyere cheese shredded
salt and pepper to taste
 
1 1/2 cups panko crumbs
4 tbsp butter melted
1/2 cup Parmesan cheese shredded
1/4 tsp smoked paprika (or regular paprika)

Instructions
Preheat oven to 350F. Lightly grease a large 3 qt or 4 qt baking dish and set aside.Combine shredded cheeses in a large bowl and set aside. Cook the pasta one minute shy of al dente according to the package instructions. Remove from heat, drain, and place in a large bowl. Drizzle pasta with olive oil and stir to coat pasta. Set aside to cool while preparing cheese sauce. Melt butter in a deep saucepan, dutch oven, or stock pot.
Whisk in flour over medium heat and continue whisking for about 1 minute until bubbly and golden. Gradually whisk in the milk and heavy cream until nice and smooth. Continue whisking until you see bubbles on the surface and then continue cooking and whisking for another 2 minutes. Whisk in salt and pepper. Add two cups of shredded cheese and whisk until smooth. Add another two cups of shredded cheese and continue whisking until creamy and smooth. Sauce should be nice and thick.
Stir in the cooled pasta until combined and pasta is fully coated with the cheese sauce. Pour half of the mac and cheese into the prepared baking dish. Top with remaining 2 cups of shredded cheese and then the remaining mac and cheese. In a small bowl, combine panko crumbs, Parmesan cheese, melted butter and paprika. Sprinkle over the top and bake until bubbly and golden brown, about 30 minutes. Serve immediately.


Originally Submitted
3/29/2024





0 Out of 5 from 0 reviews

You can add this Best Homemade Baked Mac and Cheese recipe to your own private DesktopCookbook.

 

MySkiSign.com
 
 

   
   
 

Contact Us | Help | About Us

Copyright Complaints | Advertise with Us | Privacy Policy | Terms of Use

Copyright © 2002 - 2020 DesktopCookbook. All rights reserved.
Site Owned by
Integrated Sales Resources, LLC.