Recipe: Perfect Baked mac and cheese

Baked mac and cheese. How to make Baked Mac and Cheese. It's a straightforward recipe, starting with a basic butter-flour roux that is used to thicken milk to make the cheese Recipe VIDEO above. Still the best Baked Mac and Cheese I've ever had in my life!

Mac and cheese is just one of those staple recipes we all grew up eating. This version skips a powder and instead uses real shredded cheddar As much as I love creamy mac and cheese that's been baked in the oven, this stovetop version is more practical for everyday cooking and is just as delicious! I love the golden brown edges and top that baking the macaroni and cheese creates, but you don't need to bake it if you don't want to. You can cook Baked mac and cheese using 7 ingredients and 8 steps. Here is how you cook it.

Ingredients of Baked mac and cheese

1. Prepare 1 box of penne pasta.
2. It's 1 of small box Velveeta cheese.
3. You need 1 of small carton heavy whipping cream.
4. Prepare 1 of small bag shredded mild cheddar cheese.
5. It's 1 of small bag shredded colby jack cheese.
6. Prepare 1 of salt (to taste).
7. It's 1 of pepper (to taste).

Make Ahead: Mac and Cheese can be made two days ahead and chilled. Baked macaroni and cheese also freezes well. Macaroni and cheese—also called mac 'n' cheese in the United States, and macaroni cheese in the United Kingdom—is a dish of cooked macaroni pasta and a cheese sauce, most commonly cheddar. Everyone's favorite classic mac and cheese!

Baked mac and cheese step by step

1. Bring water to boil, following directions for pasta. Add pinch of salt to the water.
2. Once water is boiling, add pasta.
3. Cut Velveeta into small cubes and add to small saucepan. Cook over low to medium heat.
4. Add heavy cream and pepper to the small saucepan with Velveeta. Stir often, until all cheese is melted..
5. Once pasta has finished, drain and pour into baking dish..
6. Pour melted cheese mixture over pasta, coating evenly..
7. Add both bags of shredded cheess , covering the pasta and cheese sauce..
8. Bake at 375° until top starts to brown and cheese is bubbling around the edges.

Super simple, super easy and super quick. You'll never want the boxed stuff ever again! My favorite baked mac and cheese used sharp cheddar and habanero pepper jack cheese. Mac 'n' cheese is comfort food at its best. Learn how to make macaroni cheese with our easy recipes, then find your perfect take on the creamy pasta bake.