Baked mac n cheese. He BEST Homemade Mac and Cheese of your LIFE. Outrageously cheesy, ultra creamy, and topped with a crunchy Panko-Parmesan topping, this mac and cheese recipe is most definitely a keeper. I used three different cheese and a homemade cheese sauce to take this macaroni and cheese recipe.
Even people who have had their own homemade baked macaroni and cheese recipe for years ask for mine when they taste this crumb-topped version.
Duh, that's what Mac and cheese is about!!
My version uses a combination of cheeses for a gloriously cheesy dish!
You can have Baked mac n cheese using 13 ingredients and 8 steps. Here is how you achieve that.
Ingredients of Baked mac n cheese
- 🢂 of wet ingredients.
- 🢂 1 1/2 cup of ricotta cheese.
- 🢂 2 cup of milk.
- 🢂 1 tsp of dry mustard.
- 🢂 1 pinch of ground nutmeg.
- 🢂 1 pinch of cayenne pepper.
- 🢂 1 of salt and pepper to taste.
- 🢂 of dry ingredients.
- 🢂 1 lb of dry pasta.
- 🢂 1 lb of grated cheddar cheese (reserve 1\4 cup for topping).
- 🢂 of topping.
- 🢂 1 of butter.
- 🢂 1/4 cup of cheddar cheese.
Baked mac and cheese: If you have a little extra time, you can bake the macaroni and cheese to give it a golden crust. Baked Mac n Cheese - This is the perfect Holiday side dish, Mac and Cheese. Super simple, super easy and super quick. You'll never want the boxed stuff ever again!
instructions Baked mac n cheese
- Preheat oven to 375..
- Grease a large casserole dish..
- In a large bowl combine the pasta and cheddar cheese..
- In another bowl, combine all the wet ingredients. Mix until smooth. You can use a blender for this step..
- Add the wet ingredients to the dry ingredients and mix till everything is coated..
- Dump mixture into the prepared casserole dish and cover tightly with aluminum foil. Place in the oven for 30 minutes..
- Remove the foil and stir the pasta. Dot with the butter and sprinkle the remaining cheese on top..
- Bake for 30 minutes. Remove and let sit for about 5 minutes before serving..
It's perfectly cheesy without being too gummy, and the crunchy tops are just to die for before you get into that creamy heaven underneath. 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! If this baked mac and cheese happens to be fed to you by a friend who invites you over when you are sad beyond sadness, then It was everything wonderful that a baked mac and cheese should be - not overwhelmingly gooey, just the right balance of inner cheesiness with crispy baked-up edges and. Yall this baked macaroni and cheese is FULL OF SOUL!!
