Recipe: Mesmerizing Baked Mac and Cheese

Baked Mac and Cheese. My version uses a combination of cheeses for a gloriously cheesy dish! 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.

Baked mac and cheese is one of our favorite comfort foods ever! Cheese: Sharp cheddar gives this baked mac and cheese tons of flavor. The addition of gruyere to the cheese sauce in this recipe is next level but of course whatever you have on and will work just do not use pre-shredded cheese. You could have Baked Mac and Cheese using 8 ingredients and 4 steps. Here is how you achieve that.

Ingredients of Baked Mac and Cheese

1. Prepare 60 gr of unsalted butter.
2. It's 90 gr of all purpose flour.
3. It's 2 1/2 cups of milk, I used skim.
4. You need 1/4 tsp of kosher salt.
5. It's 1/4 tsp of paprika powder or pinch.
6. It's 1/2 tsp of black pepper.
7. You need 2 1/2 cups of finely sfinely shredded mild cheddar cheese, I used mix of yellow & red cheddar cheese.
8. It's 1/3 cup of finely shredded mozarella cheese.

Super simple, super easy and super quick. You'll never want the boxed stuff ever again! 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. 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 and Cheese instructions

1. Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Lightly grease a baking dish. Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Cook pasta according to aldente level. I recommend cooking the pasta a minute less than the directions. Drain and set aside for a few minutes..
2. To prepare roux, melt butter into a medium saucepan over medium heat. Once melted whisk in flour, salt, pepper and paprika powder. Stir and cook for 2-3 minutes. Slowly whisk in milk, stirring continuously until thickened, about 2 minutes. Reduce heat to a simmer and stir in cheese until melted..
3. Transfer cooked pasta to large dutch oven or pot over low heat. Pour cheese sauce over top, stirring to combine, toss lightly. This is a thick and creamy sauce. Do not mix too thoroughly, it's better left messy. To thin the sauce, add a few tablespoons of milk at a time until at desire consistency. Pour into the prepared baking dish. Sprinkle with mozarella cheese over the top..
4. Bake in the preheated oven until cheese is melted, about 8-10 minutes, then turn the oven to broil. Broil for about 5 minutes to brown the top. Makes 6 servings..

Baked mac and cheese has a bad reputation for being gummy, soggy, and downright inedible. This is a recipe to fix all of that. Its subtle sweetness balances out the salty cheeses and eliminates the need for a roux. Good, standard white cheddar (and Velveeta)! Southern Baked Mac and Cheese - super creamy, cheesy, soulful baked mac and cheese filled with great Southern flavors.