How to Prepare Mesmerizing Baked mac and cheese

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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 12 ingredients and 8 steps. Here is how you cook it.

Ingredients of Baked mac and cheese

1. Prepare 1 lb of large elbow noodles.
2. You need 32 oz of chicken broth.
3. Prepare 1 cup of heavy cream.
4. You need 2 of eggs.
5. It's 1 cup of sour cream.
6. You need 2 cups of sharp cheddar.
7. You need 1 cup of Monterey jack.
8. It's 1 tsp of onion powder.
9. It's 1 tsp of garlic powder.
10. It's 1 tsp of chili powder.
11. It's 1 tsp of paprika.
12. It's 1 stick of butter.

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. Boil elbow noodles in chicken broth to Al dente.
2. Mix heavy cream and 2 eggs together in a bowl and set aside.
3. Grease your cast iron with butter and preheat oven to 375.
4. Drain noodles and stir in butter (sliced), sour cream,seasoning and heavy cream mixture.
5. Once incorporated mix 1 cup cheddar and 1/2 cup of Monterey jack.
6. Spoon in half of the mixture and layer 1/2 cup cheddar and 1/4 cup Monterey jack.
7. Layer in the remaining noodles and cheese. Sprinkle with a dusting of paprika.
8. Bake for about 40 minutes or until golden crust forms.

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