Recipe: Delicious 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 9 ingredients and 8 steps. Here is how you cook that.

Ingredients of Baked Mac and Cheese

1. You need 2 cup of Elbow Macaroni (uncooked).
2. Prepare 4 oz of Velveeta cheese.
3. It's 8 oz of Sharp Cheddar Cheese.
4. You need 4 oz of Milk.
5. Prepare 2 tbsp of Butter.
6. Prepare 1/2 cup of Sour Cream.
7. It's 1 pinch of Salt.
8. You need 1 pinch of Pepper.
9. Prepare 1 tbsp of Paprika.

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 step by step

1. Cook elbow macaroni to desired tenderness..
2. Preheat oven to 400°F..
3. Combine the velveeta, the cheddar cheese, milk and 1 TBSP butter in sauce pan. Under low heat blend and tell smooth. Turn off flame. Add the half cup sour cream..
4. Put remaining butter into a 2 quart baking dish and place in oven why preheating oven until melted..
5. Drain elbow macaroni and return to pot. Combine with cheese sauce and mix..
6. Place mixture into casserole dish. Sprinkle paprika on top. Bake for 40 minutes..
7. Remove from oven. Sprinkle top with small amount oheddar cheese. Return to oven and bake for an additional 5 minutes..
8. Remove from oven and let cool 5 minutes before serving..

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