Homemade Macaroni And Cheese Recipe

Holiday side dish mac and cheeese served out of tin foil with christmas spoon

Homemade Macaroni And Cheese Recipe

Homemade mac and cheese with four types of shredded cheese: pasta, butter, milk, and cream cheese! Bake in the oven for the ultimate side dish and comfort food. Serve with your favorite main dish, grilled steak, chicken, or any main dish.

Course Side Dish, Side Items

Cuisine American

Keyword Homemade mac and cheese, homemade macaroni and cheese, macaroni and cheese

Prep Time 20

Cook Time 1

Servings Servings

Calories 697kcal

Author Jennifer Johnson

Equipment

Ingredients

16 Ounce Elbow Macaroni
1/4 Cup Butter
1/4 Cup Flour
3 Cups 2% Milk
8 Ounce Cream Cheese
1 Teaspoon Salt
1/2 Teaspoon Black Pepper
1 Pound Sharp Cheddar Cheese
1 Pound Mexican Cheese
8 Ounce White Cheddar Cheese
8 Ounce Mozzarella Cheese

Instructions

Preheat oven to 300 degrees.
Start a pot boiling with water and prepare the box of pasta according to the box.
Cube your cream cheese.
In two mixing bowls, shred and split your cheese in half.
Drain the pasta when done cooking, and leave it in the strainer to reuse the pot.
In the pot, melt your butter and then whisk the four into the melted butter.
Allow the flour and butter to cook until it is a thick mixture; this happens quickly.
Next, whisk in the milk and bring the mixture to a boil.
Be sure to allow the milk mixture to cook for about five more minutes until it is thick.
Turn off the heat and carefully drop the cubed cream cheese.
Stir in the salt and pepper until cream cheese is melted into the milk mixture.
Slowly mix one bowl of shredded cheese into the cream sauce.
Next, add the cooked pasta to the cheese sauce mixture.
Spray an aluminum 9 X 13 pan with a nonstick spray or baking pan,
Spread the cheesy pasta into the sprayed pan.
Top the noodles with the remaining shredded cheese and spread the cheese out onto the top of the pasta.
Place in oven and cook for about an hour; the cheese will be bubbly.
Serve and enjoy!

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