Anyone Know A Good Baked Mac & Cheese Recipie?!


Question: Anyone Know A Good Baked Mac & Cheese Recipie!?
I am obsessed with mac & cheese ever since I was a kid, and I always liked the baked kind!.!.!.but how do you go about making this!?
THanks!!Www@FoodAQ@Com


Answers:
I don't use a recipe per say but I will tell you how I make mine and it is the hit of the table every time I make it!.

I cook a box of elbow macaroni and drain it!. I add this to a large bowl and in a separate bowl I whisk two eggs and fat free half and half (just enough to whisk in the eggs!. I blend this in the macaroni in the baking bowl I have pre-sprayed so it won't stick!. I then salt and pepper to taste and add a large bag of sharp cheddar cheese and a medium sized bag of Mozzarella cheese!. I blend this well and add more sharp if I think it needs it!. (You can never have enough :) I then take the remaining half and half left and our it over to the top!. I place un-cooked bacon strips all over the top and sprinkle with parsley and bake @ 400 degrees for about 45minutes to an hour!. Depending on how big I make it!.

I always take it out when it is just about done because the heat while sitting to set will finish cooking it and it does not dry out!.

Perfect every time and the bacon on top adds to the flavor just as bacon does!.

It was my father's favorite and now my father-in-law's favorite!.Www@FoodAQ@Com

Baked Macaroni & Cheese

1 lb!. macaroni, boiled al dente, according to pkg!. directions
2 cups white sauce** (recipe below)
2 c ups yellow cheddar
2 cups Muenster cheese

Add cheese to white sauce and stir!. (Save a bit of cheese for the topping!.) Stir sauce into macaroni and place in a buttered casserole dish!. Place in 350° oven until slightly brown and bubbly on top -- 25-30 minutes!.

**White Sauce:
1 cup heavy cream
1 cup milk
4 Tbsp butter
3 Tbsp flour

Heat the milk and cream together almost to a boil!. Melt butter in saucepan, then add all the flour stirring constantly!. Let cook for 4-5 minutes, continuing to stir!. Remove from heat and add warm milk and cream while whisking -- if sauce is too thick, add a touch more milk!.
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Done & Gone Mac & Cheese

Ingredients:
5 C Lrg!. Elbow Macaroni
1/2 lb!. Sharp Cheddar Cheese, grated
1/2 lb!. Longhorn Cheddar Cheese, grated
1/2 lb!. Mexican Ranchero Cheese, crumbled
1 C Milk
1 1/2 C Crumbled Cheeto’s

Prep:
Cook the Mac al dente, not quite done
Combine all the Cheeses
Layer Cheese and Mac
Pour in the Milk
Top with Cheeto’s
Bake 45 min!. @ 350
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Four Cheese Macaroni

INGREDIENTS

1 tablespoon vegetable oil
1 (16 ounce) package elbow macaroni
9 tablespoons butter
1/2 cup shredded Muenster cheese
1/2 cup shredded Cheddar cheese
1/2 cup shredded sharp Cheddar cheese
1/2 cup shredded Monterey Jack cheese
1 1/2 cups half-and-half
8 ounces cubed processed cheese food
2 eggs, beaten
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/8 teaspoon ground black pepper

DIRECTIONS

Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil!. Add pasta and cook for 8 to 10 minutes or until al dente; drain well and return to cooking pot!.

In a small saucepan over medium heat, melt 8 tablespoons butter; stir into the macaroni!.

In a large bowl, combine the Muenster cheese, mild and sharp Cheddar cheeses, and Monterey Jack cheese; mix well!.

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C)!.

Add the half and half, 1 1/2 cups of cheese mixture, cubed processed cheese food, and eggs to macaroni; mix together and season with salt and pepper!. Transfer to a lightly greased deep 2 1/2 quart casserole dish!. Sprinkle with the remaining 1/2 cup of cheese mixture and 1 tablespoon of butter!.

Bake in preheated oven for 35 minutes or until hot and bubbling around the edges; serve!.Www@FoodAQ@Com

Baked Macaroni and Cheese
Recipe courtesy Alton Brown
Show: Good Eats
Episode: For Whom the Cheese Melts 2


1/2 pound elbow macaroni
3 tablespoons butter
3 tablespoons flour
1 tablespoon powdered mustard
3 cups milk
1/2 cup yellow onion, finely diced
1 bay leaf
1/2 teaspoon paprika
1 large egg
12 ounces sharp cheddar, shredded
1 teaspoon kosher salt
Fresh black pepper
Topping:
3 tablespoons butter
1 cup panko bread crumbs
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F!.
In a large pot of boiling, salted water cook the pasta to al dente!.
While the pasta is cooking, in a separate pot, melt the butter!. Whisk in the flour and mustard and keep it moving for about five minutes!. Make sure it's free of lumps!. Stir in the milk, onion, bay leaf, and paprika!. Simmer for ten minutes and remove the bay leaf!.
Temper in the egg!. Stir in 3/4 of the cheese!. Season with salt and pepper!. Fold the macaroni into the mix and pour into a 2-quart casserole dish!. Top with remaining cheese!.
Melt the butter in a saute pan and toss the bread crumbs to coat!. Top the macaroni with the bread crumbs!. Bake for 30 minutes!. Remove from oven and rest for five minutes before serving!.Www@FoodAQ@Com

I've been using Patti LaBelle's Over the Rainbow Macaroni and Cheese for 5+ years!. Everyone that has tried it has loved it!. (OK, maybe my nephews that are used to cheese powder mac & cheese didn't, but everyone else did!)

This is really good, with lots of butter, half and half, several kinds of cheeses, etc!. I usually make it with the types of cheese stated in the recipe, but you could easily change it up a bit by substituting different kinds of cheese!.

Happy Cooking!
~ MariaWww@FoodAQ@Com

mac and cheese with shake and bake!.!.:)Www@FoodAQ@Com





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