How to Make Homemade Baked Mac and Cheese

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Recipe of Homemade Baked Mac and Cheese

To get started with this particular recipe, we have to first prepare a few ingredients. You can have homemade baked mac and cheese using 9 ingredients and 4 steps. Here is how you cook it.

Ingredients

The ingredients needed to make Homemade Baked Mac and Cheese:

1. Prepare 8 ounces uncooked elbow macaroni
2. Get 2 cups shredded sharp Cheddar cheese
3. Make ready 1/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese
4. Make ready 3 cups milk
5. Take 1/4 cup butter
6. Take 2 1/2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
7. Take 2 tbsp butter
8. Get 1/2 cup bread crumbs
9. Take 1 pinch paprika

This classic baked macaroni and cheese recipe is easy and delicious. Cheese, butter, milk, and eggs join macaroni noodles in a quick casserole. Melt butter in a large skillet or Dutch oven over medium-low heat; whisk in flour until smooth. Cook macaroni according to package directions for al dente; drain.

Instructions

Steps to make Homemade Baked Mac and Cheese:

1. Bring the water back to a boil and cook the noodles for 7 to 8 minutes. Keep the lid off the pot and heat the noodles over high heat. The water should start to bubble vigorously. Stir the noodles occasionally and cook the elbow macaroni until it's al dente. Drain water and set aside.
2. In a saucepan, melt butter or margarine over medium heat. Stir in enough flour to make a roux. Add milk to roux slowly, stirring constantly. Stir in cheeses, and cook over low heat until cheese is melted and the sauce is a little thick. Put macaroni in large casserole dish, and pour sauce over macaroni. Stir well.
3. Melt butter or margarine in a skillet over medium heat. Add breadcrumbs and brown. Spread over the macaroni and cheese to cover. Sprinkle with a little paprika.
4. Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 30 minutes. Serve.

Other cheese that work: mozzarella, jack cheese or pepper jack for a little zip, American and Velveeta as well for a creamier cheese sauce. To add even more flavor to my homemade mac and cheese, I add Parmesan to the Panko topping - so good! Make sure to try out these favorites too! This baked mac and cheese is a family favorite recipe, loved by both children and adults. It uses a combination of cheeses, layered in the dish as well as melted into a rich and creamy cheese sauce, for the ultimate in cheesy deliciousness!

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