Moms Extra Sharp Mac And Cheese Recipes

EXTRA CHEESY MACARONI & CHEESE

Steps:

• Cook box of macaroni according to directions while cooking, make sauce.
• melt over medium heat 2 tablespoons butter and then blend in 2 tablespoons of flour with whisk remove from heat.
• blend in SLOWLY one pint of whipping cream (done a little at a time to prevent lumps). If you cannot get whipping cream you can substitue heavy cream.
• put back on medium heat stir constantly once hot to touch but not boiling add milk, once this is hot to touch again, add white cheese one slice at a time so it melts break cheese up into pieces, and then add in velveeta also broken up, one slice at a time.
• Stir constantly so it will not stick or burn.
• drain macaroni and pour into large pan (deep lasagna size pan 11 x 13) pour melted cheese sauce over it and mix.
• Cover with tin foil and bake in 375 oven for 30 minutes.

MOM'S BAKED MACARONI AND CHEESE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). 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.
• Place macaroni in a 2 quart casserole dish. Stir in cheese soup and milk until well combined. Sprinkle with shredded Colby.
• Bake 25 to 30 minutes, or until cheese is brown and bubbly.

MOM'S MACARONI AND CHEESE

Steps:

• Cook macaroni according to package directions. Meanwhile, in a saucepan, melt 4 tablespoons butter over medium heat. Stir in flour, salt and pepper until smooth. Gradually add milk. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 2 minutes or until thickened. Reduce heat. Add the cheeses, stirring until cheese is melted. Drain macaroni., Transfer macaroni to a greased 1-1/2-qt. baking dish. Pour cheese sauce over macaroni; mix well. Melt the remaining butter; add the bread crumbs. Sprinkle over top. Bake, uncovered, at 375° for 30 minutes or until heated through and topping is golden brown.

THE BEST HOMEMADE BAKED MAC AND CHEESE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350F. Lightly grease a large 3 qt or 4 qt baking dish and set aside.Combine shredded cheeses in a large bowl and set aside.
• Cook the pasta one minute shy of al dente according to the package instructions. Remove from heat, drain, and place in a large bowl.
• Drizzle pasta with olive oil and stir to coat pasta. Set aside to cool while preparing cheese sauce.
• Melt butter in a deep saucepan, dutch oven, or stock pot.
• Whisk in flour over medium heat and continue whisking for about 1 minute until bubbly and golden.
• Gradually whisk in the milk and heavy cream until nice and smooth. Continue whisking until you see bubbles on the surface and then continue cooking and whisking for another 2 minutes. Whisk in salt and pepper.
• Add two cups of shredded cheese and whisk until smooth. Add another two cups of shredded cheese and continue whisking until creamy and smooth. Sauce should be nice and thick.
• Stir in the cooled pasta until combined and pasta is fully coated with the cheese sauce.
• Pour half of the mac and cheese into the prepared baking dish. Top with remaining 2 cups of shredded cheese and then the remaining mac and cheese.
• In a small bowl, combine panko crumbs, Parmesan cheese, melted butter and paprika. Sprinkle over the top and bake until bubbly and golden brown, about 30 minutes. Serve immediately.

MOM'S MACARONI AND CHEESE

Steps:

• •Cook macaroni according to package directions. Meanwhile, in a saucepan, melt 4 tablespoons butter over medium heat. Stir in flour, salt and pepper until smooth. Gradually add milk. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 2 minutes or until thickened. Reduce heat. Add the cheeses, stirring until cheese is melted. Drain macaroni.
• • Transfer macaroni to a greased 1-1/2-qt. baking dish. Pour cheese sauce over macaroni; mix well. Melt the remaining butter; add the bread crumbs. Sprinkle over top. Bake, uncovered, at 375° for 30 minutes or until heated through and topping is golden brown.

MOM'S EXTRA SHARP MAC AND CHEESE

Steps:

• Pre-heat the oven to 400 degrees F.
• In a 2-quart square baking dish place 1/2 a cup of cooked macaroni in a single layer.
• Cover macaroni with cheese evenly.
• Layer another 1/2 a cup of of macaroni on top of the cheese.
• Cover macaroni with cheese evenly.
• Layer another 1/2 a cup of of macaroni on top of the cheese.
• Add the milk.
• Cover macaroni and milk with cheese evenly.
• Bake for 20 minutes.
• Set the oven to broil and and broil mac, milk and cheese 6"-8" away from broiler for 5-7 minutes or until cheese is browned.
• Warning: HOT, let cool for 5-10 minutes before serving.
• Enjoy!

MOM'S MACARONI & CHEESE

Steps:

• Melt butter, add flour, salt, and pepper, wisk until smooth.
• Add milk slowly, whisking to blend.
• Cook until thick and smooth, add cheese and stir until melted.
• Cook elbow noodles as directed on package.
• Drain and pour into a baking dish.
• Pour cheese sauce over cooked elbows.
• Bake at 350°F for 15 minutes or until lightly browned.
• *It's best to use a double boiler or nonstick pan to make your cheese sauce.

MOM'S BAKED MAC AND CHEESE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
• Shred the cheddar cheese or chop into very small cubes. *Shredded cheese will melt faster than cubed cheese, but it's also messier and takes longer to do. It's up to you.*.
• Melt the butter in a saucepan. Add flour, salt and pepper off of the heat. Gradually add the milk and stir continuously for about 10 minutes or until the sauce has thickened.
• Add cheese and melt.
• Meanwhile, boil the macaroni for about 5 minutes. Pour macaroni into a glass casserole dish and then pour cheese sauce over. Stir until macaroni is coated.
• Sift bread crumbs over the top of the macaroni.
• Bake about 30 minutes or until the bread crumb crust is crispy.

MOM'S MAC AND CHEESE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350. Melt butter in sauce pan; blend in flour and add milk. Allow to get hot, but not boil. Add cheese, onions, ground mustard, worcestershire sauce. Stir until cheese is melted. Pour over cooked elbows in a greased casserole dish. Sprinkle with bread crumbs. Bake for 30 minutes or til bubbly.

BETTER THAN MOM'S MAC 'N CHEESE

Steps:

• 1. (NOTE:) Recipe may be doubled for 9"x13" or 4 qt. casserole.
• 2. Lightly grease a 2 or 2 1/2 quart casserole dish; set aside.
• 3. (This step is the most time consuming, so you may want to shred the cheeses ahead of time. Please don't use the pre-shredded cheeses as it will negatively affect your results.) Gather and prep all ingredients except macaroni (shred cheeses, crush croutons etc...).
• 4. Add water and 1 teaspoon salt to large pot (5 qt. or larger;) over high heat, bring water to boil.
• 5. Add macaroni; stir. When water returns to boil, reduce heat to medium-high; set timer and cook for 8 minutes.
• 6. Drain macaroni, but do NOT rinse.
• 7. Return macaroni to the hot pot.
• 8. Immediately add butter and cream cheese; stir gently until melted.
• 9. Preheat oven to 350ºF. In a plastic food bag or bowl combine cheeses.
• 10. Add combined cheeses to macaroni. Stir to mix well.
• 11. Into the half & half, add egg, seasoned salt, and black pepper. Whisk or beat well with a fork until very well combined.
• 12. Pour over macaroni and cheese mixture in pan; stir to mix well.
• 13. Pour macaroni mixture evenly into prepared dish. (If you have a little shredded cheese leftover, you may sprinkle on top of macaroni mixture, up to 1/2 cup.)
• 14. Make the topping by combining crushed croutons with melted butter.
• 15. Stir to coat. Stir in the Parmesan cheese.
• 16. Sprinkle evenly over macaroni.
• 17. Bake at 350ºF for approximately 50 to 60 minutes (place a sheet of aluminum foil over it, towards the end of cooking time, if it is beginning to become too browned).
• 18. Serve immediately. Cover and refrigerate leftovers. If reheating, add a tablespoon of milk or half & half to the bottom of the dish.