Easy Baked Mac & Cheese
Easy Baked Mac & Cheese

Hey everyone, it is Brad, welcome to our recipe page. Today, I’m gonna show you how to make a distinctive dish, easy baked mac & cheese. It is one of my favorites food recipes. For mine, I will make it a bit unique. This will be really delicious.

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Browse Our Entire Collection Of Simple Yet Delectable Recipes Online. This classic baked macaroni and cheese recipe is easy and delicious. About this baked macaroni and cheese: This baked macaroni and cheese is made like Grandma used to make it, the old fashioned baked in a casserole dish style.

To get started with this particular recipe, we have to first prepare a few ingredients. You can have easy baked mac & cheese using 11 ingredients and 10 steps. Here is how you cook it.

The ingredients needed to make Easy Baked Mac & Cheese:
  1. Take 16 oz elbow noodles
  2. Get 1/4 cup butter
  3. Prepare 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
  4. Take 2 cup half & half
  5. Make ready 1 1/2 cup milk
  6. Prepare 1 tsp salt
  7. Make ready 1/2 tsp ground black pepper
  8. Take 3/4 tsp mustard powder
  9. Get 8 dash hot sauce (I use Crystal)
  10. Make ready 3 stick Cracker Barrel Extra Sharp Cheddar Cheese
  11. Make ready 5 slice bacon

Shredding a block of cheese adds a little more prep time but the smooth and creamy results are worth it. This dish makes for a great side dish that the family will love, or a fun casserole to bring to your next potluck dinner. For more tasty mac and cheese recipes, see our complete. Cook macaroni according to package directions for al dente; drain.

Steps to make Easy Baked Mac & Cheese:
  1. Preheat oven to 375
  2. Boil elbow noodles for approx. 9-10 min or until al dente.
  3. While noodles are cooking, shred cheddar cheese.
  4. Melt butter in saucepan and add flour, mustard powder, hot sauce, salt & pepper. Let bubble, while stirring for 2-3 min.
  5. Add milk and half & half to saucepan while stirring.
  6. Once milk sauce has become warm, put 2 sticks worth of cheese (16oz) in milk mixture and stir
  7. Drain noodles and return to pot. Add cheese sauce to noodles. Add mac & cheese to ungreased 13x9 baking dish.
  8. Bake mac & cheese for 30 minutes or until bubbly.
  9. While baking macaroni, cook bacon slices and once cooled, crumble bacon, set aside.
  10. Remove from oven and sprinkle last stick of cheese on top, followed by crumbled bacon.

In fact, one of the easiest mistakes when making macaroni and cheese is using the wrong kind of pasta. We suggest steering clear of long, thin, perfect-for-twirling varieties like spaghetti, fettuccini, and linguini. Also, grainy mac and cheese is the result of adding the cheese too quickly. To ensure a smooth texture, add it slowly and melt completely before adding more, which the recipe didn't explain. This easy homemade macaroni and cheese recipe is ready in no time!

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