Recipe: Perfect Baked Mac and Cheese

Baked Mac and Cheese. He BEST Homemade Mac and Cheese of your LIFE. Outrageously cheesy, ultra creamy, and topped with a crunchy Panko-Parmesan topping, this mac and cheese recipe is most definitely a keeper. I used three different cheese and a homemade cheese sauce to take this macaroni and cheese recipe.

Do not worry that the sauce seems runny I had to try this recipe ever since I read the rating critizing it for being loaded with "fat" ie CHEESE. Duh, that's what Mac and cheese is about!! For the best baked mac and cheese, use extra-sharp white cheddar cheese for more flavor. —Shelby Thompson of Dover, Delaware. You can cook Baked Mac and Cheese using 9 ingredients and 8 steps. Here is how you achieve that.

Ingredients of Baked Mac and Cheese

1. Prepare 2 cup of Elbow Macaroni (uncooked).
2. Prepare 4 oz of Velveeta cheese.
3. You need 8 oz of Sharp Cheddar Cheese.
4. It's 4 oz of Milk.
5. It's 2 tbsp of Butter.
6. You need 1/2 cup of Sour Cream.
7. You need 1 pinch of Salt.
8. It's 1 pinch of Pepper.
9. Prepare 1 tbsp of Paprika.

Even people who have had their own homemade baked macaroni and cheese recipe for years ask for mine when they taste this crumb-topped version. Everyone's favorite classic mac and cheese! Super simple, super easy and super quick. You'll never want the boxed stuff ever again!

Baked Mac and Cheese instructions

1. Cook elbow macaroni to desired tenderness..
2. Preheat oven to 400°F..
3. Combine the velveeta, the cheddar cheese, milk and 1 TBSP butter in sauce pan. Under low heat blend and tell smooth. Turn off flame. Add the half cup sour cream..
4. Put remaining butter into a 2 quart baking dish and place in oven why preheating oven until melted..
5. Drain elbow macaroni and return to pot. Combine with cheese sauce and mix..
6. Place mixture into casserole dish. Sprinkle paprika on top. Bake for 40 minutes..
7. Remove from oven. Sprinkle top with small amount oheddar cheese. Return to oven and bake for an additional 5 minutes..
8. Remove from oven and let cool 5 minutes before serving..

This is the first baked mac and cheese I have made that we could actually eat! If this baked mac and cheese happens to be fed to you by a friend who invites you over when you are sad beyond sadness, then It was everything wonderful that a baked mac and cheese should be - not overwhelmingly gooey, just the right balance of inner cheesiness with crispy baked-up edges and. Baked Mac and Cheese is the ultimate side dish for any meal made with three cheeses, this classic is perfect for the holidays and for summer cookouts! This baked mac and cheese is a family favorite recipe, loved by both children and adults. My version uses a combination of cheeses for a gloriously cheesy dish!