Hello everybody, it’s Jim, welcome to my recipe page. Today, we’re going to prepare a distinctive dish, creamy baked mac & cheese. It is one of my favorites. This time, I’m gonna make it a bit tasty. This is gonna smell and look delicious.
Creamy Baked Mac & Cheese is one of the most well liked of recent trending meals in the world. It’s simple, it’s quick, it tastes yummy. It’s appreciated by millions every day. Creamy Baked Mac & Cheese is something that I’ve loved my whole life. They’re fine and they look fantastic.
Pre-shredded cheese is an enemy to creamy mac. The added preservatives keep it from breaking down and you'll end up with a grainy sauce. Use a decent quality sharp cheddar and grate it yourself. This baked mac and cheese is a family favorite recipe, loved by both children and adults.
To begin with this recipe, we must first prepare a few ingredients. You can have creamy baked mac & cheese using 13 ingredients and 13 steps. Here is how you can achieve that.
The ingredients needed to make Creamy Baked Mac & Cheese:
- Prepare 1 box - elbow noodles
- Take 1/2 cup milk
- Take 16 oz - heavy cream
- Get 6 oz - evaporated milk
- Take 1 tbsp - sweetened condensed milk
- Prepare 8 oz - fresh shredded gruyere cheese
- Make ready 8 oz - fresh shredded sharp cheddar cheese
- Get 8 oz - cubed velveeta cheese
- Take 4 oz - fresh shredded sharp and colby jack cheese mix (topping)
- Take Seasoning
- Take 1/2 tbsp seasoning salt
- Make ready to taste Pepper
- Get 1 tsp paprika
This rich macaroni combines the savory flavors of Swiss, Monterey Jack, sharp Cheddar, and Parmesan cheeses along with sauteed garlic and onion to make a creamy sauce to die for. Add a little liquid smoke for a, well, smoky taste. Well, this recipe does such a fantastic job at creating one heck of a creamy, cheesy, old-fashioned, baked macaroni and cheese! Although I do love me some Velveeta let's just keep it real, OKAAY!!
Steps to make Creamy Baked Mac & Cheese:
- Boil macaroni noodles el dente.
- Drain noodles and set aside.
- In a large pot pour in heavy cream and simmer on medium heat for 10 minutes. Stir repeatedly so it does not burn.
- Add evaporated milk and sweetened condensed milk to pot. Simmer for an additional 5-7 minutes.
- Add gruyere cheese untill melted, stiring constantly.
- Add shredded cheddar cheese and stir until well incorporated and melted.
- Add velveeta cheese cube and stir until melted and turn down heat to medium low.
- Season cheese with seasoning salt, pepper and paprika for color. (Add more or less based on personal preference)
- Butter a 10x12 4" deep baking dish
- Pour cooked noodles in to buttered baking dish.
- Pour 1/2 of the cheese sauce over macaroni and stir completely and then add the remaining cheese sauce and stir.
- Sprinkle shredded sharp cheddar and colby jack cheese over top of the macaroni and sprinkle with paprika for color.
- Broil uncovered until top cheese is melted and golden brown.
Well, this recipe does such a fantastic job at creating one heck of a creamy, cheesy, old-fashioned, baked macaroni and cheese! Although I do love me some Velveeta let's just keep it real, OKAAY!! If you have picky eaters or Southern eaters who complain about every freaking thing, then make this baked macaroni and cheese. Sprinkle on top of the dish before baking. Buttered Ritz cracker crumbs or buttered seasoned breadcrumbs would also work well.
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