Recipe: Tasty Baked Mac n Cheese

Baked Mac n Cheese. Rao's will take your Mac and Cheese to the next level with our Alfredo Sauce. Simple ingredients, great flavors to please everybody and an unforgettable taste. This classic baked macaroni and cheese recipe is easy and delicious.

As cheese ages, its flavor becomes more pronounced. Using aged cheese in a recipe can add complexity and rich flavor, even to humble favorites like mac 'n' cheese. Unless otherwise specified, Taste of Home recipes are tested with lightly salted butter. You can cook Baked Mac n Cheese using 10 ingredients and 4 steps. Here is how you cook that.

Ingredients of Baked Mac n Cheese

1. It's 1/4 cup of butter or margarine.
2. You need 3 tbsp of all-purpose flour.
3. Prepare 2 cup of warm milk. microwave 2 cups of milk for about a minute to a minute and a half.
4. Prepare 1/2 tsp of salt.
5. Prepare 1/2 tsp of ground black pepper.
6. You need 1/4 tsp of chili powder...... to taste. you can substitute with cayenne for more spice if you wish. The cover photo shown, I used chili powder.
7. You need 8 oz of cream cheese.
8. Prepare 10 oz of shredded sharp white cheddar (I use cracker barrel aged reserve).
9. Prepare 8 oz of elbow macaroni cooked drained.
10. It's 1/2 cup of seasoned bread crumbs.

This is now her favorite baked macaroni and cheese. She begs me to make it when I come to visit. Once you try homemade mac and cheese, you'll never want the boxed stuff again.. What to serve with Baked Mac and Cheese.

Baked Mac n Cheese step by step

1. Preheat oven to 400°F. Use a 3 qt pan to melt butter or margarine on medium low heat. Add flour and whisk until smooth and lump free. Slowly stir in warm milk whisking constantly. Let cook for about 5 minutes or until thickened..
2. Add salt, pepper and chili powder and cream cheese. Mix until cream cheese melts thoroughly. Remove from heat and immediately add shredded cheese (save some for the top). Mix well..
3. In a medium sized mixing bowl, pour cheese mixture over cooked, drained macaroni. Mix until all pasta is coated and let it set in the bowl for 5 minutes or so. This helps give the pasta time to absorb some of the cheese sauce..
4. Spoon macaroni and cheese mixture into a greased 2 quart baking dish. Add some shredded cheese to the top and sprinkle with seasoned bread crumbs. For more crunch add more crumbs. Bake for 20 minutes or until bubbly and golden brown..

Mac and Cheese is worthy of serving as a meal in its own right, served with just a fresh green salad or simple vegetable side. Nothing heavy because Macaroni Cheese is so rich as it is! As a side dish, it will compliment virtually any non-Asian main dish. From simple Baked Pork Chops to Steak, a Roast Chicken to Crispy Garlic Chicken Thighs, the only. This is BY FAR my favorite recipe for baked mac n chz!