Baked mac and cheese. It\u2019s nearly the universal comfort food, and there are SO many variations! In fact, I almost didn\u2019t post this recipe, as there are SOOOO many mac and cheese recipes available, and most people already have their favorite way of making it.<\/p>\n
Of course, there\u2019s no \u201cright\u201d way or \u201cwrong\u201d way, so I\u2019m here sharing the way I like to make my mac and cheese (the way my family loves it too).<\/p>\n
Ingredients<\/p>\n
1 lb. dry elbow macaroni pasta<\/p>\n
\u00bd cup salted butter<\/p>\n
\u00bd cup all-purpose flour<\/p>\n
2 cups milk, at room temperature (I use 2%, but whole milk will also work well)<\/p>\n
2 cups half-and-half, at room temperature<\/p>\n
1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce<\/p>\n
12 ounces cubed Velveeta cheese, at room temperature<\/p>\n
3 cups grated sharp cheddar cheese, divided (at room temperature)<\/p>\n
1 teaspoon salt<\/p>\n
\u00bd teaspoon dry mustard<\/p>\n
\u00bc teaspoon black pepper<\/p>\n
Pinch of nutmeg<\/p>\n
How To Make Creamy baked Mac And Cheese<\/p>\n
Preheat oven to 325 degrees F. Grease a 9 x 13-inch baking dish and set aside.<\/p>\n
In a large pot of salted boiling water, cook pasta for 1 minute less than the package suggestion for al dente (about 8 minutes). Drain and toss with a drizzle of olive oil to prevent sticking.<\/p>\n
While the pasta boils, melt butter in a large Dutch oven (about 6-7 quarts) over medium heat. Add flour; cook, whisking constantly, for 1 minute. Very gradually, whisk in the milk and half-and-half. Bring to a boil over medium heat, whisking constantly. Remove from the heat.<\/p>\n
Whisk in the Worcestershire sauce. Gradually add all of the Velveeta cheese and half of the cheddar cheese (1 \u00bd cups). Stir until the cheese is completely melted and smooth. Stir in the salt, dry mustard, pepper and nutmeg. Add cooked, drained pasta and stir to coat.<\/p>\n
Transfer to the prepared baking dish. Sprinkle remaining 1 \u00bd cups of grated cheddar on top. Bake for 15 minutes, or until cheese is melted on top and the sauce is bubbly.<\/p>\n
For a crispier, browner top, pop the dish under the broiler for 2-5 minutes.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Baked mac and cheese. It\u2019s nearly the universal comfort food, and there are SO many variations! In fact, I almost didn\u2019t post this recipe, as there are SOOOO many mac and cheese recipes available, and most people already have their favorite way of making it. Of course, there\u2019s no \u201cright\u201d way or \u201cwrong\u201d way, so … Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2926,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2925","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-recipes-2"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipesw.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2925","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipesw.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipesw.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipesw.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipesw.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2925"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/recipesw.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2925\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2927,"href":"https:\/\/recipesw.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2925\/revisions\/2927"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipesw.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2926"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipesw.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2925"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipesw.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2925"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipesw.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2925"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}