This Southern Baked Macaroni and Cheese is made with a homemade cheese sauce made with a mixture of Sharp and Monterey Jack cheese!
Watch us make this Baked Macaroni and Cheese!
So macaroni and cheese is one of those classic recipes. Rather if it's a dish that you are adding to your holiday menu, Sunday dinner or just because it's just one of those feel-good comfort foods.
This recipe was made with a made-from-scratch cheese sauce. We're using a blend of Sharp and Monterey jack cheese, for a nice balance of strong and mild cheese.
So let's get into it so I can show you how it's done..
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Ingredients needed to make the macaroni:
- Large macaroni noodles - uncooked
- Sharp cheddar cheese
- Monterey jack cheese
- Whole milk
- Heavy cream
- All-purpose flour
- Unsalted butter + extra for greasing
- Salt
- Black Pepper
Steps to make the Southern Baked Macaroni and Cheese:
First, boil the macaroni noodles until al dente. Then, melt your butter in a medium-sized saucepan.
Once the butter is melted add the flour to the pot and whisk it together with the butter.
Once blended, add the heavy cream to the pot and whisk together. Then add the milk to the pot whisking the ingredients together.
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Once the ingredients begin bubbling together add one cup of Sharp and one cup of Monterey jack cheese to the pot.
Blend the ingredients together stirring frequently until the sauce begins to thicken.
Once it has thickened, immediately remove it from the heat. Then grease a 3 qt. pyrex dish with butter.
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Rinse and drain the noodles and add them to the Pyrex dish. Pour the cheese sauce over the noodles and mix together.
Add the remaining cheese over the noodles spreading evenly. Cover the dish with foil and bake the macaroni for about 45 minutes in your oven preheated to 350 degrees.
Remove the foil from the macaroni, and turn on the broiler for a few minutes to brown the macaroni. Remove from the oven and serve!
Frequently Asked Questions:
Store the macaroni in the refrigerator for up to four days.
The macaroni can be frozen in a ziplock bag or airtight container for approximately three months.
The macaroni is best covered with foil to prevent it from drying out.
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Ingredients
- 12 oz large macaroni noodles - uncooked
- 3 c sharp cheddar cheese
- 3 c monterey jack cheese
- 1 c whole milk
- ½ c heavy cream
- 3 tbsps all-purpose flour
- 2 tablespoon of unsalted butter + extra for greasing
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon pepper
Instructions
- First, boil the macaroni noodles until al dente.
- Then, melt your butter in a medium-sized saucepan.
- Once the butter is melted add the flour to the pot and whisk it together with the butter.
- Once blended, add the heavy cream to the pot and whisk together.
- Then add the milk to the pot whisking the ingredients together.
- Blend the ingredients together stirring frequently until the sauce begins to thicken.
- Once the ingredients begin bubbling together add one cup of Sharp and one cup of Monterey jack cheese to the pot.
- Once it has thickened, immediately remove it from the heat.
- Then grease a 3 qt. pyrex dish with butter.
- Rinse and drain the noodles and add them to the pyrex dish.
- Pour the cheese sauce over the noodles and mix together.
- Add the remaining cheese over the noodles spreading evenly.
- Cover the dish with foil and bake the macaroni for about 45 minutes in your oven preheated to 350 degrees.
- Remove the foil from the macaroni, and turn on the broiler for a few minutes to brown the macaroni.
- Remove from the oven and serve!
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