Hello everybody, hope you’re having an amazing day today. Today, I’m gonna show you how to prepare a special dish, baked mac n cheese. It is one of my favorites. This time, I am going to make it a little bit tasty. This is gonna smell and look delicious.
Baked Mac n Cheese is one of the most favored of current trending foods on earth. It’s enjoyed by millions every day. It’s simple, it’s quick, it tastes delicious. Baked Mac n Cheese is something which I’ve loved my whole life. They are fine and they look wonderful.
To begin with this particular recipe, we must first prepare a few ingredients. You can cook baked mac n cheese using 10 ingredients and 4 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.
The ingredients needed to make Baked Mac n Cheese:
Make ready 1/4 cup butter or margarine
Make ready 3 tbsp all-purpose flour
Prepare 2 cup warm milk. microwave 2 cups of milk for about a minute to a minute and a half
Make ready 1/2 tsp salt
Get 1/2 tsp ground black pepper
Take 1/4 tsp chili powder…… to taste. you can substitute with cayenne for more spice if you wish. The cover photo shown, I used chili powder
Get 8 oz cream cheese
Prepare 10 oz shredded sharp white cheddar (I use cracker barrel aged reserve)
Make ready 8 oz elbow macaroni cooked drained
Get 1/2 cup seasoned bread crumbs
Steps to make Baked Mac n Cheese:
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.
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.
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.
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.
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