Hey everyone, it’s John, welcome to my recipe site. Today, I’m gonna show you how to make a distinctive dish, baked mac n cheese. It is one of my favorites. For mine, I’m gonna make it a little bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious.

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Baked Mac n Cheese is one of the most well liked of recent trending foods on earth. It’s enjoyed by millions every day. It’s easy, it’s fast, it tastes yummy. Baked Mac n Cheese is something which I have loved my entire life. They’re nice and they look wonderful.

To get started with this particular recipe, we have to prepare a few ingredients. You can have baked mac n cheese using 10 ingredients and 4 steps. Here is how you cook it.

The ingredients needed to make Baked Mac n Cheese:

1. Take 1/4 cup butter or margarine
2. Take 3 tbsp all-purpose flour
3. Take 2 cup warm milk. microwave 2 cups of milk for about a minute to a minute and a half
4. Get 1/2 tsp salt
5. Take 1/2 tsp ground black pepper
6. 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
7. Prepare 8 oz cream cheese
8. Make ready 10 oz shredded sharp white cheddar (I use cracker barrel aged reserve)
9. Prepare 8 oz elbow macaroni cooked drained
10. Take 1/2 cup seasoned bread crumbs

Actually this is a classic side dish that is good. Everyone's favorite classic mac and cheese! Super simple, super easy and super quick. You'll never want the boxed stuff ever again!

Instructions to make Baked Mac n Cheese:

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.

It's perfectly cheesy without being too gummy, and the crunchy tops are just to die for before you get into that creamy heaven underneath. Baked mac and cheese: If you have a little extra time, you can bake the macaroni and cheese to give it a golden crust. Uncover, sprinkle with breadcrumbs and a few pats of butter if. Mac & cheese can be a true comfort on a gloomy day, and our healthy update takes advantage of extra-sharp Cheddar balanced with creamy low-fat cottage cheese and tucks Baked Mac & cheese I make this recipe last night and it turned out awesome. I put in colby-jack cheese (low fat) instead.

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