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homemade baked macaroni and cheese

(9 ratings)
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Blue Ribbon Recipe by
Linda Ashby
@Heartnurseva
Midlothian, VA

Original from my mother. As I grew up, we got this on Sundays after church, usually with a roast or fried chicken. Love Southern cookin'!

Blue Ribbon Recipe

Have you gone for barbecue or a Southern restaurant and enjoyed macaroni and cheese? This homemade macaroni and cheese is a restaurant-quality recipe. It's thick, creamy, and full of cheese flavor. Perfect for a special occasion, like a holiday, but easy enough to have for a weeknight dinner. We opted to top it with cheese that adds to the cheesy goodness.

— The Test Kitchen @kitchencrew
(9 ratings)
yield 10 -12
prep time 20 Min
cook time 35 Min
method Bake

Ingredients For homemade baked macaroni and cheese

  • 1 box
    elbow macaroni (16 oz)
  • 1/2 c
    butter (no margarine)
  • 3/4 c
    all-purpose flour
  • 1 tsp
    salt
  • 1 tsp
    dry mustard
  • 1/2 tsp
    black pepper
  • 2 c
    whole or 2% milk
  • 3 c
    sharp grated cheese( cracker barrel is good)

How To Make homemade baked macaroni and cheese

  • Pasta in a pot of boiling water.
    1
    Boil the box of macaroni in a large pot of lightly salted water till nearly done (10-12 min). Drain and rinse with hot water. Set aside.
  • Cooking melted butter and flour.
    2
    In a medium saucepan make a white sauce by melting the butter (may use less if desired but at least 3 tablespoons). Slowly add the flour to the butter and stir into the butter as you slowly heat. Keep stirring and watching this as you add enough flour to get a nice thick paste. Do not brown.
  • Slowly adding milk to the pan.
    3
    Slowly add the milk.
  • Whisking in salt, pepper, and dry mustard.
    4
    Whisk continuously over high heat until a slight boil. Add salt, pepper, and dry mustard while whisking.
  • Stirring in macaroni and cheese to the cheese sauce.
    5
    Add 2 cups of grated cheese and fold together with the drained macaroni.
  • Macaroni poured into a casserole dish.
    6
    Pour this mix into a buttered 2 qt. casserole dish.
  • More grated cheese on top.
    7
    Next, sprinkle the top with the extra cup of grated cheese and, if desired, a few bread crumbs, salt, and pepper. Bake in preheated 350 degree oven until cheese is bubbly and golden (about 35 min).
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