Grandmas Best Mac Cheese Recipes

GRANDMOTHER'S MACARONI AND CHEESE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
• Bring a pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Cook elbow macaroni in the boiling water, stirring occasionally, until cooked through but firm to the bite, 8 minutes; drain.
• Stir macaroni, Cheddar cheese, milk, egg, mustard, hot pepper sauce, salt, and pepper together in a bowl; pour into a baking dish.
• Bake in the preheated oven until brown and thickened, about 45 minutes.

GRANDMA'S MAC AND CHEESE RECIPE

Steps:

• Boil the macaroni to your desired firmness.
• While boiling macaroni cut the block cheese into 1/2 inch cubes.
• Cut the butter into dab size pieces.
• Drain macaroni.
• Begin layering dish.
• Kitchen Tip: Layering is the key to this dish for even cheese throughout.
• Order Of Layers
• Layer of macaroni.
• Layer the cheese squares and butter dots on top of the macaroni.
• Approximately 3/4 of the macaroni should be covered.
• Repeat two more times.
• Pour milk into baking dish but not the entire cup at once.
• The milk should cover 3/4 of the mixture. Add the milk and look at the baking dish from the side to decide when to stop.
• Breadcrumbs are optional. If desired sprinkle breadcrumbs on top or make a mixture of breadcrumbs and butter and spread on top.
• Kellogg's Corn Flake Crumbs also work wonderfully.
• Bake at 350° for 30 to 35 minutes.
• Is a safe bet the Mac n Cheese recipe will need to bake at least 30 minutes. Usually 35 -40 minutes if the temperature of your stove is accurate.
• At 30 minutes check.
• You will know the dish is cooked fully when the milk is congealed. If you put a spoon into the mixture and see that the milk is still liquid, the dish is not fully cooked. You can also look into the side of the baking dish to eyeball if the milk is still liquid.

JOHN LEGEND'S MACARONI AND CHEESE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Generously butter a 13-by-9-inch glass baking dish; set aside. Bring a large pot of water to a boil; add salt and macaroni. Cook until al dente according to package directions. Drain, and return to pot. Add butter, and toss until pasta is coated and butter has melted; set aside.
• In a medium bowl, whisk together evaporated milk, skim milk, and eggs. Add seasoned salt, garlic powder, 1 teaspoon salt, and 1/2 teaspoon pepper; set aside. In another medium bowl, combine cheeses; set aside.
• Place 1/3 macaroni in an even layer in the bottom of prepared baking dish; cover evenly with 1/3 cheese. Repeat with remaining macaroni and cheese mixture. Pour milk mixture evenly over contents of baking dish. Sprinkle with paprika. Bake until top layer is lightly browned, 35 to 45 minutes. Let stand 10 to 15 minutes before serving.

GRANDMA'S MAC AND CHEESE

Steps:

• In a saucepan, melt butter. Stir in the flour, salt, mustard and pepper until smooth; gradually add milk. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 1 minute or until thickened. Reduce heat. Add the cheeses and Worcestershire sauce; stir until cheese is melted. Fold in macaroni., Pour into a 1-qt. baking dish coated with cooking spray. Bake, uncovered, at 350° for 10-15 minutes or until bubbly.

GRANDMA'S BEST MAC & CHEESE

Steps:

• In a saucepan, melt butter.
• Stir in the flour, salt, mustard and pepper until smooth; gradually add milk.
• Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 1 minute or until thickened.
• Reduce heat. Add the cheeses and Worcestershire sauce; stir until cheese is melted.
• Fold in macaroni.
• Pour into a 1-quart baking dish coated with nonstick cooking spray.
• Bake, uncovered, at 350 degrees Fahrenheit for 10-15 minutes or until bubbly.

GRANDMA'S SOUTHERN MAC AND CHEESE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 300 degrees F (150 degrees C).
• Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Cook elbow macaroni in the boiling water, stirring occasionally until tender yet firm to the bite, 8 minutes. Drain.
• Layer some of the macaroni in a 5-quart baking dish; top with a layer of Cheddar cheese. Continue layering macaroni and Cheddar cheese into the dish, ending with a Cheddar cheese layer.
• Beat milk, eggs, and mustard together in a bowl; pour over macaroni mixture, ensuring milk mixture gets to all of the macaroni.
• Bake in the preheated oven until cheese is melted and just before cheese around the sides gets crisp, 20 to 25 minutes. Season with black pepper.

SOUTHERN MAC AND CHEESE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350˚ F. Butter a 9-by-13-inch or other 3-quart baking dish.
• Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Add the macaroni and cook, stirring occasionally, until al dente, about 7 minutes. Drain, then rinse with cold water.
• Using the same pot the macaroni was cooked in, melt the butter over medium heat. Add the flour and whisk until smooth. While whisking constantly, slowly add the milk and then the heavy cream. Bring to a simmer, then add the cream cheese and all but 1/2 cup shredded cheddar and stir until melted. Stir in the granulated garlic, 1/2 teaspoon salt and 1/4 teaspoon pepper. Remove the cheese sauce from the heat and stir in the macaroni. Season with salt and pepper.
• Whisk together the eggs and sour cream in a small bowl and then fold into the mac and cheese. Spread in the baking dish, then fold in the cubed cheddar and top with the remaining 1/2 cup shredded cheddar. Bake until the mac and cheese just begins to brown on top, 20 to 30 minutes. Loosely cover with foil and bake 10 to 15 more minutes.

GRANDMA'S BAKED MACARONI AND CHEESE

Steps:

• In saucepan, melt butter.
• Remove from heat; blend in flour & salt.
• Add milk; heat, stirring constantly until sauce thickens a little and is smooth.
• Add 3 C cheese, heat until melted.
• Combine macaroni & sauce in casserole pan.
• Top with remaining cheese.
• Bake in oven at 350 degrees for 30 minutes or until top of casserole is golden brown.

THE BEST BAKED MAC & CHEESE RECIPE EVER

Steps:

• Boil the pasta JUST until al dente, according to package directions. Drain and return to the pan you boiled it in. Set aside. (Mix in a little butter to keep the noodles from sticking if it's going to be awhile before you make the sauce)
• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees Fahrenheit.
• To a medium saucepan over medium heat, add the butter. When the butter has melted, add the flour, salt, dry mustard, pepper, and 1/8 teaspoon smoked paprika. With a wooden spoon or whisk, stir constantly for three minutes.
• Add the milk in a thin stream, stirring constantly with a whisk. Continue to stir constantly until the sauce thickens enough to coat the back of a spoon, 5-8 minutes.
• Remove from heat and add 2 cups of the cheese, stirring until melted. You'll reserve the last cup of cheese for topping. Pour the cheese sauce over the pasta and toss gently until all of the pasta is coated.
• Add half the pasta to a two-quart casserole dish (I like a tall 8-inch by 8-inch baking dish). Sprinkle on half the cheese. Add the rest of the pasta. Sprinkle on the rest of the cheese, then dust lightly with the smoked paprika.
• Bake for 25-30 minutes, until the mac and cheese is bubbling and browning on top.
• Serve, topping individual servings with parsley or cooked, chopped bacon if desired.

GRANDMA'S HOMEMADE MACARONI AND CHEESE

Steps:

• Cook macaroni until soft.
• Use a large roast-pan or bowl which you would cook casseroles in the oven, and put a thin layer of macaroni upon the bottom, and then spread cheese over that layer, and repeat this layering process until the cheese and macaroni are gone (makes about 3-4 layers each).
• Mix salt, pepper, eggs and milk together.
• Pour into layered macaroni & cheese, until filled at the top (or until it is gone).
• Sprinkle w/ paprika on top.
• Place in oven, Bake at 350 degrees for about 45 minutes (covered).
• Enjoy!