Recipe: Appetizing Baked Mac and Cheese

Baked Mac and Cheese. He BEST Homemade Mac and Cheese of your LIFE. Outrageously cheesy, ultra creamy, and topped with a crunchy Panko-Parmesan topping, this mac and cheese recipe is most definitely a keeper. I used three different cheese and a homemade cheese sauce to take this macaroni and cheese recipe.

Everyone's favorite classic mac and cheese! Super simple, super easy and super quick. You'll never want the boxed stuff ever again! You can cook Baked Mac and Cheese using 14 ingredients and 8 steps. Here is how you achieve it.

Ingredients of Baked Mac and Cheese

Prepare 16 oz of elbow macaroni.
You need 2 c. of Cheddar cheese.
You need 1 c. of Colby cheese.
You need 3 c. of Milk.
It's 1/4 c. of Butter.
Prepare 2 1/2 tbsp. of Flour.
Prepare 2 tsp. of Salt.
Prepare 1/2 tsp. of Onion salt.
You need 2 tsp. of Sugar.
It's of Optional which I did this time.
It's 1 1/2 lbs of ground beef.
Prepare 2 tsp. of Freshly minced ginger.
Prepare 1/4 c. of Diced onion.
Prepare 1/4 c. of French's fried onions gives a bit of crunch to the creamy.

This is the first baked mac and cheese I have made that we could actually eat! Baked Mac and Cheese is the ultimate side dish for any meal made with three cheeses, this classic is perfect for the holidays and for summer cookouts! For the best baked mac and cheese, use extra-sharp white cheddar cheese for more flavor. —Shelby Thompson of Dover, Delaware. Even people who have had their own homemade baked macaroni and cheese recipe for years ask for mine when they taste this crumb-topped version.

Baked Mac and Cheese instructions

Preheat oven to 350°.
Cook pasta as directed about 9 minutes and put in a bowl.
Brown meat adding in ginger and onion then drain and add to the bowl macaroni is in and mix them together.
In a pot melt butter and mix in flour to make a roux.
Add milk slowly when it starts to thicken add 3/4 of the cheese.
Add sugar and both salts.
Put pasta mix in a baking dish and pour cheese sauce over pasta and top with remaining cheese and fried onions if you like.
Bake at for 30 minutes and dinner is ready😀.

Southern Baked Mac and Cheese - super creamy, cheesy, soulful baked mac and cheese filled with great Southern flavors. You will never break open a box again! This baked mac and cheese is a family favorite recipe, loved by both children and adults. My version uses a combination of cheeses for a gloriously cheesy dish! Baking your mac & cheese builds big flavor.