Mom's Baked Mac and Cheese
"This is a recipe that my grandmother found years ago. My mother tweaked it and it's definitely a comfort food classic in my household. I personally prefer extra-sharp Cracker Barrel but use whatever cheddar you prefer."
- Ready In:
- 1hr
- Ingredients:
- 8
- Serves:
-
6-8
ingredients
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 1⁄4 cup all-purpose flour
- 1⁄8 teaspoon salt
- 1⁄8 teaspoon pepper
- 2 1⁄2 cups milk
- 10 ounces cheddar cheese
- 2 cups elbow macaroni
- 1 -2 cup Italian seasoned breadcrumbs
directions
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
- Shred the cheddar cheese or chop into very small cubes. *Shredded cheese will melt faster than cubed cheese, but it's also messier and takes longer to do. It's up to you.*.
- Melt the butter in a saucepan. Add flour, salt and pepper off of the heat. Gradually add the milk and stir continuously for about 10 minutes or until the sauce has thickened.
- Add cheese and melt.
- Meanwhile, boil the macaroni for about 5 minutes. Pour macaroni into a glass casserole dish and then pour cheese sauce over. Stir until macaroni is coated.
- Sift bread crumbs over the top of the macaroni.
- Bake about 30 minutes or until the bread crumb crust is crispy.
Questions & Replies
Got a question?
Share it with the community!
Reviews
Have any thoughts about this recipe?
Share it with the community!
RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
I love to bake and I absolutely adore ethnic foods. I enjoy trying new foods. One of my favorite shows is Bizarre Foods with Andrew Zimmern. I'm so jealous of him. He gets to travel the world and try fantastic, exotic cuisine. I also love Good Eats. I enjoy growing and making my food rather than buying it from a grocery store, and I believe that a healthy diet begins with freshness. I also try to give only positive feedback and I would expect the same in return. One of my pet peeves are people who try something new and then blame the creator for not liking it. Or people who take a recipe, somehow make it wrong, and automatically blame the person who created it. Every recipe I shall post on here is tried and true, even with the pickiest of eaters, so I expect you shall have great fun making it and then watching it disappear. =)
