EASY Homemade Macaroni and Cheese
This homemade macaroni and cheese is so luxurious and hearty, sometimes we eat it for dinner by itself. It's also an excellent side for holiday dinner.
Equipment
- 1 stock pot oven safe is helpful
- 1 casserole dish if your stock pot isn't oven safe
Ingredients
- 1 16 oz box pasta cooked al dente
- 4 cups milk
- 1/2 cup butter
- 1/2 cup flour
- 3-4 cups shredded cheese we use cheddar and gruyere
- 1 tsp dried mustard
- 1/8 tsp cayenne
- 1/8 tsp nutmeg
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1/2 tsp pepper
- 1/2 tsp Worcestershire
Instructions
- Cook pasta until al dente, strain, add to your oven safe container, set aside.
- Melt butter in your pot.
- Whisk flour into melted butter and cook for 1-2 minutes.
- Slowly whisk milk into the butter/flour mixture. Whisk constantly.
- Add seasonings and Worcestershire. Whisk well to combine.
- Add the pasta to your sauce in the pot, stir gently to combine.
- Slowly add your cheese a little at a time, stirring gently to melt and combine. You may turn your heat on low to help it melt.
- Add it all back to your oven safe dish. Cover with foil and bake at 350° for 10 minutes.
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Notes
I do not like bread crumbs on my macaroni and cheese but you can certainly add them if you like that. Melt four tablespoons of butter, add 1 cup of bread crumbs. You can also add herbs, salt and pepper, shredded cheese (parmesan would be good), etc. Spread over the top of your macaroni and cheese. Still bake it covered for 10 minutes. After the 10 minutes, remove the foil and bake until the bread crumbs are golden brown.