At my house, you will often find boxes of macaroni and cheese in my pantry. It is easy to cook and everyone likes it, so I keep it as a staple at all times. I often get bored with making macaroni and cheese from a box, so I will make my baked macaroni and cheese recipe that is really a hit, especially with me!
If you want to put a twist on macaroni and cheese at your house, try baking it.
Check out my recipe for Homemade Baked Macaroni and Cheese:
Homemade Baked Macaroni and Cheese Recipe
Author: Stefani Tolson
Recipe type: Entree
Serves: 4
Ingredients
- 8 oz elbow macaroni – uncooked
- 3 cups milk
- ¼ cup butter
- ¼ tsp pepper
- 1 tsp salt
- 2 cups Cheddar cheese – shredded
- ½ cup Parmesan cheese – grated
- 3 TBS all-purpose flour
- 2 TBS butter – for topping
- ½ cup Stove Top Stuffing or bread crumbs – for topping
Instructions
- Cook the elbow macaroni – per directions on package
- In a sauce pan add the butter, salt and pepper and cook over medium heat until melted.
- Add four slowly to make a roux or paste like form. Add milk to mixture slowly, stirring constantly.
- Add the two cheeses and cook on medium low heat until cheese is melted.
- Pour cooked macaroni into a casserole dish and add the sauce mixture. Stir mixture well.
- Mash Stove Top Stuffing into crumbs. In a skillet, melt butter for topping and then add the stove top stuffing crumbs or bread crumbs and cook on medium heat for around 2 minutes to brown mixture.
- Drop topping mixture over macaroni mixture and bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes.
- Remove, cool and enjoy!
Very similar to how I make it… I think next time I will try using this recepie! I normally just put the cheddar cheese and then sprinkle paprika on top to get the crusty taste/look.
This looks so good! My great aunt used to make homemade mac & cheese and this recipe brings back fond memories.
This looks so yummy! I’m craving some mac and cheese now!
I love homemade mac and cheese! So much better than from the box!
Holy yum! Can I come over for dinner?
It looks so creamy! I’ve never thought to put Stove Top stuffing on top…great idea!
This looks amazing! I love homemade Mac & Cheese! Yum!
I love homemade Mac and Cheese, I won’t eat any other kind. My kids will eat the stuff in the blue box, I won’t touch it. Homemade is just so creamy and I love a nice top crust. I used to use elbows now I use Cavatappi, give it try they are like an elbow with just more twists!