Seasons and Suppers· by Jennifer Maloney★ 5.0 (81)

Ultimate Creamy Baked Macaroni and Cheese

Name: Ultimate Creamy Baked Macaroni and Cheese
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 6, 6 servings
Cuisine: american
Ingredients: 8 oz dried elbow macaroni (*see Note 1); 1/4 cup butter (salted or unsalted. If using salted, reduce the added salt below slightly); 1/3 cup all-purpose flour; 3 cups whole milk (recommend whole milk here you can (3-3.5% butterfat) or you could use 2% in a pinch); 7 oz Mature aged white cheddar (crumbled *see Note 2); 3 oz Sharp orange cheddar (or cold-packed cheddar, grated or crumbled, about 1 cup crumbled *see Note 2); 1/2 teaspoon coarse kosher salt (little less if using table salt); 1/4 teaspoon chili powder ((standard chili powder you would use for a pot of chili)); 1/8 teaspoon garlic powder; 1/2 oz sharp, aged or old cheddar cheese (grated, about 1/2 cup); Pinch - 1/8 teaspoon chipotle chili powder; 1/2 cup Panko, dried bread crumbs or crushed soda crackers; 3 Tablespoons salted butter (melted); 1/2 cup sharp, aged or old cheddar cheese (grated)

Nutrition Facts

Per serving · recipe makes 6 · 45m total

Servings

Calories

32% of a 2,000 cal day

636KCAL

Protein

25g49% DV

% DAILY VALUE

Total Fat38g

49%

Saturated22g

100%

Unsaturated16g

—

Total Carbs47g

17%

Fiber2g

Total Sugars7g

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incl. Added Sugars1g

Starch37g

—

Sodium799mg

35%

% Daily Value is based on a 2,000 calorie day.

The ultimate creamy baked mac and cheese with a crispy breadcrumb topping and sharp cheddar flavor. Comfort food at its finest, made from scratch in a baking dish. Perfect weeknight dinner that feels special.

Ingredients

6 SERVINGS

8 ozdried elbow macaroni
¼ cupbutter — salted or unsalted
⅓ cupall-purpose flour
3 cupswhole milk — or 2% milk
7 ozMature aged white cheddar — crumbled
3 ozSharp orange cheddar — 85 g, or cold-packed cheddar
½ tspcoarse kosher salt
¼ tspchili powder — standard
⅛ tspgarlic powder
½ ozsharp, aged or old cheddar cheese — grated, ½ cup
0.06–⅛ tspchipotle chili powder
½ cupPanko — dried, or dried bread crumbs or crushed soda crackers
3 tbspsalted butter — melted
½ cupsharp, aged or old cheddar cheese — grated

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Method

45m total

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Nutrition is estimated by Chive from the ingredients above, per serving.

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