Description
Creamy and seasoned baked mac and cheese with a golden, crunchy cheese topping. This Southern-Style baked mac and cheese uses no eggs, just a velvety homemade cheese sauce that takes less than 10 minutes to whip up.
Ingredients
Scale
- 4 cups uncooked pasta
- 6 Tablespoons butter
- 6 Tablespoons flour
- 1 1/2 cups milk
- 1/2 cup heavy whipping cream
- 4 cups shredded cheese (I used a blend of two cheeses)
- 2 teaspoons salt
- 1 teaspoon white pepper
- 1 teaspoon paprika
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 325ºF.
- Grease a 9” x 13” casserole dish. Set aside.
- In a large stockpot, melt the butter over medium heat.
- Meanwhile, in a separate pot, prepare the macaroni according to package directions, but cook just under your preferred level of doneness to ensure the mac and cheese doesn’t end up overcooked and mushy.
- Once the butter is melted, whisk in flour to form a roux (paste). Add the seasoning, to taste.
- Whisk in the milk and cream and set heat to medium-high.
- Whisk in 3 cups of the cheese and continue whisking as the mixture cooks and thickens.
- Drain the pasta but do not rinse.
- When the cheese has completely melted into the sauce, pour the sauce over the cooked macaroni.
- Fold the macaroni and cheese into the prepared casserole dish.
- Top with remaining 1 cup of cheese.
- Bake for 25 minutes, or until the cheese on top is browned and completely melted.
- Allow the mac and cheese to sit for about 5-10 minutes before serving, so the cheese sauce has time to set up.
Notes
- Adjust the seasoning to your personal preferences and feel free to swap out our suggested seasonings for your personal favorites. I like amping up the white pepper a bit, ranch seasoning or Italian seasoning would also be delicious for a twist!
- Prep Time: 5 minutes
- Cook Time: 35 minutes
- Category: Main Course
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: Southern
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: Unknown
- Sugar: Unknown
- Sodium: Unknown
- Fat: Unknown
- Saturated Fat: Unknown
- Unsaturated Fat: Unknown
- Trans Fat: Unknown
- Carbohydrates: Unknown
- Fiber: Unknown
- Protein: Unknown
- Cholesterol: Unknown
Keywords: mac and cheese, baked mac and cheese, southern mac and cheese, cheese sauce, macaroni and cheese