Steps to Make Favorite Baked Mac n Cheese

Baked Mac n Cheese.

Baked Mac n Cheese

Hey everyone, it's Brad, welcome to my recipe site. Today, I will show you a way to prepare a special dish, baked mac n cheese. It is one of my favorites. For mine, I will make it a bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious.

Baked Mac n Cheese is one of the most favored of current trending foods in the world. It's easy, it's quick, it tastes yummy. It's enjoyed by millions daily. Baked Mac n Cheese is something which I've loved my whole life. They are fine and they look fantastic.

To begin with this particular recipe, we have to first prepare a few components. You can have baked mac n cheese using 10 ingredients and 4 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.

The ingredients needed to make Baked Mac n Cheese:

{Take 1/4 cup of butter or margarine.
{Get 3 tbsp of all-purpose flour.
{Take 2 cup of warm milk. microwave 2 cups of milk for about a minute to a minute and a half.
{Get 1/2 tsp of salt.
{Get 1/2 tsp of ground black pepper.
{Get 1/4 tsp of chili powder...... to taste. you can substitute with cayenne for more spice if you wish. The cover photo shown, I used chili powder.
{Take 8 oz of cream cheese.
{Take 10 oz of shredded sharp white cheddar (I use cracker barrel aged reserve).
{Get 8 oz of elbow macaroni cooked drained.
{Get 1/2 cup of seasoned bread crumbs.

Instructions to make Baked Mac n Cheese:

Preheat oven to 400°F. Use a 3 qt pan to melt butter or margarine on medium low heat. Add flour and whisk until smooth and lump free. Slowly stir in warm milk whisking constantly. Let cook for about 5 minutes or until thickened..
Add salt, pepper and chili powder and cream cheese. Mix until cream cheese melts thoroughly. Remove from heat and immediately add shredded cheese (save some for the top). Mix well..
In a medium sized mixing bowl, pour cheese mixture over cooked, drained macaroni. Mix until all pasta is coated and let it set in the bowl for 5 minutes or so. This helps give the pasta time to absorb some of the cheese sauce..
Spoon macaroni and cheese mixture into a greased 2 quart baking dish. Add some shredded cheese to the top and sprinkle with seasoned bread crumbs. For more crunch add more crumbs. Bake for 20 minutes or until bubbly and golden brown..

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