This is THE Macaroni Cheese recipe thats wildly popular everyThanksgivingandChristmas!
This is a reader-favourite recipe included by popular demand in my debut cookbookDinner!
Put me in a room with Macaroni Cheese, and neither of us stand a chance.
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Said Mac and Cheese would be ravaged.
), plenty of sauce and a crunchy buttery top (essential in my world!)
What goes in Baked Mac and Cheese
Heres what you need.
All the essential food groups covered!
Best pasta for Mac and Cheese?
Best cheese for Mac and Cheese?
Andmozzarella for stretch nothing does the cheese pull like a good mozzarella!
No cream?
You do NOT need it.
This sauce is rich enough as it is from the butter and cheese.
Cream makes it so rich you cant eat more than a few spoonfuls.
How disappointing!!!
For first timers, I thinkthe short video belowwill help give you the confidence thatyouve got this!
Tips for the BEST Mac & Cheese!
Freshly grated cheese dont use pre shredded.
They have anti caking agents that can make the sauce grainy.
No bloated overcooked pasta Cool macaroni slightly and lightly coat in butter.
If necessary, switch to a whisk to get rid of stubborn little lumps!
The best way is to cool pasta then toss with sauce and adding breadcrumb topping.
Assemble, cool, do not bake, just freeze it.
Thaw then on the day of, bake per Note 5 in the recipe.
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Add ins?This recipe is great as it is, but theres tons of add-in options.
Add shredded chicken, sauteed onion and bell peppers/capsicum, bacon, hot sauce (for heat!
), dried herbs of choice.
Nothing heavy because Macaroni Cheese is so rich as it is!
As aside dish,it will compliment virtually any non-Asian main dish.
Holidays would not be the same without this Mac and Cheese!!
The book is mostly new recipes, but this is a reader favourite included by popular demand!
Updated a few times since then with better photos, addition of recipe video.
Updated November 2021 to reconfirm that it is STILL the best Mac Ive ever had!!
No changes to recipe readers would never forgive me!!
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