Baked mac and cheese (easy). This classic baked macaroni and cheese recipe is easy and delicious. Cheese, butter, milk, and eggs join macaroni noodles in a quick casserole. This is a completely unpretentious, down-home macaroni and cheese recipe just like my grandma and mom always made.
Cheddar and jack cheese melted into a simple sauce, tossed with elbow macaroni and then layered making this the cheesiest baked mac and cheese! In a large pot of boiling salted water, cook pasta according to package instructions; drain well. Melt butter in a large skillet over medium high heat. You can cook Baked mac and cheese (easy) using 9 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you cook it.
Ingredients of Baked mac and cheese (easy)
- It's 2 cup of shredded cheddar cheese.
- Prepare 2 cup of large elbow macaroni.
- You need 1 can of cream of mushroom soup.
- You need 1 can of cream of celery soup.
- You need 1/2 cup of milk.
- It's 1/4 cup of mayonnaise.
- It's 1/4 cup of diced onion.
- Prepare 1/4 cup of diced green pepper.
- It's 1 of bread crumbs.
Cook macaroni according to package directions for al dente; drain. Cook macaroni as directed on the package in salted water until tender, drain. In a large pot of salted, boiling water, cook macaroni until al dente. Cook the macaroni until very firm.
Baked mac and cheese (easy) instructions
- Cook macaroni according to directions and strain..
- In a saucepan mix soups, milk and mayonaise. Heat and stir until blended..
- Add onion and green pepper to saucepan. Then slowly stir in cheese until blended..
- Add cooked macaroni to a baking dish. Pour cheese sauce over the top evenly. Sprinkle lightly with bread crumbs. (Amount is up to you).
- Bake a 350° for about 1 hour or until top is golden brown..
The macaroni should be too firm to eat right out of the pot. In a small bowl, beat the egg. In a large pot, melt the butter and sprinkle in the flour. In a large saucepan, melt butter over low-medium heat and add flour, salt, pepper, paprika and ground red pepper. In a large pot of boiling, salted water cook the pasta to al dente.