Home-Baked Macaroni & Cheese

"Before Mac & Cheese came in a cardboard box, it was made from scratch. My Mom made the best I ever tasted, but I don't have her recipe - so I made this one up. I take it to all the family potluck dinners, and get rave reviews! This recipe fills a very large (bigger than 9x12) casserole dish."
 
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Ready In:
1hr 15mins
Ingredients:
8
Serves:
12-15
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ingredients

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directions

  • Prepare macaroni per package instructions.
  • Drain macaroni well, return to pot while still warm.
  • Add Velveeta, cream cheese, salt & pepper.
  • Stir until cheeses are melted, then add cream and stir until a creamy sauce has formed.
  • Pour 1/2 the macaroni into a non-stick or greased casserole dish.
  • Sprinkle 8 oz of the shredded cheese on top.
  • Add the rest of the macaroni and sprinkle another 4 oz of the cheese on top.
  • Cover casserole (with foil or lid).
  • Bake at 375 degrees for 30 minutes.
  • Remove cover, sprinkle remainder of shredded cheese on top and bake an additional 10-15 minutes, until cheese is bubbly and just beginning to brown around the edges.

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Reviews

  1. All I can say is WONDERFUL! I loved it.
     
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I grew up in a family of great cooks - my Mom, my aunts & great-aunts, my grandmothers - all were shining examples, not only of great cooks, but of wonderful women to learn from and emulate. As the oldest granddaughter on both sides of the family, I had a lot of opportunity to watch and learn, and I consider any cooking "talent" I have today to be a result of "on-the-job-training" received at my Mom's and grandmothers' sides. As the oldest of seven children, we have a large, extended family and lots of great potluck dinners. We get together for each person's birthday to cook and eat and visit (don't forget the cake & ice cream!) There are several dishes that my family asks me to make: King Ranch Chicken, Fruity Chicken Salad, Homemade Macaroni & Cheese. But the one I am most proud of is my original recipe for Cheesy Chicken Squash Chowder. I recently put together a 36-page book of our Family Recipes, as handed down through the generations. I really want to preserve our family's great cooking traditions for my kids and grandkids, and believe this book helps do that.
 
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