Home-Baked Macaroni & Cheese
- Ready In:
- 1hr 15mins
- Ingredients:
- 8
- Serves:
-
12-15
ingredients
- 1 lb macaroni (shells)
- 1 lb macaroni (rotini or other fun shape)
- 1 lb Velveeta cheese, cubed in 1-inch squares
- 4 ounces cream cheese
- 1⁄2 cup half-and-half cream
- 16 ounces shredded cheese (pre-packaged mix with 4 or 5 different cheeses, such as asiago, mozarella, jack, romano, parmesan)
- 1⁄2 tablespoon salt (or more, to taste)
- 1⁄2 teaspoon pepper
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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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.