Baked 3-Cheese Macaroni and Cheese
- Ready In:
- 1hr 5mins
- Ingredients:
- 13
- Serves:
-
8-12
ingredients
- 16 ounces elbow macaroni or 16 ounces cavatappi pasta
- 4 tablespoons butter
- 2 tablespoons flour
- 2 cups milk
- 1 cup half-and-half
- 1⁄2 teaspoon ground mustard
- 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
- 1⁄2 teaspoon seasoning salt
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 4 ounces cream cheese, cubed (I use neufchatel cream cheese as it's lighter)
- 6 ounces Velveeta cheese, cubed (any brand processed cheese spread)
- 6 ounces shredded cheddar cheese
- 6 slices bacon, cooked and chopped
directions
- 1 Boil salted water to a full rolling boil and then add macaroni.
- 2 Melt butter on the stove at medium heat and then whisk in flour, cooking for about a minute.
- 3 Add milk and the half-and-half, and continue heating for 2-3 minutes.
- 4 Add ground mustard, salt, seasoning salt, and garlic powder.
- 5 Add cream cheese and whisk until melted.
- 6 Add Velveeta and whisk until melted.
- 7 Transfer drained macaroni noodles to baking dish and pour the cheese sauce over noodles.
- 8 Top with shredded cheddar cheese and chopped bacon.
- 9 Bake for 40 minutes.
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