Ultra Creamy Mac and Cheese

Submitted by mightyro_cooking4u

"From the Deen Bros. cookbook, Y'all Come Eat."

 

• Ready In: 55mins
• Ingredients: 11
• Serves: 8

ingredients

• 1⁄4 cup unsalted butter, cut into pieces and softened, plus additional for coating dish
• 2 cups uncooked elbow macaroni
• 8 ounces cheddar cheese, shredded (about 2 cups)
• 8 ounces American cheese, shredded (about 2 cups)
• 4 ounces cream cheese, cubed
• 1 cup half-and-half
• 4 large eggs
• 1⁄2 cup sour cream
• 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
• 1⁄4 teaspoon cayenne pepper (optional)
• fresh ground pepper

directions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Butter a 13 x 9-inch baking dish; set aside.
2. In a large pot of water, cook the macaroni according to package directions; drain. Return the macaroni to the pot. Add cheeses to the hot macaroni and stir well; spread in the prepared dish.
3. In a mdeium bowl, whisk together the 1/4 cup butter, the half-and-half, eggs,sour cream, salt, cayenne pepper (if using), and black pepper. Pour over the macaroni. Bake uncovered, 40 to 45 minutes or until golden brown and bubbling. Let stand for 10 minutes before serving.

Reviews

[pols005]

You can't beat a bunch of melted cheeses on noodles. That being said, there wasn't any real wow factor to this recipe. That didn't stop me from eating every bore on my plate!

 

[agirlscamaro]

This recipe was great. I couldn't find the American cheese so I used Monterray Jack. I also added about a cup more noodles but that was more so because the pan was a little too big and it looked empty. Everyone loved it!

 

[Mertoo]

LOVED it. I didn't add the eggs, though - I was afraid that would take the creaminess away.

 

[Nasseh]

I found this to be a little bland & it had a unusual texture for macaroni. I did melt the butter as suggested by Lainey. Made for 123 HITS

 

[CookingONTheSide]

Very creamy and tasty indeed! This was a snap to put together. I used salted butter because I didn't have the unsalted. I just omitted the salt in the recipe. I love the combination of cheeses in this. I do think I would melt the butter next time before adding to the rest of the ingredients because it got kind of clumpy. Thanks for sharing!