Easiest Way to Cook Perfect Mac and Cheese

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Easiest Way to Cook Perfect Mac and Cheese Delicious, fresh and tasty.

Mac and Cheese. Forget about the blue box (you know what I'm talking about) and make homemade mac and cheese for a weeknight dinner. The ham, peas, and optional hot sauce add some pizzazz to classic mac and cheese. Adjust the consistency of the mac and cheese sauce to suit your personal preference.

Sharp cheddar cheese has been aged longer than regular cheddar.

As cheese ages, its flavor becomes more pronounced.

Using aged cheese in a recipe can add complexity and rich flavor, even to humble favorites like mac 'n' cheese.

You can have Mac and Cheese using 14 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you cook it.

Ingredients of Mac and Cheese

  1. Prepare of Pasta.

  2. It’s 1 lb. of cavatapi.

  3. You need 1 1/2 gallons of water.

  4. It’s 1/8 c. of salt.

  5. It’s of Toppings.

  6. Prepare 1/2 c. of panko.

  7. It’s of Cheese Sauce.

  8. It’s 2 c. of half & half.

  9. It’s 1/2 c. of Havarti cheese.

  10. You need 1/2 c. of Mascarpone cheese.

  11. Prepare 1/2 c. of Parmigiano Reggiano.

  12. You need 1/2 c. of White cheddar.

  13. Prepare of Baking.

  14. Prepare of Room temperature butter.

Unless otherwise specified, Taste of Home recipes are tested with lightly salted butter.

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.

Remove from the pan and cut into bite-size pieces.

Mac and Cheese instructions

  1. Bring the water to a boil and add salt and pasta. Cook until al dente. Drain..

  2. Use a cast iron pan to toast the panko and take out..

  3. In a saucepan, add half & half. Add havarti cheese, melt. Mascarpone, parmigiana reggiano, and white cheddar..

  4. In a bowl, put pasta in the bowl and add the cheese sauce. Coat..

  5. Use the butter to brush the cast iron pan. Add the mac. Top will the toasted panko.

  6. Bake at 350 for 30 minutes..

The BEST Homemade Mac and Cheese of your LIFE.

Outrageously cheesy, ultra creamy, and topped with a crunchy Panko-Parmesan topping, this mac and cheese recipe is most definitely a keeper.

I used three different cheese and a homemade cheese sauce to take this macaroni and cheese recipe over the top.

This baked mac and cheese is a family favorite recipe, loved by both children and adults.

It uses a combination of cheeses, layered in the dish as well as melted into a rich and creamy cheese sauce, for the ultimate in cheesy deliciousness!