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**NBR** Help me perfect my Mac N Cheese!!

SheLovesMrHipSheLovesMrHip member
in October 2011 Moms

Oh God please!!! Every week this is what I crave and I am all over the internet looking for new kinds to make. My DH is going nuts and is ready for me to find the one that had the creamy goodness with the crunch on top!! So someone please send me something, anything, just help me with this cheesey perfection!image

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Re: **NBR** Help me perfect my Mac N Cheese!!

  • PitaBreadPitaBread

    The key is the bechamel sauce.  We love cheese in this house, so make it with different cheeses all the time. DH made some this weekend with blue, fontina, asiago, and cheddar.  This is one of my favorite recipes:

    https://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/emeril-lagasse/macaroni-with-4-cheeses-recipe/index.html 

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  • BettyBookwormBettyBookworm member
    This is going to sound really weird, but I LOVE french-fried onions on the top of my mac n' cheese. It gives a crunch. Embarrassed
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  • kagl04kagl04 member
    Bread crumbs on top and about 30 minutes in the oven! That's what we do to get the crunch and it's super easy!
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  • amy0610amy0610

    I HIGHLY recommend this version: it includes bacon, buffalo chicken, and blue cheese. Its like a heart attack. In casserole form. Its fabulous....and addicting.....

    https://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/buffalo-chicken-macaroni-and-cheese-recipe/index.html

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  • happylady07happylady07 member
    This isn't necessarily a crunch, but I love bacon and green chiles in my mac & cheese!  mmmmmm!
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  • Julie822Julie822

    I don't have a set recipe, but what I do is to make a white sauce and then melt in as much cheese as you can until the cheese just won't melt any more. I like it to be really concentrated. I can usually get in an entire stick of Cracker Barrel if I cut it up, more if I shred it (I never said this was healthy). I know you can get fancy with cheese, but I usually stick to cheddar, and a bit of American (1-2 slices, if I have t in the house). Then I mix in some Greek yogurt to increase the creaminess. Most people would use sour cream here, but I always have yogurt in the house and really don't like sour cream.

    Then mix it with 1 lb cooked pasta (cook until slightly underdone). My favorite are the small shells. Sprinkle on some  seasoned bread crumbs  and bake until bubbly.

    Sorry I don't have measurements - I usually just take whatever standard mac and cheese recipe I can find and change it so that it is as much like the above as possible to get the measurements.

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  • zurawsk5zurawsk5
    The new kraft homestyle mac and cheese is really good (and simple!)
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  • KimnCurtKimnCurt

    I like the simple classic mac and cheese so here is my recipe...

    1 cup flour, 1 cup butter, 3 cups milk (maybe more depending on how you like the consistency of yours), at least 2 large packages of grated cheese (I find that the sharper the cheese the tastier it is), 1lb pasta (any kind you like to use, I change it up all the time) salt and pepper to taste.

    For cheese mixture:

    Melt butter in a large sauce pan, slowly add in flour so that it doesn't clump. Once it is mixed together simmer for a couple of minutes to get rid of the flour taste. Add milk cup by cup bringing it to a simmer after each addition.(Patience is key if you want it to be a creamy and thick sauce Smile). Next start to add the cheese, slowly add it melting it in about a cup at a time. If it isn't thick/creramy enough you can add more cheese but you want it to be a little milky so that the pasta absorbs some of the flavor while it is baking, it will thicken up once the pasta absorbs some of the milk. Add salt and pepper to your taste.

    For pasta:

    Boil water and cook pasta until just tender. Do not cook completely. It will completely cook while it is baking. Drain pasta and put in a 9x13 baking dish. Mix with the cheese sauce and top with seasoned breadcrumbs. For a crunchier topping you can use seasoned crutons that are coarsely chopped or I have used stove top stuffing mix in the past also. Bake at 350 until it is bubbly all the way in the middle and the top is crunchy.

    I think I am going to have to make this soon!! LOL

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  • alison2379alison2379 member
    I have a Buffalo Chicken mac & cheese receipe that is heavenly. PM me if you want it.
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