Cheesy Baked Mac and Cheese: The Ultimate Comfort Food

This Cheesy Baked Mac & Cheese is the perfect example of down-home comfort food. It’s smooth, creamy, and loaded with delicious ooey-gooey cheese!

This dish is also super easy to make and uses very few ingredients. Once you have tried this yummy version of macaroni and cheese, you will never go back to store-bought!

Ask anyone around what their favorite comfort food is and, of course, you will hear Mac & Cheese!

This yummy Mac & Cheese is great served as a side dish or a complete meal – hey, we don’t judge! Personally, I could literally make it a meal unto itself. It is just that delicious! If you want to round it out a bit, just serve it with a salad or some carrot and celery sticks.

For lovers of Mac & Cheese, be sure to check out our totally scrumptious Fried Macaroni and Cheese Bites too! Oh, my goodness! You just don’t know what you are missing until you try it! You may find yourself addicted so consider yourself warned!

🧾 Ingredients Needed

• Shredded Cheddar Cheese
• Shredded Monterey Jack Cheese
• Cooked Elbow Macaroni
• Butter
• All-Purpose Flour
• Whole Milk
• Salt and Pepper

📌 Be sure to see the recipe card below for the full ingredients list with quantities and step-by-step instructions!

🥣 How to Make

STEP 1: Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Melt 3 Tablespoons of butter in large skillet.

STEP 2: Add the flour and stir over medium heat until the mixture is lightly browned.

STEP 3: Add milk and whisk.

STEP 4: Add salt and pepper and cook over medium heat until the sauce thickens and starts to bubble.

STEP 5: Slowly stir in both kinds of cheese (save a little cheese to sprinkle later) and the rest of the butter and whisk until smooth and melted.

STEP 6: Add the noodles once the cheeses have melted and mixed well.

STEP 7: Pour mixture into greased 9×13 baking pan and sprinkle with remaining cheese.

STEP 8: Bake for 20 minutes or until golden brown.

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Cheesy Baked Mac and Cheese

Chrysa

This Cheesy Baked Mac & Cheese is the perfect example of down-home comfort food. It's smooth, creamy, and loaded with delicious ooey-gooey cheese! 

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Prep Time 5 minutes mins

Cook Time 23 minutes mins

Total Time 28 minutes mins

Course Side Dish

Cuisine American

Servings 6

Calories 409 kcal

Ingredients

  

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• ▢ 8 oz Shredded Cheddar Cheese
• ▢ 8 oz Shredded Monterey Jack Cheese
• ▢ 1 1/2 Cups Cooked Elbow Macaroni
• ▢ 5 Tablespoons Butter
• ▢ 3 Tablespoons All-Purpose Flour
• ▢ 2 Cups Whole Milk
• ▢ 1 Teaspoon Salt
• ▢ 1 Teaspoon Pepper

Instructions

 

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• In a large skillet, melt 3 Tablespoons of butter.
• Add the flour and stir over medium heat until the mixture is lightly browned.
• Add the milk and whisk.
• Add the salt and pepper and cook over medium heat until the sauce thickens and starts to bubble.
• Slowly stir in both kinds of cheese (save a little cheese to sprinkle later) and the last 2 Tablespoons of butter and whisk until smooth and melted.
• Add the noodles once the cheeses have melted and mixed well.
• Pour into a baking dish.
• Sprinkle the remaining cheese on top and bake for 20 minutes or until golden brown.

Nutrition

Calories: 409kcalCarbohydrates: 19gProtein: 24gFat: 27gSaturated Fat: 16gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 7gTrans Fat: 0.4gCholesterol: 76mgSodium: 952mgPotassium: 204mgFiber: 1gSugar: 5gVitamin A: 794IUCalcium: 546mgIron: 1mg

I am not a nutritionist. These values were calculated automatically with the Spoonacular Food API.

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9) Sprinkle the remaining cheese on top and bake for 20 minutes or until golden brown.