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ByScarlett Bendixen
The BEST Macaroni & Cheese Recipe
Mac and cheese time! Are you looking for soul food macaroni and cheese? You know the kind southerners dream about. This is the best mac & cheese recipe and is a MUST TRY!
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There is just something about Homemade Macaroni and Cheese! First of all, this recipe pleases both children and adults! Which in my book is worth twice as much as just a good recipe that only adults enjoy! My 2 little boys eat a full plate of this in a matter of minutes! We love it around here and I am sure you will too!
**This recipe can be made ahead of time and then cooked. And it can also be used as a freezer meal! Just cover with Siran wrap and then tin foil. Thaw out then cook same as directions below.
The BEST Macaroni & Cheese
Are you looking for soul food macaroni and cheese. You know the kind southerners dream about. On the cooking channel Patti Labelle shared her macaroni and cheese recipe. So if you are wondering how to make Patti Labelle macaroni look no further. It is right here.
Ingredients
- 1 Tablespoon vegetable oil
- 8 Tablespoons, plus another 1 tablespoon butter
- 1/2 cup shredded mild chedder cheese
- 1/2 cup shredded Montery Jack cheese
- 1 cup velveeta cut into small cubes
- 1/2 teaspoon seasoned salt
- 1 lb elbow macaroni
- 1/2 cup shredded Muenster cheese
- 1/2 cup shredded sharp chedder cheese
- 2 cups half and half
- 2 large eggs, lightly beaten
- 1/8 teaspoon ground pepper
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350. Lightly butter dish (1 9x13 or 2-9x9).
- Bring a large pot of salted water to boil. add oil then macaroni, and cook until just tender about 7 minutes. (if freezing it cook pasta a little less time) drain well and return to pot.
- In a large pan melt 8 T butter. stir in pasta. in a large bowl mix the muenster, mild and sharp cheddar, and monterey cheese. Stir into macaroni. Then to the macaroni add the half and half, 1 1/2 cups of the mixed cheese, the velveeta, and the eggs. sprinkle with seasoned salt and pepper. transfer to buttered dishes. sprinkle with remaining cheese and dot with the last tablespoon of butter. bake until its bubbling around the edges, about 35 minutes.
Homemade Macaroni and Cheese Recipe
Ingredients
- 1 Tablespoon vegetable oil
- 8 Tablespoons, plus another 1 tablespoon butter
- 1/2 cup shredded mild cheddar cheese
- 1/2 cup shredded Monterey Jack cheese
- 1 cup velveeta cut into small cubes
- 1/2 teaspoon seasoned salt
- 1 lb elbow macaroni
- 1/2 cup shredded Muenster cheese
- 1/2 cup shredded sharp cheddar cheese
- 2 cups half and half
- 2 large eggs, lightly beaten
- 1/8 teaspoon ground pepper
Instructions
***serves 4-6 people as a main dish and 8-10 as a side dish
- Preheat oven to 350. Lightly butter dish (1 9×13 or 2-9×9).
- Bring a large pot of salted water to boil. add oil then macaroni, and cook until just tender about 7 minutes. (if freezing it cook pasta a little less time) drain well and return to pot.
- In a large pan melt 8 T butter. stir in pasta. In a large bowl mix the muenster, mild and sharp cheddar, and Monterey cheese. Stir into macaroni. Then to the macaroni add the half and half, 1 1/2 cups of the mixed cheese, the velveeta, and the eggs.
- Sprinkle with seasoned salt and pepper. Transfer to buttered dishes. Sprinkle with remaining cheese and dot with the last tablespoon of butter.
- Bake until its bubbling around the edges, about 35 minutes.
- Serve and enjoy!
***Sometimes I can’t find muenster cheese shredded or in a block (only in slices) so I cut it in small pieces.
Here is a youtube video of how to make Patti Labelle macaroni:
Patti Labelle Homemade Mac and Cheese
Servings 8 people
Author Scarlett Bendixen
Ingredients
- 1Tbspvegetable oil
- 8Tbsp+1Tbspbutter
- 1/2cupmild cheddar cheese
- 1/2cupmontery jack cheese
- 1cupvelveetacut into cubes
- 1/2tspseasoning salt
- 1lbelbow macaroni
- 1/2cupmuenster cheese
- 1/2cupsharp cheddar cheese
- 2cupshalf and half
- 2eggslightly beaten
- pepper
Instructions
Preheat oven to 350. Lightly butter dish (1 9x13 or 2-9x9).
Bring a large pot of salted water to boil. add oil then macaroni, and cook until just tender about 7 minutes. (if freezing it cook pasta a little less time) drain well.
In a large pan melt 8 T butter. stir in pasta. in a large bowl mix the muenster, mild and sharp chedder, and montery cheesese. to the macaroni add the half and half, 1 1/2 cups of the mixed cheese, the velveeta, and the eggs. sprinkle with seasoned salt and pepper. transfer to buttered dishes. sprinkle with remaining cheese and dot with the last tablespoon of butter. bake until its bubbling around the edges, about 35 minutes.
serves 4-6 people as a main dish and 8-10 as a side dish.
***Sometimes I cant find muenster cheese shredded or in a block (only in slices) so i cut it in small pieces.
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