Southern Macaroni and cheese
This macaroni and cheese recipe is creamy, cheesy, and simple. There are a million ways to make mac and cheese, but this classic method will give you great results every time, guaranteed to put a smile on the faces you’re serving!
See below for full recipe!
southern macaroni and cheese
SERVINGS: about 12
PREP TIME: about 25 minutes
COOK TIME: about 35 minutes
TOTAL TIME: about 1 hour
INGREDIENTS
¼ cup or ½ stick of butter
1 box of jumbo elbow macaroni
3 cups half and half (or 1.5 cups whole milk, 1.5 cups heavy cream)
2 eggs
16 oz of sharp or colby cheese
8 oz monterey jack cheese
5 slices of American cheese
garlic powder
onion powder
seasoned salt
black pepper
paprika
parsley
DIRECTIONS
Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
Boil the macaroni noodles.
While the nooodles are boiling, combine all wet ingredients including the eggs and seasonings in a bowl. Whisk evenly together.
In a separate bowl or cutting board, prepare and combine the cheeses.
Butter and season the cooked noodles with salt and pepper.
Proceed to layer the ingredients in the following order: noodles, cheese, noodles, cheese, etc making sure the last layer on top is cheese.
Once the noodles and cheese are all layered, evenly pour the bowl of wet ingredients over the entire dish.
Sprinkle paprika and parsley on the top for color and bake 375 degrees for about 35 minutes.
Let cool and enjoy!
