Baked Mac and Cheese (Ultra Creamy Oven-Baked Recipe)
Impossibly creamy, cheesy macaroni baked until golden and bubbling with a crispy breadcrumb top. This is the baked mac and cheese that actually stays creamy inside — not dry, not gluey, just perfect every time.
- Time: 50 min
- Servings: 2
Source: TheRandomRecipe
Ingredients
- elbow macaroni or cavatappi pasta
- unsalted butter
- plain flour
- whole milk, warm
- double cream
- mature cheddar, freshly grated
- Gruyère cheese, freshly grated
- Monterey Jack or Colby cheese, freshly grated
- Dijon mustard
- smoked paprika
- garlic powder
- onion powder
- cayenne pepper
- fine salt, plus more for pasta water
- white pepper
- panko breadcrumbs
- unsalted butter, melted