The Best Baked Macaroni and Cheese Recipes Online

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Straight from the oven and into your tummy...these macaroni and cheese recipes!

If I had to die from eating one buttery, cheesy, gooey comfort food...it would have to be for Homemade Baked Macaroni and Cheese! How about you?

Whipping up my mom's recipe for baked macaroni and cheese, spotlighted on this page, is true comfort food that settles down even the most restless spirit. With less than 5 ingredients, I'd have to say my mom's recipe is the easiest, however in my travels around the web I've discovered other recipes for baked macaroni and cheese that people are sure lovin' and talkin' about.

Simply add steamed veggies, a crisp green salad, cut-up seasonal fruit or a side of your choice with any of these extra delicious mac and cheese dishes for a warm and satisfying meal tonight!

Enjoy every bite, please make sure to let me know how your baked macaroni and cheese dish turned out by leaving a note in the guestbook. Oh and don't miss the ketchup debate either! It's been interesting hearing everyone's thoughts.


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My Mom's Baked Macaroni and Cheese

A tried and true family favorite

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Perfectly sized for individual servings of baked macaroni and cheese. Make, bake and serve right at the table in these lovely white dishes that will go well with any home decor.

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*Real* Macaroni and Cheese
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♥ Quite by accident I discovered that crumbled tortilla chips sprinkled on top of my mac and cheese casserole, right before putting it in oven to bake, ended up being absolutely delicious. The tortilla chips gave the finished casserole a nice crunchy topping with a truly tasty salty flavor...mmm! Here are some more ideas for things to add or top your macaroni and cheese bake. Please feel free to share your faves too.

Spammers (ugh!) make it necessary for me to manually approve all submissions...don't worry though, be assured I'll get your idea/s added as soon as I get notified there is an idea awaiting my review. Thanks for participating by the way :)


Combine different cheeses for a flavor change

21 points

Sprinkle with Italian style bread crumbs before putting in the oven.

12 points

Mix in frozen chopped broccoli or spinach, thawed and drained

11 points

Try cooked and taco seasoned hamburger

8 points

Add 1/4 cup of finely chopped onions and blend well

5 points

Cube or slice one cup of baked ham and mix into the dish prior to baking

5 points

Slices of fresh tomato - you can add before or after baking

5 points

Before baking top with...

- crumbled plain or seasoned tortilla chips
- plain more...4 points

Thinly slice 1/2 lb of regular or spicy Kielbasa sausage and stir in before baking

4 points

10

Mix of grated Parmesan, bread crumbs and your preferred subtle seasonings.

4 points

11

Stir in 1 can of tuna or salmon, drained and flaked

3 points

12

Stir 1 to 2 teaspoons of curry powder into the cheese sauce...very continental!

3 points

13

Slice frankfurters diagonally, mix in before baking

2 points

14

Crumbled Chicken in a Biscuit Crackers

This just came to me, I am a chef, and quite often more...2 points

15

If using regular macaroni, add eggs!

Stir in eggs before baking - 3 large or 4 small fo more...1 point

Important!

Freezing & Baking Tip

Your macaroni and cheese casserole can be tightly covered and frozen unbaked. To bake frozen macaroni and cheese, preheat oven to 375°F. Bake frozen casserole, uncovered, 1 hour and 15 minutes or until bubbly and hot in center.

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Macaroni And Cheese by Marlena SpielerMacaroni And Cheese
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From the kitchen that brought us the I-have-never-seen-anything-yummier Grilled Cheese comes the it-just-got-yummier Macaroni & Cheese. The kid-friendly favorite is now being spotted at the trendiest restaurants around town, and this fantastic cookbook has it all. Packed with more than 50 classics that are sure to please.

Low-Cal Baked Macaroni and Cheese

Mom just mailed me this recipe

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The baker's colorful glazed finish and stylish design makes it a welcome addition to the dinner table whether serving a hot casserole or a fresh garden salad.

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Macaroni and cheese baking in the oven can be smelled from blocks away!

Creamette's Basic Baked Macaroni and Cheese

A 1980's Classic

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There is no better casserole than this one! Its elegant white finish and porcelain material prevents scratches and spills. With high sides and excellent heat retention, this covered casserole can be taken from the oven to the table. Your food will look and taste amazing.

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♥ A wonderful article in the NY Times, Stories From the Automat Machines, in a Harlem Basement...reading the comments, memories of the Automat was truly interesting. Seems people loved the mac and cheese!

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    This recipe makes enough macaroni and cheese for 100 servings. Perfect for family reunions or any gathering where there is going to be lots of hungry people. Enjoy my grandma's recipe.

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Long the butt of foodies' jokes, the time has come to redeem and reclaim the humble casserole, in all its glory. Hearty, no-fuss, and (admit it!) old school delicious, the classic casserole is made from at least two solid ingredients, plus one complementary gooey ingredient. Always stirred-never layered!

Romanian Style Baked Macaroni and Cheese

Layered with a unique sweetness

Romanian Baked Mac and Cheese

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Ingredients
8 oz dried pasta
1/2 cup sugar (you can add more or less depending on your sweet tooth)
3/4 cup cranberries (or your choice of dried fruits)
14 oz firm tofu (or the same amount of cottage/ricotta/farmers cheese)
1 tbsp vanilla extract
6 egg whites (you can use 3 eggs if your cholesterol is fine)
butter/oil for greasing the pan

Method
Preheat the oven to 375°F. Lightly grease a 9X5 loaf pan; set aside.

Cook the pasta al dente with a pinch of salt. Drain well and let it cool. Once cooled, mix all the ingredients in a big bowl and pour into the prepared loaf pan. Bake for one hour or until golden brown (cover with a piece of aluminum foil if top is getting too brown). Let the baked macaroni and cheese cool for a couple of hours before slicing. Warm or eat cold...depending on your taste.

Try my mom's baked macaroni and cheese recipe today!

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I gotta have ketchup on my mac and cheese!

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Everytime! I almost cannot eat it without ;)

cmathewjones says:

Absolutely! I love it so much, I save condiment packets just in case the ketchup runs out that day! (^o^)/

cceerpp says:

Cool :)

KatieLay says:

and hot sauce of course

Rudy145 says:

They have a mac and cheese day! Sweet.

earthybirthymama says:

Yes! Spicy Ketchup is my favourite.

Are you totally nuts?! That stuff is only for Mickey-dee burgers...I'm right ya know!

MissionBoundCreations says:

No-no-no.. Never even heard of it.

squirrely says:

ketchup on mac and cheese?!?!?!?!?!?!?! what!!!

AskLou1 says:

The mac n cheese with the kielbasa, I like to drizzle bbq sauce on it.. but never ketchup. Fun lens!

mamabush says:

Oh yuck...sorry, but I like to actually taste the mac & cheese!

TwoDogHouse says:

I love ketchup on just about everything but never have it on my mac and cheese. However, if you are having hot dogs with your mac and cheese and a little ketchup from you hot dog gets on the mac and cheese....yummy!

 
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While the only basic difference between these names is the shape of the pasta, each pasta is typically matched with a particular sauce based on cooking time, consistency, ability to hold sauce, ease of eating, etc. For example, in the same way that hamburgers are generally not eaten on hot dog buns, baked macaroni and cheese is not made with angel hair spaghetti, but with elbow macaroni.

  • Broccoli is a tubular pasta, with ridges, and usually two full twists.

  • Calamarata is wide ring shaped pasta (squid-like)

  • Farfalle small bow tie shaped pasta.

  • Fusilli three-edged spiral, usually in mixed colors. Many vendors and brands sold as fusilli are two-edged.

  • Gemelli a single S-shaped strand of pasta twisted in a loose spiral.

  • Gomito maccheroni are bent tubes

  • Penne medium length tubes with ridges, cut diagonally at both ends

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