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You are here: Home / blogging / homemade five cheese macaroni and cheese

homemade five cheese macaroni and cheese

August 3, 2015 by Abby

5 different cheeses are melted together in a rich, creamy sauce. The dish is baked and sprinkled with more cheese, giving you a flavor-packed homemade comfort food.

5 different cheeses are melted together in a rich, creamy sauce. The dish is baked and sprinkled with more cheese, giving you a flavor-packed comfort food.

This macaroni and cheese is the extra guest at nearly every Winstead family gathering. Not even the extra guest so much as the guest of honor. It’s requested by most of us as menu item for our birthday dinners, and it’s the perfect complement to my mother-in-law’s homemade chicken nuggets.


I’m not sure where she originally found it, but I am so glad she did.

This recipe uses no fewer than five varieties of cheese. They each pull their weight in a unique and necessary way, from the soft muenster to the sharp cheddar to the creamy Velveeta. Baked together, the cheeses from a sauce that’s thin enough to coat the noodles but thick enough to remind you that you are most definitely not eating blue box.

I’ve made a few macaroni and cheese recipes in my day, including a slow cooker Paula Deen one. I’ve tried much-touted varieties from several different restaurants. None can touch this recipe, though.

5 different cheeses are melted together in a rich, creamy sauce. The dish is baked and sprinkled with more cheese, giving you a flavor-packed comfort food.

five cheese macaroni & cheese

1 teaspoon vegetable oil
1 pound elbow macaroni noodles
1/2 cup butter
1/2 cup mild cheddar cheese, grated
1/2 cup sharp cheddar cheese, grated
1/2 cup Monterey jack cheese, grated
2 cups half and half
8 ounces Velveeta cheese, cubed
2 eggs, lightly beaten
1/2 teaspoon seasoned salt
1/2 teaspoon paprika
extra grated cheese, if desired

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Cook and drain macaroni noodles with vegetable oil according to package instructions. Coat a 9 x 13 baking dish with cooking spray. Stir butter into cooked noodles and then add the cheeses and mix well. Add the half and half, the eggs, and the seasonings.

Sprinkle the top with extra cheese, if desired. Bake for 30 minutes, or until top is beginning to turn golden. I’d say serve warm, but really, it’s amazing at any temperature.

What’s your favorite comfort food?

Want more crowd-pleasing baked dishes? Try my twice-baked potato casserole or this easy french bread pizza.

5 different cheeses are melted together in a rich, creamy sauce. The dish is baked and sprinkled with more cheese, giving you a flavor-packed comfort food.

 

Filed Under: blogging, dinner, food, in the kitchen, recipes, supper — Tagged With: cheese, dinner, pasta, recipe, recipes, side dish, supper

Comments

  1. Kiara Catanzaro says

    August 3, 2015 at 8:41 am

    Just saying…mac and cheese will always be a favorite of mine and this recipe looks incredible. I might surprise my boyfriend with this recipe in the future. I’ll let you know how it works out! Thanks for sharing this.

    • Abby says

      August 3, 2015 at 12:04 pm

      Your boyfriend would be the luckiest guy! I hope you decide to try it!

  2. Kayla says

    August 3, 2015 at 9:56 am

    ABBY. You are killing me with these recipes. I seriously have a list of like 7 to make, and I’ve accomplished a solid 0 so far. I think I’m bumping this one to the top of the list, though…

    • Abby says

      August 8, 2015 at 9:24 pm

      Sounds like you need to get cooking! This one is definitely worthy of list bumping, though. One of my all-time favorites.

  3. Aishwarya S says

    August 3, 2015 at 11:24 am

    It looks delicious! I’m a fan of cheese! 😀

    • Abby says

      August 3, 2015 at 12:05 pm

      I’m cheese’s number one fan 🙂

  4. Cynthia @craftoflaughter says

    August 3, 2015 at 8:57 pm

    So pinning this delicious looking mac and cheese!!

    • Abby says

      August 3, 2015 at 9:12 pm

      Thank you, Cynthia!

  5. Micha says

    August 7, 2015 at 4:09 pm

    Oh my. This looks amazing. Mac and cheese is something I could eat every single day because carbs and cheese.

    • Abby says

      August 7, 2015 at 5:28 pm

      Oh my gosh, yes. Mac and cheese, pizza. Potatoes in any form covered in cheese. I love it all.

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