The cold days and nights of winter call for comfort food like Kathy’s Baked Mac & Cheese. Warm and gooey, this dish is sure to please every member of your family, even the pickiest of eaters. Serve it with your favourite side dish or salad and a glass of milk to complete the picture and soon those long, cold winter nights will be nice and toasty. Enjoy!
Kathy’s Baked Mac & Cheese
Ingredients
- 3 tbsp of flour
- 3 tbsp of butter or margarine
- 1/2 tsp of pepper
- 3 cups of milk
- 1 & 1/2 cups of grated mild cheddar cheese for sauce
- 1/2 tsp of mustard
- 2 cups of cooked elbow pasta
- 1/2 cups of bread crumbs
- 1/4 cup of grated mild cheddar cheese for topping
Directions
1) Cook the elbow macaroni as per the directions on the box. Once done, drain off the water and set the macaroni aside to cool.
2) In a saucepan, melt the butter, slowly adding in the flour and pepper. Stir well to blend the three ingredients together.
3) Next add in the milk, continuing to stir the sauce constantly until it thickens.
4) Remove the saucepan from the heat and add the 1 & 1/2 cups of mild cheddar cheese and mustard. Stir well until you have a nice, smooth sauce.
5) Pour the sauce over the pot of elbow macaroni and mix well, making sure to cover all of the pasta.
6) Using a lightly greased 2 quart baking dish, pour the pasta and sauce mixture in and spread it out evenly. Sprinkle your bread crumbs across the top and the 1/4 cup of grated mild cheddar cheese. If you like you can add some parsley for colour, but this is optional. Bake at 400ºF for 20 minutes and serve nice and hot!
Doesn’t this look amazing? I know I want to start whipping this dish up right away! Make sure you let us know if you make this yummy Baked Mac & Cheese. Don’t forget that Kathy has made many other delicious recipes for you and I and you can find them all here.
What is your favourite homemade comfort food to make and eat during the winter?
FT&PD
Suz
**If you would like me to review your product, service, restaurant or travel destination, please send me an email at rudges2@gmail.com or tweet me at @MapleMouseMama.
My grandkids love this dish and ask for it when they visit. I try to only make it when they come because it’s so good I hate to have leftovers,I could eat this for days.
Mac and cheese is a favorite at my house This looks delicious
I am going to have to try this out my granddaughter loves Mac and Cheese and this looks like it would be good for her.
I have only tried a mac and cheese dish once and the amount of cheese required was more than I could handle, but this dish looks reasonable and delicious, so I’m going to try this for sure. I think it appeals to the men in our lives and especially during the cold winter months. Well, I guess it is not cold for everyone, but here in Canada, we enjoy the four seasons! Thanks for sharing Kathy’s recipe, Suzanne
This looks so delicious. We really enjoy Mac and Cheese and I’m sure this recipe would be a family favorite.
I love to make crockpot stew in the winter.
I have this bookmarked to try! hoping i can get to it this weekend. i know it would be a hit with the whole family
Mmmmm who doesn’t love mac & cheese. I’ll have to try this recipe.. The cheesier the better!
This looks amazing! Much better than the boxed stuff. I wish hubby would like the homemade.
Looks and sounds amazing, I will definitely be trying this out this week , thanks for sharing!
I love baked mac and cheese it’s so good, and it tastes a lot better then boxed mac and cheese!
This looks so yummy! I also love making shepherd’s pie as a comfort food dinner.
THis mac and cheese looks really good and is making me hungry.
This looks great. I’m going to try it while we’re stuck at home!
Thanks for checking this out Angela! It is a wonderful recipe and I think you and your family will really enjoy it. Bon appetite!
Oh this recipe looks really yummy! Mac & Cheese is my grandson’s favourite, he will love this, thx!
This looks delicious! Especially now, comfort food hits the spot. Baked Mac N Cheese just tastes so much better than the fake stuff.
Mac N Cheese is a favorite at my house yum
Certainly a comfort food in these uncertain times. Stay home and stay safe!
Sounds delicious! Thanks for sharing!
Thank you for checking this recipe out Debbie. It is a fan fave in this house now. Let us know if you make it sometime!
This meal would be perfect since it’s still cold out. My family would really enjoy this.
Hubby went out and got cheese today ! Having baked mac-cheese for supper !
I have been looking for a Mac and Cheese recipe! This one looks amazing! Thank you for sharing!
You won’t be disappointed! Bon appetite!
love mac and cheese
grandkids would love this
This looks yummy; we love a homemade chili in the winter!
Chili is one of my favourites to enjoy when the snow is blowing and the wind is howling. Hmm, now I want it for this coming weekend! You might want to check out our chili recipe Deb. If you try it, let us know what you think. Here is the link: https://maplemousemama.com/crock-pot-slow-cooker-cheesy-chili-recipe/
This sounds very good, I love my mac and cheese, and I would love to try this recipe out in my new countertop oven
looks so delicious
OMG My mouth is watering just looking at the picture and the ingredients
My mother made awesome mac and cheese. This recipe looks good I might have to try this one,.
This looks so tasty
I love to add bacon and jalapenos to my mac and cheese