This baked mac and cheese recipe is super easy with simple ingredients! Our whole family loves this macaroni and cheese!
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Macaroni and cheese is probably the most consumed food in our home. Granted, many times we make it from the boxed mix, but we also love a good homemade mac n cheese! My recipe for baked mac and cheese is so easy you will find yourself grabbing for the boxed kind less often.
Baked Mac and Cheese Recipe
You probably have everything you need to make this recipe right in your pantry and fridge! Gather these ingredients:
Grocery List for Baked Macaroni and Cheese:
- Pasta (12 oz - elbow or rotini)
- Sharp cheddar cheese (1 lb.)
- Butter (6 tablespoons)
- Eggs (2 large)
- Evaporated milk (14 oz. can)
The photograph shows this recipe with rotini pasta, but I've also used elbow macaroni (large and small) countless times.
How to Make Baked Mac and Cheese
- Preheat oven to 375°F.
- Boil pasta to al dente, according to package directions. Drain.
- Layer pasta, cheese and butter in 9x13-inch pan.
- Whisk eggs and milk in small bowl.
- Pour egg and milk mixture over pasta in dish.
- Bake 20 minutes.
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I've tried other homemade macaroni and cheese recipes in the past, but never liked the taste, consistency, or the steps included to prep. Macaroni and cheese should be easy. I love finding simple dinners to add to my menu and to share with you. The easier the recipe, the more likely you and I are to make it!
Other Easy Dinner Recipes
- One-Pot Taco Rice Dinner
- Biscuit Topped Italian Casserole
- Slow Cooker Chicken Tacos
- Oven-Roasted Chicken Shawarma
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Baked Mac and Cheese
Ingredients
- 12 oz. rotini or elbow pasta
- 1 lb sharp cheddar cheese shredded
- 6 tablespoons butter , cut into small pieces
- 2 large eggs
- 14 oz. can evaporated milk
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375˚F.
- Boil pasta to al dente, according to the package directions. Drain.
- Melt 2 Tablespoons butter and pour into the bottom of a 9-x 13-inch pan. Layer half of the pasta into the pan, then top with half of the cheese. Dot with 2 tablespoons of the remaining butter. Repeat layers, ending with dotted butter.
- In a separate bowl, whisk together the 2 eggs and evaporated milk. Pour evenly over the pasta.
- Bake 20 minutes. Serve immediately.
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This recipe was originally published January 12, 2011 and updated May 9, 2020. Below is the blog excerpt from the original post in 2011:
We first had this Baked Macaroni and Cheese at our friends' house when celebrating their 7-year-old grandson's birthday. In that family, the kids get to pick whatever they want for dinner the day of their birthday. Funny enough, this young boy requested steak! His grandmother decided to accompany it with a fruit mixture (we were told he would not eat it if it was called fruit salad - hilarious!) and this homemade macaroni and cheese.
While the steak was definitely delicious, I was waiting all night to request the recipe for the easy macaroni and cheese. By the end of the evening, I forgot and went on my merry way. I later called up my friend and she quickly recited the recipe over the phone. After writing down the steps, I remember thinking "that's it?"
Ironically enough, although the recipe is short and easy, for some reason my delinquent brain decided it wasn't easy enough and completely forgot a step when making it for Judah's party! Fortunately, the dish only suffered a little (a bit dry) and was still edible and tasty. I've since made it a few more times, including ALL steps, and it is fantastic! It serves as a good meal for Judah, as well.
I'm glad to finally have an easy homemade macaroni and cheese recipe, and looking forward to developing different variations of it. Don't get me wrong, I'll still cave in to those crazy Kraft cravings once in a while, but hopefully Judah will grow up with this homemade version and crave this when he's my age instead. 🙂
