Recipe source
Foodista / Common Pile
PreppyMeal formatting, ingredient normalization and labeled quantity/cost estimates. Original source credited.Pasta
Cheese Drawer Mac and Cheese - A Night At The Improv.
Serves 8 $6.42 est. / serving
A little inspiration for your kitchen, with a clear ingredient list and a cost estimate to help you plan.
Let’s cookEstimated ingredient cost$51.39For the whole recipe · ingredients used
Make something good.
- 01
Preheat oven to 350 degrees
- 02
Grease a 9 x 12 baking dish
- 03
Warm milk and cream in a separate sauce pan
- 04
In a larger sauce pan, melt butter
- 05
Add flour and cook for one minute until melted
- 06
Slowly add in milk, whisking like crazy for 8-10 minutes until thickened
- 07
Remove from heat and stir in cheese, salt, pepper, cayenne and nutmeg
- 08
Set aside
- 09
In a large pot boil 8 oz of pasta
- 10
Cook for 3 - 5 minutes until pasta is al dente
- 11
In a food processor grind crackers and Parmesan together into crumbs
- 12
Rinse noodles in cold water and drain
- 13
Add noodles to cheese sauce
- 14
Transfer cheese and noodle mixture to baking dish and cover liberally with crumbs. Bake 30 minutes until top is golden brown.
PreppyMeal adaptation with estimated quantities; original recipe credited below.
Ingredient quantities, working servings and costs may include PreppyMeal estimates. Totals cover required listed ingredients; optional extras and serving suggestions are excluded. Actual store prices and package costs vary.
Check the ingredients for your dietary needs. Nutrition and allergen-free claims are not verified for this collection.
Good food deserves credit.
Photograph
Photo of Best Baked Macaroni and Cheese — Foodista. Source-provided contributor credit: By Foodista member BJ Graham
sRGB conversion, square cropping, metadata removal, WebP resizing; no image generation