Southern Baked Macaroni and Cheese Recipe

(it looks A LOT better in person. I promise I'm going to learn how to work my camera this week.)

Southern Soul Food Baked Macaroni and Cheese

Ok...now yall know finding a good southern soul food style baked macaroni and cheese recipe is like finding gold. No, better it's like coming across an authentic Louis Vuitton bag on ioffer.com...almost damn near impossible right? People tend to keep a tight grasp on their prized macaroni & cheese recipe so discovering a good, tried & true one can be hard.

Well imagine my shock when my sister sashayed in on Thanksgiving and casually placed this beautiful baked macaroni & cheese on the table. I could have sworn I had all of my family members baked mac n cheese recipes. What was this impostor all about! The proof was in the taste. I had one  (ok three) plates of this macaroni and cheese and was on her heels like ash in the winter time trying to get this recipe.

My husband took a bite and said "ohhhhh you need to take your mac n cheese recipe off your blog and put this one up. This one is waaay better than yours!" THANKS A LOT MATT...You'll pay for that comment dearly! lol (don't think I forgot)

Yall this baked macaroni is FULL OF SOUL!! That is the first thing that came to mind when I took that first bite. It's a true southern style macaroni & cheese. Cheesey, flavorful, easy and the star player is that SMOKED CHEDDAR! Good God I couldn't stop eating this stuff.

So big sis....I will bow down gracefully to you and say that you make THE BEST Baked MAC N CHEESE EVER! (but that doesn't mean I'm going to remove mine from this site lol)

I have printed out this recipe, took a photo of it, laminated it and put it in my recipe album. Not many recipes get to make it to the album. She's a keeper!

I'm sure that if you give it a try it will end up going into your recipe collection as well.

Watch me make this macaroni and cheese from start to finish!
Ignore the intro pic on the title page of this video, it's the one from my other mac and cheese recipe (also on my blog) so don't get confused.

Ingredients (make a 9 x 9 inch pan)
3 cups macaroni, uncooked
2 eggs
1/2 cup heavy cream
1 1/2 cups milk
salt & pepper
paprika (optional)
1 cup smoked cheddar cheese, shredded (a must)
8 oz. velvetta, shredded (feel free to cut back on the velvetta if you don't want it to be really creamy)
1 cup sharp cheddar (can use less if you don't like a sharp taste in your mac n cheese)
1 cup colby & monteray jack, shredded (cheese blend)

Preheat oven to 350

Step 1.) Cook macaroni until al dente. (Look on the back of the box to see how long you need to cook your pasta for it to reach al dente texture. Do not overcook or you will have a mushy baked mac n cheese.) When pasta is done, drain and set aside.

Step 2.) In a large bowl, add milk, heavy cream & cheeses (except for the smoked cheddar). Stir to combine.

Step 3.) Taste the milk mixture and add salt & pepper until it has a good taste. This will help avoid having a plain, bland bake macaroni & cheese. Uggh!

Step 4.) When you are content with the taste, add in the eggs. Stir well until combined.

Step 5.) Butter a 9 x 9 inch baking dish, and pour macaroni in.

Step 6.) Pour cheese mixture over macaroni & top with smoked cheddar cheese. Sprinkle with paprika and/or black pepper, if desired.

Step 7.) Bake for 35-45 minutes. Do not overbake. It may be a bit jiggly when you take it out of the oven. It will firm up as it cool.

Step 8.) Let cool for about 10-20 minutes to fully set.

Enjoy!!!


Click here to try my other baked macaroni and cheese recipe