Simple Way to Make Quick Creamy Baked Mac & Cheese

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Sprinkle on top of the dish before baking. Buttered Ritz cracker crumbs or buttered seasoned breadcrumbs would also work well. Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. For a baked mac and cheese, pour the pasta into the prepared baking dish.

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To begin with this recipe, we must first prepare a few ingredients. You can cook creamy baked mac & cheese using 13 ingredients and 13 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.

The ingredients needed to make Creamy Baked Mac & Cheese:

1. Get - elbow noodles
2. Prepare milk
3. Make ready - heavy cream
4. Take - evaporated milk
5. Make ready - sweetened condensed milk
6. Take - fresh shredded gruyere cheese
7. Take - fresh shredded sharp cheddar cheese
8. Get - cubed velveeta cheese
9. Prepare - fresh shredded sharp and colby jack cheese mix (topping)
10. Take Seasoning
11. Make ready seasoning salt
12. Get Pepper
13. Prepare paprika

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Instructions to make Creamy Baked Mac & Cheese:

1. Boil macaroni noodles el dente.
2. Drain noodles and set aside.
3. In a large pot pour in heavy cream and simmer on medium heat for 10 minutes. Stir repeatedly so it does not burn.
4. Add evaporated milk and sweetened condensed milk to pot. Simmer for an additional 5-7 minutes.
5. Add gruyere cheese untill melted, stiring constantly.
6. Add shredded cheddar cheese and stir until well incorporated and melted.
7. Add velveeta cheese cube and stir until melted and turn down heat to medium low.
8. Season cheese with seasoning salt, pepper and paprika for color. (Add more or less based on personal preference)
9. Butter a 10x12 4" deep baking dish
10. Pour cooked noodles in to buttered baking dish.
11. Pour 1/2 of the cheese sauce over macaroni and stir completely and then add the remaining cheese sauce and stir.
12. Sprinkle shredded sharp cheddar and colby jack cheese over top of the macaroni and sprinkle with paprika for color.
13. Broil uncovered until top cheese is melted and golden brown.

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