Rich and decadent double cheddar macaroni and cheese made with a classic bechamel sauce and two types of cheddar cheese. It’s a go-to comfort food favorite. If you have to turn 40(!) it’s best to do it with some style – for me that means good friends, happy dogs, a well-stocked fridge, wine, wine, and more wine, and some spectacular scenery, which is how I rang in the new decade of my life this past weekend. For three days I snuggled up in a beautiful house perched high on with Steve, my best friend, my best friend’s husband, and their little cutie dog,. We laughed, we drank wine, we took incredibly short walks just to say we got out and “hiked”, and we ate lots and lots of processed food based on our belief that the high altitude and incredibly fresh air would cancel out the thousands of calories we consumed. For me, weekends away mean Totino’s pizza rolls, Krispy Creme doughnuts, and lots and lots of potato chips. Oh, and we learned things!
Like, four corporate-type people who spend their days in front of a computer can, in fact, collect firewood, arrange it in the fireplace and actually get it lit while also managing to not burn the house down. Those same people can also figure out that baking soda, salt, and a small amount of dish soap is an amazing substitute for dishwasher detergent saving themselves the 30-minute drive to the nearest grocery store. One of us taught the others how to react if confronted by a bear (hint: don’t run!) and made sure to have the mace AND bear spray on her person at all times while we spent time outside the house (thanks for keeping us safe, Kristen!). Finally, we all learned that there’s no better cure for busy lives than a quick birthday get-away to a remote location with good friends and lots of booze. The best part?
Steve organized it all (thank you, thank you, thank you!) and all I had to do was show up. It was the best birthday. Double Cheddar Macaroni and Cheese I would like to say that we whipped up this incredibly rich and creamy double cheddar macaroni and cheese while we were away this weekend (dressed in our cozy sweaters, red wine in hand, and jazzy music playing in the background), but I think I’ve already given away that we didn’t really do any kind of real cooking (and, for the record, I spent most of the weekend in pajama pants listening to ). No, I pulled this one together before the big weekend, although it totally would have gone with our mountain-y get-away weekend. We’re calling on our old friend for this one and turning it into the creamiest cheese sauce made with not one, but two types of cheddar cheese. It bakes up with the macaroni until it’s piping hot and the top gets nice and melty. This time of year there’s nothing better than a hot and cheesy pasta dish and this double cheddar macaroni and cheese is definitely one of my favorites.
I hope you give this one a try! Have a great week, everyone. More Comfort Food Recipes.
Instructions. Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Bring a large pot of water to a boil. Cook the macaroni for about five minutes. Drain and set aside. In a large sauce pot, melt the butter until frothy.
Add the flour and mix it with the melted butter until there are no lumps (about 2 or 3 minutes). Slowly pour in the milk and cream mixture, whisking continuously, until the milk and flour/butter mixture are smooth with no lumps. Add the onion with the clove stuck in it and the ground mustard.
Bring the pot to a simmer and let the sauce cook until it’s thick enough to just coat the back of a spoon, about 15 or 20 minutes. Season with the salt and pepper and then add 1 cup of each type of cheddar cheese (save the rest for the baking dish). Stir until the sauce is smooth and the cheese has melted. Add the macaroni back to the large pot it was boiled in. Pour the cheese sauce over the pasta and gently stir it all together until the macaroni is coated. The sauce may be a little loose, which is fine.
Make Cheddar Cheese Sauce
Macaroni and Cheese Recipe. Mac and cheese is just one of those staple recipes we all grew up eating. The version skips a powder and instead uses real shredded cheddar, mozzarella, and cream cheese for a rich and satisfying flavor. It’s total comfort food and it pairs well with just about anything.
The pasta will finish cooking while in the oven and the sauce will continue to thicken. Spoon about a third of the pasta and cheese sauce into a baking dish. Sprinkle a third of the remaining cheese over the top.
Cheddar Cheese Sauce Recipe For Mac And Cheese
Scoop 1/2 of the remaining pasta over the top of the cheese. Top that layer with some more cheese, leaving enough for the last layer. Add the remaining pasta and sprinkle the rest of the cheese over the top. Bake uncovered for 30 minutes at 375 degrees. Let it stand a few minutes before serving.