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Submitted by Normaone
"This is another dish that I would rather have than dessert. It truly is comfort food at its finest."
photo by naadddssss 
- Ready In:
- 45mins
- Ingredients:
- 15
- Serves:
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5
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ingredients
- 7⁄8 cup small elbow macaroni
- 2 1⁄2 ounces extra-sharp cheddar cheese, cubed (1/2-inch)
- 1 tablespoon flour, plus
- 1 teaspoon flour
- 3⁄4 teaspoon salt
- 3⁄4 teaspoon dry mustard
- 1⁄8 teaspoon fresh ground black pepper
- 1⁄16 teaspoon cayenne pepper
- 1⁄16 teaspoon nutmeg
- 2⁄3 cup half-and-half cream
- 2⁄3 cup whipping cream
- 1⁄3 cup sour cream
- 1 large eggs
- 3⁄8 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
- 2 1⁄2 ounces more extra-sharp cheddar cheese, grated
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directions
- Preheat oven to 350°F.
- Butter a 13x9x2 inch glass baking dish.
- In a large pot of boiling salted water, cook macaroni al dente.
- Drain and place in the buttered dish.
- Add the cubed cheddar and combine.
- Whisk flour, salt, mustard, pepper, cayenne and nutmeg in a medium bowl until no lumps are visible.
- Gradually whisk in half-and-half, followed by the whipping cream and finally the sour cream.
- Add eggs and Worcestershire sauce.
- Whisk well to blend.
- Pour mixture over macaroni and cheese mixture.
- Sprinkle with the grated cheese.
- Bake in the center of the oven, 25 minutes until edges are set but center is still liquid.
- Remove from oven and let stand about 10 minutes to thicken sauce.
- The sauce will still be creamy.
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Reviews
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This is the BEST mac and cheese recipe EVER. I have been making this for years. I usually cut back on the amount of worcestershire - that's actually what it gives a bit of a horseradish bite. But I love this, my family always raves, and it is always requested at holidays. Thanks for posting!
SouthernSusie
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if you see in the photos, i've actually added some mushrooms, crispy luncheon meat and some chicken meat in there too just because my bf loves his mac n cheese with meat hahah everything else in the recipes remained the same and it was really awesome!
naadddssss
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A very good recipe that I have used for several years now. I have been told by the family that I MUST bring the Macaroni and Cheese. I vary the cayenne by the amount of heat I want in it, I have also used Mexican Cheese Mix in place of the 1 1/4 cup of extra sharp cheddar to vary the taste. It handles it very well and is always in demand.
drhousespcatcher
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I think this rating has to do more with my personal tastes than the actual recipe. The sauce was a little chunky (not with cheese) and I'm not sure why (I probably did something wrong). Also, the sauce didn't really taste all that cheesy, which I had expected based on reading the other comments about the richness of the sauce. It IS rich, but not cheesy. I liked the amount of sauce that the recipe made, but I guess I was expecting something different. Does anyone have any suggestions on how to make the sauce itself cheesier?
LadyLaura
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This has been the best mac & cheese I've made to date. I deviated a little bit from the recipe just based on what I had onhand but the end product was perfect. I didn't have any extra sharp cheddar to cube, so I subbed a piece of Velveeta I had leftover from making some potato soup. It melted very nicely in the hot pasta. The other change was I used 8 oz of sharp cheddar and 8 oz of white cheddar shredded for the other cheese. Very creamy, great flavor. I had no problems reheating in the microwave. It still retained the soft and creamy texture for me. I think maybe the substitution of the Velveeta had something to do with that. I can't justify the rich dairy calories very often but definitely a must for special occasions. Awesome recipe!
dmac085
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Tweaks
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A very good recipe that I have used for several years now. I have been told by the family that I MUST bring the Macaroni and Cheese. I vary the cayenne by the amount of heat I want in it, I have also used Mexican Cheese Mix in place of the 1 1/4 cup of extra sharp cheddar to vary the taste. It handles it very well and is always in demand.
drhousespcatcher
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