Best Easy Baked Mac Cheese Recipes

SUNNY'S EASY CHIPOTLE CHICKEN BAKED MAC AND CHEESE

Steps:

• For the chicken and pasta: Remove 4 to 5 chipotle peppers and a bit of adobo sauce from the can and rub it all over the chicken; measure out 2 tablespoons of the adobo sauce and set aside for later (reserve any remaining chiles and adobo sauce from the can for another use). Rest the chicken in a bowl or on a plate for 2 hours total, refrigerated first for 1 1/2 hours, then at room temperature for an additional 30 minutes.
• In a large pot, add the garlic, chicken and the chipotle peppers from the marinade. Add just enough water to cover, then bring to a boil on medium high. Once boiling, turn the heat to the lowest setting and poach the chicken until cooked through, about 15 minutes. Remove the chicken to a plate and rest (reserve the poaching water for cooking the pasta). Fish out the peppers and discard them; place the garlic cloves in a large bowl and smash them with the back of a spoon or your hands. Once the chicken is cool enough to touch, shred it by hand into bite-size pieces.
• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F. Use the butter or cooking spray to coat the bottom and sides of a 13-by-9-inch casserole dish.
• In the same pot used to poach the chicken, add more water to the poaching water and a nice pinch of salt and bring the pot back to a boil (watch the water; it may foam up a bit from the poaching process). Add the pasta and cook 1 minute less than the package suggests. Drain the pasta in a colander.
• For the sauce: In the large bowl with the garlic, add the heavy cream, cheese, crema, flour, pepper, scallions, eggs, reserved 2 tablespoons adobo sauce, shredded chicken and cooked pasta. Stir to combine. Pour into the prepared dish.
• For the topping: In a medium bowl, toss together the crushed chips and cheese. Sprinkle this mixture evenly over the dish. Bake, uncovered, until golden brown on top, about 30 minutes.

EASY BAKED MAC-N-CHEESE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil; cook the rotini at a boil until tender yet firm to the bite, about 8 minutes; drain pasta and return to pot. Stir Alfredo sauce and 3/4 pound Cheddar cheese into pasta until cheese begins to melt. Pour pasta mixture into a 9x13-inch baking dish; top with bread crumbs and 2 tablespoons Cheddar cheese.
• Bake in the preheated oven until cheese is melted and bread crumbs are golden brown, about 30 minutes.

EASY BAKED MAC AND CHEESE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.
• Start to cook pasta according to package directions.
• In a medium sauce pan on medium heat, melt butter to cover the bottom.
• Add the flour, dry mustard and salt. Then add 2 cups milk.
• Stir until mixture thickens.
• Add 1 1/2 cups cheese and the pepper, and stir until smoothly melted.
• Add cooked pasta to the cheese sauce mixture.
• Put half of the mac and cheese in a 9 inch baking pan.
• Sprinkle half of the cheddar cheese on top.
• Add the remaining mac and cheese.
• Sprinkle the rest of the remaining cheddar on top.
• Drizzle 1/4 milk on top of this, and do not mix.
• Let it bake for 22 mins and then broil it for 2 minutes until top is golden and bubbly.

EASY BAKED MAC & CHEESE RECIPE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 400ºF.
• Place Macaroni in 1-1/2-qt. casserole dish; stir in boiling water. Cover with lid.
• Bake 25 min., stirring after 12 min.
• Stir in Cheese Sauce and sour cream; sprinkle with shredded cheese. Continue to bake, uncovered, 5 min. or until shredded cheese is melted.