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Southern mac & cheese

  • Butter, for greasing
  • 360 g Whole Milk
  • 120 g Heavy Whipping Cream
  • 120 g Colby and Monterrey Jack Cheese, shredded
  • 200 g Cheddar and Gouda Cheese, shredded
  • 120 g Sharp Cheddar Cheese, shredded
  • 1 T Medium-Grain Salt
  • 1 T Black Peppercorn, ground
  • 2 Eggs, beaten
  • 360 g Dry Elbow Macaroni, cooked al dente, drained
  • For topping
    • 120 g Smoked Cheddar Cheese, shredded
    • 1 T Paprika
    • 1 t Black Peppercorn, ground
  1. Preheat oven to 350ºF (177ºC).
  2. Combine mixture. Stir to combine milk, heavy cream, and non-smoked cheeses. Add salt & pepper to taste. Stir in eggs.
  3. Combine mac & cheese. Grease a medium-sized baking dish with butter. Add macaroni and cheese mixture and stir to combine. Top with smoked cheddar, paprika, and pepper.
  4. Bake 35-45 minutes, uncovered.
  5. Cool 10-15 minutes until fully set.

Do not overbake! It may be a bit jiggly when you take it out of the oven. It will firm up as it cool.

  1. Monique. "Southern Baked Macaroni and Cheese Recipe." Divas Can Cook. 6 December 2009. ↩

  2. "I'm super white. I'm going to a majority black bbq. I've been assigned to bring the mac n cheese. How do I not embarrass myself here? recipes?" Reddit: /r/NoStupidQuestions. 17 July 2022. ↩