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Baked Mac & Cheese

Calories 450 kcal

Equipment

  • large pot

Ingredients
  

  • 16 oz. of macaroni noodles
  • 1 cup mild cheddar
  • cheese shredded
  • ¼ cup sharp cheddar
  • cheese shredded
  • ¼ cup Monterey Jack
  • cheese shredded
  • ¼ cup Colby cheese
  • shredded
  • 2 large eggs
  • 2 cups of milk
  • ½ stick of butter
  • salt and pepper

Instructions
 

  • 1 Start by washing your hands with warm water and soap for at
  • least 20 seconds before and after handling food. Wash your
  • cutting boards and counter tops with hot soapy water.
  • 2 Preheat oven to 350°F.
  • 3 Fill a large pot with 6 cups of hot water, a tablespoon of salt and
  • bring to a boil.
  • 4 Place macaroni into boiling water and cook for 12 minutes,
  • remove and strain in a colander. Set aside. Return the empty pot
  • to the stove.
  • 5 Crack two eggs in a small bowl and mix. Wash hands with warm
  • water and soap after handling raw eggs.
  • 6 Place butter, eggs, ½ cup mild cheddar cheese, ¼ cups of sharp
  • cheddar, Monterey Jack, and Colby cheeses into the empty pasta
  • pot and mix over medium heat until slightly melted.
  • 7 Return the macaroni noodles to the same pot and mix well until
  • cheese is fully melted.
  • 8 Pour the macaroni and cheese into a greased baking dish.
  • 9 Bake for 30 minutes. Insert a cooking thermometer into the center
  • of the macaroni and cheese. Continue baking until the internal
  • temperature reaches 160°F. Then top with remaining shredded
  • cheese and bake 5 minutes until the cheese is melted.
  • 10 Serve immediately.