Side Dish
Ultimate Thanksgiving Mac and Cheese
Ultimate Thanksgiving Mac and Cheese is the ultimate comfort food, baked to cheesy perfection for your holiday table. Trust me, it's better than any other baked mac and cheese you've ever tried. With a blend of freshly grated cheeses melting into a creamy garlic-infused sauce, this dish is so outrageously rich and flavorful, you'll find it impossible to resist seconds.
Side Dish
Ultimate Thanksgiving Mac and Cheese
Ultimate Thanksgiving Mac and Cheese is the ultimate comfort food, baked to cheesy perfection for your holiday table. Trust me, it's better than any other baked mac and cheese you've ever tried. With a blend of freshly grated cheeses melting into a creamy garlic-infused sauce, this dish is so outrageously rich and flavorful, you'll find it impossible to resist seconds.
The Recipe
Ingredients
Pasta
- Pasta
- Butter
Cheese Sauce
- Butter
- Crushed garlic
- Flour
- Half and half
- Heavy cream
- Freshly grated cheeses
- Cream cheese
- Spices
Topping
- Remaining freshly grated cheeses
Instructions
- 1
Cook your pasta until it's slightly undercooked, then strain and toss in some butter.
- 2
Melt your butter, then sauté in some crushed garlic. Add in your flour and cook until it's golden.
- 3
Whisk in your half and half and heavy cream, and let it simmer until it thickens.
- 4
On low heat, whisk in freshly grated cheeses about one cup at a time. Once it melts, add in another cup and continue.
- 5
Remove from heat, then whisk in your cream cheese and spices.
- 6
Pour the creamy, cheesy sauce over the pasta and gently fold it in.
- 7
Top with the remaining freshly grated cheeses.
- 8
Bake at 425 degrees Fahrenheit for 15 minutes, then broil for about 5 minutes or until it's golden.
Helpful Notes
- ◈Use only freshly grated cheeses for the best texture and flavor.
The Recipe
Instructions
- 1
Cook your pasta until it's slightly undercooked, then strain and toss in some butter.
- 2
Melt your butter, then sauté in some crushed garlic. Add in your flour and cook until it's golden.
- 3
Whisk in your half and half and heavy cream, and let it simmer until it thickens.
- 4
On low heat, whisk in freshly grated cheeses about one cup at a time. Once it melts, add in another cup and continue.
- 5
Remove from heat, then whisk in your cream cheese and spices.
- 6
Pour the creamy, cheesy sauce over the pasta and gently fold it in.
- 7
Top with the remaining freshly grated cheeses.
- 8
Bake at 425 degrees Fahrenheit for 15 minutes, then broil for about 5 minutes or until it's golden.
Helpful Notes
- ◈Use only freshly grated cheeses for the best texture and flavor.