{"id":277,"date":"2017-01-18T14:28:25","date_gmt":"2017-01-18T14:28:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/homemademacaroni.com\/?page_id=277"},"modified":"2017-01-18T14:39:06","modified_gmt":"2017-01-18T14:39:06","slug":"best-baked-macaroni-cheese-recipe","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/homemademacaroni.com\/?page_id=277","title":{"rendered":"Best Baked Macaroni &#038; Cheese"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\">This traditional macaroni and cheese recipe is made with Cheddar cheese and baked until golden brown and bubbling for a satisfying supper.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Recipe makes 6 To 8 servings.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>Ingredients<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>2 (8-ounce) boxes (4 cups) uncooked dried elbow macaroni<\/li>\n<li>1\/2 cup Butter<\/li>\n<li>1 tablespoons all-purpose flour<\/li>\n<li>2 cups milk<\/li>\n<li>1 teaspoon salt<\/li>\n<li>1 (8-ounce) package (2 cups) Cheddar Cheese, cubed 1\/2 inch<\/li>\n<li>1 cup dried bread crumbs<\/li>\n<li>2 tablespoon Butter, melted<\/li>\n<li>2 tablespoon chopped fresh parsley<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Directions<\/h3>\n<ol>\n<li>Heat oven to 350\u00b0F. Cook macaroni according to package directions. Drain.<\/li>\n<li>Meanwhile, melt 1\/4 cup butter in 3-quart saucepan until sizzling; stir in flour. Cook over medium heat, stirring occasionally, until smooth and bubbly (1 minute). Add milk and salt.<\/li>\n<li>Continue cooking, stirring occasionally, until sauce is thickened (3 to 4 minutes).<\/li>\n<li>Stir in cooked macaroni and cheese. Spoon the mixture into ungreased 2-quart casserole.<\/li>\n<li>Stir together all remaining ingredients in small bowl; sprinkle over macaroni and cheese.<\/li>\n<li>Bake for 20 to 25 minutes or until heated through and golden brown.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h4>Helpful Tips<\/h4>\n<p>Use 3 to 4 quarts of water per pound of pasta. Unsalted water will reach a boil faster than salted water, so add salt to rapidly boiling water just before adding the pasta. Use about 1 teaspoon salt for each quart of water.<\/p>\n<p>Adding 1 tablespoon olive oil to the cooking water keeps pasta from sticking together while cooking. Olive oil in the water also keeps the water from boiling over.<\/p>\n<p>For a gourmet flavor, stir in 3 ounces cubed cream cheese and 1 teaspoon Dijon-style mustard with the milk.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This traditional macaroni and cheese recipe is made with Cheddar cheese and baked until golden brown and bubbling for a satisfying supper. Recipe makes 6 To 8 servings. Ingredients 2 (8-ounce) boxes (4 cups) uncooked dried elbow macaroni 1\/2 cup Butter 1 tablespoons all-purpose flour 2 cups milk 1 teaspoon salt 1 (8-ounce) package (2 &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/homemademacaroni.com\/?page_id=277\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Best Baked Macaroni &#038; Cheese&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":112,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/homemademacaroni.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/277"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/homemademacaroni.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/homemademacaroni.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/homemademacaroni.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/homemademacaroni.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=277"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/homemademacaroni.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/277\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":281,"href":"https:\/\/homemademacaroni.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/277\/revisions\/281"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/homemademacaroni.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/112"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/homemademacaroni.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=277"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}