The Best SOUTHERN STYLE Baked Macaroni and Cheese Recipe and Tutorial

heavy cream

🥗Healthier: Greek yogurt

💰Cheaper: milk + cornstarch

Greek yogurt reduces calories while maintaining creaminess

cheddar cheese

🥗Healthier: reduced-fat cheddar

💰Cheaper: processed cheese

Reduced-fat cheddar lowers calories without sacrificing much flavor.

butter

🥗Healthier: olive oil

💰Cheaper: margarine

Olive oil is healthier and margarine is often cheaper.

monterey jack cheese

🥗Healthier: part-skim mozzarella

💰Cheaper: colby cheese

Part-skim mozzarella is lower in fat and colby cheese is generally less expensive.

Pour chicken stock into a pan and turn the heat to high.

Grate gouda, kobe jack, mozzarella, and sharp cheddar cheese.

Add 1.5 cups elbow macaroni to the pan and cook for 8 minutes.

Grease the baking pan with butter.

Drain the macaroni after 8 minutes and add butter to stir.

Add all the grated cheese to the macaroni.

Add 8 ounces of cream cheese to the mixture.

In a bowl, whisk together 1 cup milk, 1/4 teaspoon salt, 1/4 teaspoon onion powder, 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder, 1/4 teaspoon black pepper, and 1/4 teaspoon smoked paprika.

Add the egg to the custard mixture and whisk again.

Combine the cheese mixture with the custard and stir well.

Transfer the mixture to the greased baking pan and bake in the oven.

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