HOW TO MAKE BAKED MAC & CHEESE UNDER $20 | EASY CREAMY BAKED MACARONI & CHEESE RECIPE

cheddar cheese

🥗Healthier: reduced-fat cheddar cheese

💰Cheaper: processed cheese

Lower calorie option or more budget-friendly.

butter

🥗Healthier: olive oil

💰Cheaper: margarine

Healthier fat source or cheaper alternative.

Melt 1 tablespoon of butter in a skillet.

Pour in 1 pint of heavy whipping cream and heat it up.

Add 1 8-ounce block of cream cheese cut into cubes to the cream.

Whisk in the cream cheese until melted and incorporated.

Add 6 ounces of gouda cheese cut into cubes to the sauce and let it melt.

Boil elbow macaroni until slightly done, not completely soft.

Add the cooked macaroni to a greased aluminum pan.

Squeeze in the cheese that came with the macaroni.

Gradually pour in the cream sauce, stirring a little at a time to avoid it becoming too soupy.

Sprinkle in a little shredded cheddar cheese and mozzarella cheese, gently folding it in without complete mixing.

Top the macaroni with more shredded cheddar cheese and shredded mozzarella.

Bake at 400 degrees for 5 minutes.

Broil on high for another 5 minutes.

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Equipment Needed

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