Baked Mac and Cheese With Velveeta Recipe

Baked Mac and Cheese With Velveeta Recipe

From simple weeknight dinners to fancy holiday meals, nothing beats this old fashioned, traditional Baked Macaroni and Cheese with Velveeta. It’s a classic, favorite comfort food everyone from adults to kids just love as a welcome side dish or as a hearty main course when paired with soup or salad.

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Course: Main Dish

Cuisine: American

Prep Time: 5

Cook Time: 25

Servings:

Calories: 303kcal

Author: Megan Porta

Ingredients

▢ 16 oz elbow macaroni
▢ 1 1/2 cups shredded cheddar cheese
▢ 4 oz Velveeta cut into chunks
▢ 4 tbsp butter cut into chunks
▢ 1 1/2 cups shredded mozzarella cheese
▢ 1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese

Instructions

Coat a 9x13 baking dish with cooking spray and set aside. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
Cook the pasta in boiling water 3 minutes shy of al dente. If package directions recommend 8 minutes of cook time, cook for no longer than 5 minutes.
Drain pasta and immediately add cheddar cheese, Velveeta and butter. Stir until cheeses and butter have melted.
Pour the mixture into the prepared baking dish and spread in an even layer. Top with the mozzarella cheese and sprinkle the Parmesan cheese over the top.
Bake in the preheated oven for 20 minutes or until cheese is melted and the top is a nice golden brown around the edges.

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Notes

You can sub the pasta noodles for another pasta such as large shells, bowtie, or rotini pasta.
Boil the pasta a few minutes shy of al dente. Nothing worse than mushy pasta in your mac and cheese.
Add a layer of bread crumbs to the top of the mac and cheese before baking.
Shred your own cheddar cheese instead of using pre-shredded cheese for best melt.
Make a batch ahead and freeze portions for later.
Add all sorts of mix-ins! See my suggestions below.

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