Skip to main content
The Supper Bell
Back to browse
From Smitten Kitchen

Easiest Baked Macaroni and Cheese

Time
1 hr 20 min
Makes
Servings: 6 (generous) to 8 (side dish) servings
Ingredients
10
Get the recipe at Smitten Kitchen (opens in a new tab)

The method's theirs. Go give them the click.

Ingredients

Amounts
  • 2 tablespoons unsalted butter
  • 1 cup full-fat cottage cheese, sour cream, or see Note up top for other suggestions
  • 2 cups low-fat or whole milk
  • 1 teaspoon dry mustard
  • Pinch cayenne
  • Pinch freshly grated nutmeg (I skipped this)
  • 1/2 teaspoon fine sea salt
  • 1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
  • 1 pound sharp or extra-sharp cheddar cheese, grated (I usually use one from Cabot ), see Note
  • 1/2 pound uncooked elbow pasta
Shopping list

“What I'm missing” leaves off staples you almost certainly have — salt, pepper, oil, water — and anything already in your pantry.

The method

The steps live at smittenkitchen.com. We don't copy them: Smitten Kitchen wrote this recipe, and your visit supports them.

Get the recipe at Smitten Kitchen (opens in a new tab)