I mentioned this Our podcast These days, this is my ultimate comfort food! I love this on holidays like Thanksgiving. I want to bake casserole, but I don’t want to burn bread crumbs in the process. Then remove the cover of the dish and bake for another 8-10 minutes. For the first 20 minutes of baking, cover the top of the dish with aluminum foil. Do I need to cover the macaroni and cheese when baking? Use something that is low in water (not fresh mozzarella cheese) and rich in flavor. What is the best cheese to use for macaroni and cheese?įor this recipe, I like the mix of sharp cheddar and pepperjack. If you keep the crumbs separately, you can cover this dish and store it in the refrigerator and bake it the next day or the next day (add bread crumbs). I often make this by adding bread crumbs and baking. Is it possible to make freshly baked macaroni and cheese first? But sometimes the recipe for freshly baked macaroni and cheese is, well, very tasteless and tasteless. And you can run out of old bread or get fantasies with special things like sourdough and rye.Īnd secondly, this baked macaroni and cheese is a bit spicy because I use both Cayenne and Pepperjack cheese. Make your own bread crumbs! It’s worth it, it really is. There are some things that really enhance this baked macaroni and cheese recipe. This is not a huge casserole made to feed 50. From start to finish, I was able to cook this dish in less than an hour. The “crazy” ingredients found here are Cayenne and Pepperjack cheese. I’ve been making it for years (I originally published this recipe in 2012, but it hasn’t changed much). This is my favorite grilled macaroni and cheese recipe.