{"id":3099,"date":"2026-04-05T00:02:55","date_gmt":"2026-04-05T00:02:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/?p=3099"},"modified":"2026-04-05T00:02:55","modified_gmt":"2026-04-05T00:02:55","slug":"5-cheese-crack-and-cheese-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/05\/5-cheese-crack-and-cheese-2\/","title":{"rendered":"5 Cheese Crack and Cheese"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>5 Cheese Crack and Cheese<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Description:<\/strong><br \/>\nCreamy, cheesy, oven-baked magic loaded with five melty cheeses. Ultimate comfort in every bite.<\/p>\n<h3>Ingredients<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>1 pound elbow macaroni<\/li>\n<li>2 cups cheddar cheese, shredded<\/li>\n<li>1 cup mozzarella cheese, shredded<\/li>\n<li>1 cup Monterey Jack cheese, shredded<\/li>\n<li>1\/2 cup Parmesan cheese, grated<\/li>\n<li>4 oz cream cheese, softened<\/li>\n<li>2 cups milk<\/li>\n<li>1\/2 cup butter<\/li>\n<li>1\/2 tsp garlic powder<\/li>\n<li>1\/2 tsp salt (adjust to taste)<\/li>\n<li>1\/4 tsp black pepper<\/li>\n<li>Optional topping: crushed crackers or breadcrumbs for extra crunch<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Instructions<\/h3>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>Preheat oven:<\/strong> Preheat your oven to 350\u00b0F (175\u00b0C). Grease a 9\u00d713-inch baking dish.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Cook pasta:<\/strong> Boil the elbow macaroni according to package instructions until al dente. Drain and set aside.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Make cheese sauce:<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>In a large saucepan, melt butter over medium heat.<\/li>\n<li>Add the milk and cream cheese, stirring until smooth.<\/li>\n<li>Gradually add cheddar, mozzarella, Monterey Jack, and Parmesan, stirring until fully melted and creamy.<\/li>\n<li>Season with garlic powder, salt, and pepper.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Combine pasta and sauce:<\/strong> Add the cooked macaroni to the cheese sauce and stir until evenly coated.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Bake:<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>Pour the cheesy pasta mixture into the prepared baking dish.<\/li>\n<li>Top with extra shredded cheese or crushed crackers if desired.<\/li>\n<li>Bake for 25\u201330 minutes, until bubbly and golden on top.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Serve:<\/strong> Let it cool slightly before serving. Enjoy the ultimate cheesy comfort!<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>5 Cheese Crack and Cheese Description: Creamy, cheesy, oven-baked magic loaded with five melty cheeses. Ultimate comfort in every bite.&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":3100,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3099","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-recipe"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3099","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3099"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3099\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3101,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3099\/revisions\/3101"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3100"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3099"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3099"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3099"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}