{"id":6767,"date":"2026-07-24T13:00:04","date_gmt":"2026-07-24T13:00:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/?p=6767"},"modified":"2026-07-24T13:00:04","modified_gmt":"2026-07-24T13:00:04","slug":"creamy-baked-macaroni-cheese","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/2026\/07\/24\/creamy-baked-macaroni-cheese\/","title":{"rendered":"Creamy Baked Macaroni &#038; Cheese"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>Creamy Baked Macaroni &amp; Cheese<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Ingredients:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>12 oz (340 g) elbow macaroni<\/li>\n<li>4 tbsp butter<\/li>\n<li>4 tbsp all-purpose flour<\/li>\n<li>3 cups whole milk<\/li>\n<li>1 cup heavy cream<\/li>\n<li>2 cups shredded sharp cheddar cheese<\/li>\n<li>1 cup shredded mozzarella cheese<\/li>\n<li>\u00bd cup grated Parmesan cheese<\/li>\n<li>1 tsp salt<\/li>\n<li>\u00bd tsp black pepper<\/li>\n<li>\u00bd tsp garlic powder<\/li>\n<li>\u00bd tsp onion powder<\/li>\n<li>\u00bd tsp paprika<\/li>\n<li>1 cup extra shredded cheddar cheese for topping<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Instructions:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Preheat your oven to <strong>375\u00b0F (190\u00b0C)<\/strong>. Grease a 9\u00d713-inch baking dish.<\/li>\n<li>Cook the elbow macaroni in salted boiling water until just <strong>al dente<\/strong>. Drain and set aside.<\/li>\n<li>In a large saucepan, melt the butter over medium heat. Whisk in the flour and cook for about 1 minute.<\/li>\n<li>Gradually pour in the milk and heavy cream, whisking constantly until smooth. Cook until the sauce thickens slightly.<\/li>\n<li>Reduce the heat to low. Add the cheddar, mozzarella, and Parmesan cheese. Stir until completely melted and silky smooth.<\/li>\n<li>Season with salt, black pepper, garlic powder, onion powder, and paprika.<\/li>\n<li>Add the cooked macaroni to the cheese sauce and stir until every piece is coated.<\/li>\n<li>Pour everything into the prepared baking dish. Sprinkle the remaining cheddar cheese evenly over the top.<\/li>\n<li>Bake for <strong>20\u201325 minutes<\/strong>, until hot, bubbly, and golden on top.<\/li>\n<li>Let it rest for <strong>5\u201310 minutes<\/strong> before serving.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong>Tip:<\/strong> For an extra crispy topping, mix the cheese with <strong>\u00bd cup breadcrumbs and 1 tablespoon melted butter<\/strong> before sprinkling it over the macaroni.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Creamy Baked Macaroni &amp; Cheese Ingredients: 12 oz (340 g) elbow macaroni 4 tbsp butter 4 tbsp all-purpose flour 3&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":6768,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6767","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\/6767","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=6767"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6767\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6769,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6767\/revisions\/6769"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/6768"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6767"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6767"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6767"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}