Ingredients
Scale
- One box of macaroni noodles
- 4 Cups of Sharp Cheddar Cheese
- 2 Cups of Mild Cheddar Cheese
- 1 Stick of Butter
- 3 Cups of milk
- Salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
- Boil macaroni noodles as directed on package, drain in colander and rinse well.
- There will be three layers to the dish. Spoon 1/3 of the Macaroni noodles into the baking pan, salt and pepper to taste. Cut butter into 8 tablespoons as mark on stick of butter, add 3 tablespoons to bottom layer.
- Add 2 cups of grated sharp cheddar cheese, be sure to cover all the noodles with cheese.
- Cover with a second layer of macaroni noodles , salt, pepper and butter and add 2 cups of mild cheddar cheese.
- Repeat top third layer with macaroni cheese noodles, salt, pepper, butter and top with 2 cups of sharp cheddar cheese. Be sure to cover all noodles with cheese.
- Add 3 cups of milk, pour slowly and evenly over macaroni and cheese layers.
- Bake at 365 degrees for 60 minutes, macaroni should be brown on top, if milk is still present let cook for additional 30 minutes. Insert knife until the center of knife comes out clean and all of the milk is baked into the macaroni and cheese.
- Don’t be fooled by the browning of the top! True test is when the center has no more milk. The final baked mac and cheese dish serves a crowd of at least 10 hungry friends and family.