Use the veggie side dishes I listed above and one of these tasty main dish recipes!
If you are going to serve baked mac and cheese as a side dish I suggest serving a meat dish and a veggie dish as well. I know a lot of people like to have a ‘full meal’ and use baked mac and cheese as a side dish instead of a main dish. Check out some of my favorite side dish recipes to enjoy with baked mac and cheese. If I am serving baked mac and cheese as a main dish then I like to make veggies and a salad as the side dishes. The great thing about this baked mac and cheese recipe is that you can use it for a main dish or as a side dish. What goes good with Homemade Macaroni and Cheese They will continue cooking while in the oven, so you want to make sure that you are not getting soggy noddles while they bake in the amazing cheese sauce. Which is about 1-2 minutes before the stage where they are completely cooked. The important thing about your noodles is that you cook them until just before they reach al dente.
However if you do not have elbow noodles on hand you can use any tubular noodles and it will work great. I use elbow noodles whenever I make this homemade mac and cheese. That coating makes for not the best melting when you are making homemade mac and cheese. I know it is tempting because of convenience, but they coat the cheese in the bag so it doesn’t clump together. You can cut your block of cheese into cubes or you can shred it yourself, but you do not want to use the preshredded. The only MUST do thing when it comes to your cheese in baked mac and cheese is using a block of cheese. If you want to give your mac and cheese a kick make this recipe using Pepper Jack Cheese. You can also change things up and use two different kinds of cheese if you want to. It also tastes amazing with white cheddar and Monterey jack cheese.
When I make baked homemade mac and cheese I normally use Cracker Barrel extra sharp cheddar cheese but you can use what you have on hand or your favorite kind of cheese.
I can then put it in the fridge and bake it for a little bit longer then normal to enjoy for dinner, or I can bring it with us to a party or get together.īaked Macaroni and Cheese: What kind of Cheese Should I Use? One of the things I love about this homemade mac and cheese recipe is that I can do all of the steps except for baking ahead of time.
Flip sandwich and gently press down sandwich for even cooking. Cook until bottom piece of bread is golden brown, about 4-5 minutes. Top with second slice of bread, mayonnaise side up. Layer with sliced cheese, bacon, mac and cheese and jalpaenos if using. Melt half of butter, then place one slice of bread, mayonnaise side down, into pan. Spread mayonnaise on both slices of bread set aside.