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Southern Style Mac & Cheese (Video Tutorial)

Felesha Bell
My most requested recipe for south side mac and cheese!
4.60 from 5 votes
Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 50 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 10 minutes
Servings 12

Ingredients
  

  • 1 lb. macaroni sometimes I use medium shells
  • 2 cups Colby Jack cheese 8 oz. block, shredded
  • 2 cups Extra Sharp Cheddar 8oz. block, shredded
  • 2 cups Pepper Jack with Cream Cheese shredded
  • 1 can cheddar cheese soup
  • 1 cup sour cream
  • kosher salt
  • black pepper
  • cayenne pepper
  • 1/2 stick butter sliced into 12 thin pats
  • 3 eggs
  • 2 cups half and half

Instructions
 

  • Bring a large pot of water to a boil, adding enough kosher salt to the water to taste.
  • Once the water comes to a boil, pour in macaroni, stirring occasionally to ensure that the pasta doesn't stick to the bottom of the pot.
  • While your pasta is boiling, spray a 10X13 casserole dish with cooking spray.
  • Mix cheeses together and place a small scant amount into the bottom of the greased casserole dish and spread to cover.
  • After the pasta has been boiled for 7 minutes, taste one to ensure that it's al dente (to the bite) and remove from the heat and drain.
  • Pour the pasta in a large mixing bowl and mix well with cheddar cheese soup and sour cream. Spread half of the macaroni mixture over the scant layer of mixed cheese.
  • Sprinkle a little kosher salt, pepper, cayenne pepper and 6 pats of butter of the macaroni.
  • Repeat with half of the remaining cheese, the remaining pasta mixture, salt, pepper, cayenne pepper and 6 more pats of butter.
  • Place the remaining amount of shredded cheese over the top.
  • Crack eggs and beat until mixed well and pour them into half and half and mix well.
  • Once mixed, pour the milk mixture over the entire casserole and poke with a knife to make sure that it spreads through the entire dish.
  • Place in a 350 degree oven for 1 hour or until browned. Check it at 50 minutes just in case. It should be nice and bubbly brown! Say Grace and enjoy!
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