98 Reviews of Creamy Macaroni and Cheese

From: Nicole Brown2

On Oct 21, 2005

I have tried MANY mac & cheese recipes over the years and none of them were ever cheesy enough, always too dry. This recipe was wonderful! It goes in my permanent file and the others are getting tossed! I actually halved the recipe - one half for my family and the other half for a family at church who had just had a baby. They actually called me for the recipe!

From: *OzMan*

On Nov 21, 2004

I tried this Mac & Cheese a few nights ago and I will tell you that it is one of the best I have tasted! I did use garlic powder instead of the granules, but other than that followed as written and it came out wonderful. The cayenne added a nice zip to the flavor, it came out very nice and not dry like some do, and I will be using this recipe again and again, and thank you NurseDi, for a very good Mac & Cheese recipe!

From: Geema

On Oct 27, 2006

Ultimate comfort food! I've made this recipe twice now, and both times have gotten excellent comments about how good this mac and cheese tastes. My DD doesn't give compliments easily and she proclaimed it "the best"! The first time I prepared this dish, I must have used too much flour because it really was too thick for my taste, so now I have a light hand when measuring. Removing the pan from the heat when adding the cheese is another important tip, as another reviewer mentioned, so that the cheese doesn't get grainy, but stays smooth and creamy. While I won't be making this dish very often because of the amounts of cream and cheese and butter, it will definitely be the recipe I choose when I want to splurge and throw diet to the winds.

From: startnover

On Sep 27, 2006

This was very good..I give it 4-1/2 stars as the cheese went a little curdly upon baking. Next time I will not bake it or will use velvetta. I also used texas pete instead of cayenne. Thanks.

From: Darlene in Georgia

On Jan 21, 2008

This is really good. My 7 year old said "This is the best". I added 1/2 cup pureed butternut squash so my picky 4 year would eat vegetables without knowing and added 1/2 pound Lake o' Lakes pasturized cheese from the deli. Thanks for the recipe.

From: SPharo

On Jul 13, 2006

This a great recipe, my new favorite mac & cheese. The only thing I changed was my substitution of minced garlic for the garlic granules. It made two large dishes full (as I did not have the 13x9 inch dish) and by the next day both were completely gone. My brother and I ate the leftovers all day, both of us agreeing that it was the best dish at the table.

From: ncage

On Apr 26, 2008

Ok first of all, I rarely give a recipe a 5. I a tough reviewer . I will be honest, ive made a few recipes for "Oven" macaroni and cheese and never have really liked any of them. They were dry and just not that great. My girlfriend just loves macaroni and cheese from cracker barell. She knows i'm a very accomplished cook. She requested i make mac & cheese for her. I searched and searched and found this recipe. I thought what they hey i will give it a shot. Hopefully its not a totally disaster and she doesn't like it. I made this and OMG. It was the bomb. This recipe yielded a lot of mac & cheese and i thought it would end up going bad but we ate it until it was gone . It was even awesome left over which is more than you can say for most mac & cheese. I will make a small note. I had to add a little more milk to the cheese cause because the quantity of liquid wasn't enough. I probably added an additional 1-1.5 cups. Other than that i will put this recipe down as one of my favorites.

From: TaterBug! :)

On Feb 28, 2009

It came out perfect! Creamy, rich, ooey gooey, nice stand out cheddar flavor, and a nice complexity added to it by the cayenne and garlic. I added some buttered panko breadcrumbs to the top simply because I was in the mood to go all the way! Thanks for the great recipe. I almost forgot to mention that i did not add the garlic granules, rather I find that a slightly crushed garlic clove add to the milk and then removed before adding the cheese does the trick without being grainy.

From: DoubleA's Mom

On May 19, 2007

This is a very yummy mac and cheese recipe. I loved that it stayed so creamy. The key is to only bake it for 20 minutes, exactly as the recipe states in order to keep the creamy texture. Definite two thumbs up! My dinner guests raved about it as well which was a bonus.

From: Chef #272434

On Apr 30, 2007

This is really good. My husband is one of the toughest people to please I've ever known. He said this was the best he's had. We make one similar but without cream and garlic powder and I think that kicks it up a notch. If you like the taste of sharp cheddar cheese you'll love this.