TikTok Mac and Cheese
TikTok Macaroni and Cheese, 4 cheese blended super creamy, super cheesy thick oven finished mac and cheese with broiled golden brown cheese topping. This TikTok Macaroni is to DIE FOR!
Servings: 10 people
Calories: 678kcal
Ingredients
- 1 lb elbow macaroni noodles al dente
- 7 tbsp butter
- 1 tbsp minced garlic
- 2½ tbsp all purpose flour
- 3½ cups half and half
- ½ cup heavy whipping cream
- 4 cups Shredded Cheddar Cheese Blend
- 2 cups Shredded Mild Cheddar Cheese
Seasonings
- 1 tsp garlic powder
- 1 tsp onion powder
- 1 tsp Paprika
- 1 tsp salt
- ¼ tsp black pepper
Toppping
- 1 cup shredded White Cheddar Cheese
- 1 cup shredded Mozzarella cheese
- chopped fresh parsley
Instructions
- Boil 1 pound of Elbow Macaroni noodles until just finished (al dente). Drain pasta water.
- Preheat oven to 425.
- Grease a 9x13x2 baking dish with nonstick cooking spray and place cooked and drained macaroni noodles and 2 tablespoons butter (on top of noodles) in the baking casserole dish.
- Mix macaroni well until butter is melted. Set dish aside and keep warm.
- In a large skillet, combine 5 tablespoons of butter, minced garlic, and all-purpose flour. Whisk over medium heat until butter is melted and mixture is thick- this happens fairly quickly.
- Add half and half and heavy whipping cream and continue to heat until nearly boiling.
- Remove skillet from heat and stir in 4 cups shredded cheese blend, 2 cups mild cheddar, and all seasonings and spices. It is helpful to melt about 1 cup at a time versus dumping it all in at once.
- Continue stirring until all cheese is melted.
- Once the cheese is completely melted, pour the cheese mixture to the macaroni noodles and stir well to evenly distribute and coat. A spatula can be of assistance in moving the noodles around for a more even distribution of cheese.
- Top macaroni and cheese with remaining 1 cup mild cheddar, white cheddar and mozzarella cheese, doing best to cover the entire top of the noodles.
- Bake macaroni at 425 for 15 minutes in the oven
- Broil top for 3-5 minutes or until cheese is browned on top (optional but please be careful when broiling, burning happens quickly, and not all ovens heat at the same rate).
- Top dish with chopped fresh parsley before serving if desired. Serve immediately while still hot.
Notes
Original TikTok recipe contains the following cheese blends:
- 8 oz Colby
- 12 oz medium cheddar
- 4 oz sharp cheddar
- 6 oz mozzarella
Variations
- Optional: Add 2.5 tbsp cream cheese into cheese sauce until fully melted.
- Milk may be used in place of heavy whipping cream for cheese sauce.
Nutrition
Serving: 0.5cup | Calories: 678kcal | Carbohydrates: 41g | Protein: 30g | Fat: 44g | Saturated Fat: 28g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 12g | Cholesterol: 141mg | Sodium: 870mg | Potassium: 238mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin A: 1376IU | Vitamin C: 2mg | Calcium: 738mg | Iron: 1mg