A reminder to myself: always pay attention to what salt the recipe calls for: Kosher or table salt. Also, the recipe calls for Kosher salt, which is less salty than table salt, so because I used regular table salt, I reduced the salt amount accordingly. I also reduced the amount of cheese to sprinkle over top as the original amount called for in the recipe seemed excessive.

Even after I halved the recipe, it still produced quite a lot of pasta - enough to make 6 or 8 very rich servings. Martha's recipe for mac and cheese calls for 1 pound of elbow macaroni, which produces a huge amount of pasta, so I halved the recipe, using ½ pound of elbow macaroni instead of 1 pound, and halving the rest of ingredients. For once, however, I decided I wanted to make a 'real' homemade mac and cheese: very traditional, using regular cheese (such as cheddar), baked in the oven, and using white sauce.Īs I was looking for an easy homemade baked macaroni and cheese recipe, a lot of sources seemed to be pointing to Martha Stewart macaroni and cheese, so that seemed like a good place to start. I make a lot of easy 'adult' mac and cheeses (with strong cheeses and funky add-in's) to accompany steaks in our house. There are many easier ways to make it, but this recipe is the classic one you want to use for the real deal!

Easy baked macaroni and cheese recipe - this is a very classic recipe for how a true mac and cheese should really be prepared.

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