Cheesy Baked Macaroni Recipe
Cheesy Baked Macaroni is a good dish to prepare this holiday season. It is delicious, cheesy, and a sure crowd pleaser. This can be prepared during Christmas dinner, or you can bring this along for your potluck parties. My entire family loves pasta; the richer and cheesier, the better. Cheesy Baked Macaroni is one of…
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Cheesy Baked Macaroni is a good dish to prepare this holiday season. It is delicious, cheesy, and a sure crowd pleaser. This can be prepared during Christmas dinner, or you can bring this along for your potluck parties.
My entire family loves pasta; the richer and cheesier, the better. Cheesy Baked Macaroni is one of our favorite pasta dishes. We love it with a toasted sliced of loaf bread with butter, or even garlic bread.
This has similarities with the previous baked macaroni recipe that I posted. The main difference is the type of cheese used and the amount of bell peppers, which I think helps gives this dish a unique overall taste. Both are great recipes that I am really proud of.
I hope that you enjoy the holidays with your loved ones. Cheers!
Try this Cheesy Baked Macaroni Recipe. Enjoy!
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Cheesy Baked Macaroni
Ingredients
- 1 lb. macaroni
- ¾ cup shredded cheddar cheese
Tomato meat sauce
- 1 lb. ground beef
- 1 Knorr beef cube
- 1 small red bell pepper chopped
- 1 small green bell pepper chopped
- 1 small yellow onion cubed
- 3 cloves garlic crushed and chopped
- 1 lb. tomato sauce
- Salt and ground black pepper to taste
- 3 tablespoons cooking oil
White sauce
- 4 tablespoons butter
- ½ cup all-purpose flour
- 1 ¾ cups fresh milk
- ½ cup quick melt cheese
Instructions
- Cook the pasta according to package instructions. Set aside.
- Cook the tomato meat sauce by heating oil in a pot.
- Sauté the garlic, onion, and bell pepper for 3 to 5 minutes.
- Add the ground beef. Continue to cook until it browns.
- Add the Knorr Beef Cube. Stir.
- Pour the tomato sauce in the cooking pot. Stir and let boil.
- Sprinkle some salt and ground black pepper. Continue to cook for 5 minutes. Set aside.
- Prepare the white sauce by melting the butter in a pot.
- Add the all-purpose flour. Stir until the flour absorbs the butter and lumps are formed.
- Pour the milk in the cooking pot. Continuously stir the mixture while heating the milk until the flour dilutes completely. You can use a wire whisk while mixing to make the texture smooth (be careful with the Teflon pot though, if you are using one).
- Add the quick melt cheese. Continue to stir until the cheese completely melts and is well blended with the mixture. Turn the heat off.
- Arrange the macaroni in a mixing bowl. Pour the tomato meat sauce in and then mix well. Add a few tablespoons of the white sauce in the bowl along with some shredded cheddar cheese. Mix well.
- Arrange the macaroni mixture on a baking pan. Top with remaining white sauce. Make sure to spread the sauce all over to cover the top.
- Preheat oven to 375F. Bake for 15 to 18 minutes.
- Remove from the oven. Serve.
- Share and enjoy!
Nutrition Information
Neil says
Sir Vanjo, do you have the same recipe but no baked? 🙁
Junil Joy Paler says
Hi good day can we used condensed milk to this one? Thanks
Vanjo Merano says
I am assuming that you are asking about sweetened condensed milk. I’m sorry, but not for this recipe. The sweetness of the milk will change the flavor of the entire dish.
Lav says
Thank you sa recipes, Panlasang Pinoy lagi ang una ko tinitignan bago ako magluto hehe. Excited na ko bukas para sa Bake Mac Recipe. Yummm …
Vanjo Merano says
You are welcome. Enjoy the dish!
Regina Belano says
Will try this tomorrow????. We have small family gathering.
Xenchie says
Very tasty!
Santha Dematera De la Torre says
Hi
I have a turbo broiler but don’t have an oven. Is it enough to use for this dish?
Raginne says
Hi! Can I use ground chicken for this?
And if I use ground chicken, will I be using knorr chicken cube? Thanks. I love your recipes!
Lovely Ann Montes says
What kind of fresh milk should I use? Or, any brands that you can suggest that I can use? I am planning to cook this today. Thanks!
Vanjo Merano says
Use whole milk so that it will be richer. I am not sure where you are at, so I cannot suggest any brand.
natt castro says
its yum… thanks sir vanjo
Vanjo Merano says
You are welcome, Natt.
Angelie says
By the way, can I put Nestle Cream kahit na may milk na? And, can I use a turbo cooker for this recipe? Thanks!
Vanjo Merano says
You can try to play with the recipe, but I suggest that you make the dish first using the recipe above so that you know how it tastes, and then tweak it according to your preference 🙂
This recipe is for a conventional oven or an oven toaster. You can use a convection oven such as a turbo broiler, but I cannot provide the details now because I have not tried it yet.
Angelie says
Hi Vanjo, thanks for sharing this awesome recipe, nakakagutom talaga! Do you have an android app where i can view all your recipes? Thanks and more power. 🙂
Vanjo Merano says
You are welcome. I do not have any apps yet (neither Android nor Apple), but you can use this recipe link to browse for recipes by category.
missy says
hello kuya, I always watch your youtube, I’m excited to make this for christmas. What kind of quick melt cheese should I use?
Vanjo Merano says
Thanks for asking. You can use any cheese that are labelled as “quick melt”. I am not sure about your location, but there are quite a number of quick melt cheeses that you can select from in the Philippines. If you are in another country, I suggest that you use Velveeta.
Bill John says
Making this in Christmas. Thanks for the recipe! 🙂
Vanjo Merano says
You are welcome, Bill John. Merry Christmas!
Sunnie Vargas says
Hi Vanjo,.. First of all, Merry Christmas !! I’ve been trying some of your recipe and found ’em real good, that’s why now, I no longer crave for Filipino foods, not like before, I always look for a place where I can eat some Filipino dishes. Here in DFW, TX, there are but a few and sad to say, do not meet my expectations, so when I learned about your site, i immediately started cooking most of your recipe, And they’re all to my liking and very good taste…
Thank you for the wonderful site and your recipe sharing….God bless you…
Sunnie
Vanjo Merano says
Merry Christmas, Sunnie! I appreciate your feedback.
I am here to help. Please let me know if you have questions in the future. Cheers!
krystal says
can i use microwave instead of oven .. and the fresh milk ,can i use evaporated milk?
Vanjo Merano says
Hi Krystal. Thanks for your question. You can use evaporated milk as a substitute to fresh milk. However, this dish is meant to be baked. You should use a conventional oven or an electric oven, at least.
Tin Dela Cruz says
I love baked mac! But I just have a microwave oven… can I use it instead? I want to make this dish for xmas! Your recipe looks so yummy and easy to follow…
Vanjo Merano says
It’s nice to hear from you, Tin.
I’m afraid not. Microwave oven is different from conventional oven. The intention is to bake the macaroni.
StELLA de la Pena says
I’m inspired to cook this coming Christmas and days to come…
Thank u for sharing your talent
Merry Christmas ???
Vanjo Merano says
You are welcome, Stella.
Shugar says
Thanks for this yummy recipe Kuya Vanjo 🙂
Vanjo Merano says
You are welcome
Connie says
I’ll prepare this on my bday? Thank you for posting?
Vanjo Merano says
Happy birthday in advance. Have a wonderful day!
Olivia says
What is the size of the baking pan needed for this recipe?
Vanjo Merano says
I am using a 9x13x2 baking pan.
DJ says
1 lb tomato sauce?
Vanjo Merano says
Yes. 1 lb. tomato sauce in can.