It has cheese throughout it, and it is completely homemade! Reason number two – honey child I put my soul into this southern soul food macaroni and cheese! Reason number one – this is the kind of baked macaroni and cheese you probably had growing up in a soul food household. Now we all know I have a ton of macaroni and cheese recipes uploaded already, but I refer to this one as my soul food macaroni and cheese recipe for several reasons. I actually shared a similar recipe many years ago. However, since then I’ve added more cheese, and changed the steps. Since I already have a southern baked macaroni and cheese recipe uploaded, I will share my soul food version. Why can’t I just like both of them?!! DON’T MAKE ME CHOOSE PEOPLE!! However, I can tell you that I prefer southern & soul food mac and cheese over the others. That’s like asking me to choose between Morris Chestnut and Idris Elba. If I had to pick my favorite recipe for macaroni and cheese, I probably couldn’t because there are way too many to choose from. Even as an adult, I still love me some macaroni and cheese. My favorite thing to sample was macaroni and cheese! I’d always make up an excuse for why I needed two bites to ” make sure” it was right… Yeah I was a greedy lil thang back then too! Especially when it came to mac and cheese! I’d just observe everything, and patiently wait for her to ask me to sample something. She’d turn on the radio, play that good ol’ r&b ( explains why I listen to r&b while I cook!), and go in! My mom would be in the kitchen all Sunday peeling potatoes for her southern potato salad, and cleaning fresh greens that she bought from the market. My mom would wake up early every Sunday to get started on dinner. I remember it just like it was yesterday. Yassss! Just the thought of it take me back to my childhood! I’m talking about crispy fried chicken, tender collard greens with ham hocks, buttery cornbread, and super creamy cheesy mac and cheese. There is something about homemade macaroni and cheese that makes me want a complete soul food meal. Bake for 20 minutes until lightly browned and bubbly.Best Southern Soul Food Macaroni and Cheese recipe. Combine panko crumbs and 2 tablespoons butter.You could serve it at this point without baking, or go to the next step. Pour sauce over pasta and stir to combine.Stir whipped ricotta into cheese sauce until combined.Stir cheese cubes into thickened white sauce until all the cheese is melted.Stir in milk and continue stirring until smooth and thickened. In a small saucepan, melt 4 tablespoons of butter over medium heat.Drain the pasta and place in casserole dish. Boil the pasta according to the package directions while making the sauce.

macaroni or other pasta shape-I used whole wheat fusilli whole milk ricotta, whipped in a food processor until smooth and fluffy original Velveeta® cheese, cut into cubes Preheat oven to 350° butter a 2-quart casserole dish. I’ve tried that recipe making the rounds, where you use only evaporated milk and cheese, and it does not hold up-beware fads. Like any other cheese sauce, you need this flour base to keep the cheese from separating. I usually make my white sauce with 2 tablespoons of flour per cup of milk, but this one uses 4 tablespoons per cup. The base recipe starts out with a very thick white sauce, into which cubes of Velveeta® are stirred.

I like to get a little crust on my mac and cheese, but sometimes you just want to eat it out of the pan, so skip the crumb topping and baking if you like. I am not adding any cheddar to the top of the casserole, just a panko topping. The following recipe starts out with a variation of this one from Kraft and adds whipped ricotta to the sauce, so that it’s extra creamy. Sometimes you might be in the mood for a sharp cheddar or a nutty Gruyere or even a little blue, but you just about always want a creamy texture, not one that separates, leaving an oily trail and little curds of cheese-well, I would eat that, too. You can never have too many mac and cheese recipes.

Make mac n cheese with velveeta