Grandma’s Southern Mac and Cheese
🕒 Recipe Overview
- Prep Time: 15 minutes 🔪
- Cook Time: 35-40 minutes ⏰
- Total Time: 55 minutes 🍽️
- Servings: 8-10 servings 🥣
🛒 Ingredients You’ll Need
Simple, high-quality ingredients come together to make this legendary side dish:
- 🫕 16 oz (1 lb) Elbow macaroni pasta
- 🧈 ½ cup (1 stick) Unsalted butter, melted
- 🥛 1 ½ cups Evaporated milk (Grandma’s secret for richness!)
- 🥛 1 cup Whole milk or heavy cream
- 🥚 3 large Eggs, beaten
- 🧀 4 cups (16 oz) Sharp Cheddar cheese, freshly shredded & divided
- 🧀 2 cups (8 oz) Colby Jack or Monterey Jack cheese, freshly shredded & divided
- 🧂 1 tsp Salt
- 🧂 ½ tsp Black pepper
- 🧅 ½ tsp Garlic powder
- 🌶️ ¼ tsp Paprika (plus a little extra to dust on top)
