Five Delicious Macaroni and Cheese Recipes You Have to Try

It is National Macaroni Day and I decided to celebrate it by sharing several recipes for one of my favorite foods. Honestly, it's entirely possible that you love Macaroni and Cheese as much as I do.  And, if you do, you're in for quite a treat. I'm sharing my recipe that I make at home a lot and some other recipes that I found online.

So, without further adieu, here we go.

FIVE MACARONI & CHEESE RECIPES THAT YOU HAVE TO TRY

We'll start with my personal recipe. I have several that in my handmade cookbook at home, but this is the one I go to the most.  This is my recipe for Mac & Cheese with Kentucky Bourbon Smoked Paprika.

MACARONI AND CHEESE w/ KY BOURBON SMOKED PAPRIKA

1 box of elbow macaroni

2 cups sharp cheddar cheese (shredded)

1 cup Colby cheese (shredded)

2 tablespoons butter

2 and 3/4 cups half & half

A can and 1/2 Campbell's Cheddar Cheese condensed soup

1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper

1/2 teaspoon paprika (I use a Bourbon smoked paprika I got at Hillview Farms Meats)

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DIRECTIONS:

There are two ways to cook this. If you decide to cook it in a Crock Pot, do NOT cook the macaroni. However, if you intend to bake this in the oven, go ahead and cook your macaroni according to label directions.

Combine the half & half with the Campbell's Cheddar Cheese soup (until smooth), then mix in the paprika and black pepper.

Pour in the macaroni, half of the cheddar cheese and Colby cheese, the butter (cut into small pieces) and mix all that with your half & half/cheddar cheese soup mixture. Mix well.

Pour into a baking dish (or the Crock Pot) and top with the remaining shredded cheese.

If you are cooking this in a slow cooker, cook on low for 3 hours.

If you are baking this in the oven, prepare a baking dish (I like to butter it) and bake for roughly 30 minutes at 350 degrees.

Okay, wanna know what it looks like?  Voila!

And, yes! That is REALLY good.

Here's another.  And, look!  I'll be honest. I am not a culinary expert by any stretch of the imagination.  However, I do know my way around the kitchen.  But I am nowhere near the level of this woman.

THE PIONEER WOMAN'S MACARONI AND CHEESE

If you want to try a delicious mac and cheese recipe, check out this one from The Pioneer Woman!  And, her recipe will feed a small army. She uses two pounds of macaroni in this dish.

And, can you go wrong with any Martha Stewart recipe?  I think not. This is Martha's version of her mother's recipe and her mom is along for the delicious, cheesy ride!

MARTHA STEWART'S MACARONI AND CHEESE

Up next, we have the "ridiculously creamy and cheesy Southern Baked Man & Cheese" from Sam the Cooking Guy.  Sam says he's "releasing his inner Paul Deen" and I, for one, am here for it because he uses BACON!!

SOUTHERN BAKED MACARONI & CHEESE

And, finally, you know that some macaroni & cheese recipes just don't have enough cheese.  That's not the case this recipe.  It's got all kinds of cheese in it- including a block of cream cheese. Every single thing about this recipe is southern.  It's thick, cheesy and delicious.  You'll be "cutting this out like it's a piece of cake."

TOP WINNING SOUTHERN BAKED MACARONI AND CHEESE

Happy National Macaroni Day!