Baked Macaroni and Cheese

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I won't make this again. The box mac & cheese tastes better than this. The sharp cheese does not get smooth. It has a granular consistency mixed into library paste. I cut the onion back to 1/4 cup and that was still too much. I'd cut back on the mustard to 1 tsp. These fancy chefs seem to always over spice things. I hate watching them grab fingerfuls of salt, the white death spice. Do they even consider the daily recommended amount of salt in one's diet?

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Wow!! This was fantastic. I followed the suggestions from karenw1101 and the recipe was perfect. The adults and kids in my family gobbled it up. I will definitely be making this again.

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I think this is a great base recipe to play with. I took it to a party where everyone brought a dish and my doubled recipe all went with excellent reviews from all-especially from the kids! I came up with a few changes after reading the reviews:
1. Up the amt. of butter by a TBS or so & saute onions in the butter before you add the flour to make the base. This helps take away the "raw" onion flavor that many found to be overwhelming in the reviews. I also added some grated garlic and sauteed with the onions.
2.Subsitute 1/4-1/2 or so of the milk with chicken broth-it adds a ton of flavor!
3. I added a mexican blend and parmesan cheese to the cheese mixture for another layer of flavor. I also added the parm to the bread crumb mixture.
4. Omit the eggs to get a more creamy and less solid texture to the dish.
5. Bake covered to begin with & then uncover at the end. If you bake with convection the topping gets golden brown and super crunchy!

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My husband, 3 1/2 year old son and I consider this a keeper and my search for mac and cheese recipe is over. It's ooey gooey tasty good. Made some changes:
*Used 9 oz. EXTRA sharp cheddar cheese and 4 oz. sargento 4 cheese mix (cheddar, provalone, mozzarella etc....couldn't find other package of Extra sharp cheddar cheese...
*Took other reviewers suggestions and added 1/4 cup onion instead of 1/2...also I sauteed onion.
*Topped mac and cheese with grated parmesan before bread crumbs.
*Didn't have panko so used plain bread crumbs.
*Baked it covered with aluminum foil 35 of 45 minutes.

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loved this recipe from the first forkful! It was creamy and delicious. So full of flavor. will definately make this again soon.

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I have now made this 2 times for family gatherings and each time I'm asked for the recipe! I used a pound of cheese instead of 12oz. I use 12 oz of sharp cheddar and then 4 oz of pepperjack. I also fried up bacon so they were like bacon bits and folded it in. AMAZING! I bought texas toast croutons and put them in a ziplock crush them up, toss them with melted butter and lay it on the top. It is not a calorie friendly meal one serving is 550 calories but it is DELICIOUS! Make sure you do bake it for 30 minutes so the milk and cheese have time to blend together well!

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This was very good!

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This was the fist time I tried this Mac and Cheese and the sauce was very tasty but after baking it was very dry. Can anyone offer advise on how to keep it a bit creamy? I have to say the onions really gave it a great taste. I give it a 3 star before baking time.

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This mac and cheese is delicious! I read some of the reviews before I made this for Thanksgiving, and I used 1/4 cup of onion instead of 1/2 cup and extra sharp cheddar cheese instead of sharp cheddar cheese. I'm glad I used less onion because I can see how it would be too strong, but 1/4 cup was perfect because it was so tasty and everyone loved it! The bread crumbs also turned a gorgeous golden brown in the oven... yum!

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I think this is a "grown up" mac and cheese. I made the mac and cheese for my kids and it didn't go over very well. My son will usually ask for seconds and he didn't even eat half of this mac and cheese. The onion is too strong of a taste for kids.