Delilah's 7 Cheese Mac and Cheese

Recipe courtesy Delilah Winder

Show: Throwdown with Bobby FlayEpisode: Man 'n' Cheese

Rated: 4 stars out of 5Rate itRead users' reviews (150)

RECIPE
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Cook Time:
1 hr 10 min
Level:
Easy
Yield:
10 to 12 servings

Times:

Prep: 30 min
Inactive Prep: --
Cook: 1 hr 10 min
Total:: 1 hr 40 min

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Ingredients

2 pounds elbow macaroni
12 eggs
1 cup cubed Velveeta cheese
1/2 pound (2 sticks) butter, melted
6 cups half-and-half, divided
4 cups grated sharp yellow Cheddar, divided
2 cups grated extra-sharp white Cheddar
1 1/2 cups grated mozzarella
1 cup grated Asiago
1 cup grated Gruyere
1 cup grated Monterey Jack
1 cup grated Muenster
1/8 teaspoon salt
1 tablespoon black pepper

Directions

Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F. Bring a large saucepan of salted water to a boil. Add the macaroni and cook until slightly al dente, about 10 minutes. Drain and set aside to keep warm.

Whisk the eggs in a large bowl until frothy.

Add the Velveeta, butter and 2 cups of the half-and-half to the large bowl of eggs. Add the warm macaroni tossing until the cheese has melted and the mixture is smooth. Add the remaining half-and-half, 3 cups of the sharp yellow Cheddar, the remaining grated cheeses, and salt and pepper, tossing until completely combined in the large bowl.

Pour the mixture into 9 by 13-inch casserole or baking dishes (approximately 3 (3-quart) baking dishes) and bake for 30 minutes. Sprinkle with the remaining 1 cup of sharp yellow cheese and bake until golden brown on top, about 30 minutes more.

Serve hot.

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recipe Delilah's 7 Cheese Mac and Cheese
Tamakia norfolk, VA 11-16-2009
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Best Mac and Cheese ever
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

I watched throwdown with Bobby Flay when he challenged Delilah after watching I had to try this recipe. After the first time... making it my family was hooked. My grandmother tells me every holiday season to make this mac and cheese. My husband refuses to eat anything else. I prepare it just as the recipes says I have a large family so there is never any left over.Read more
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Dayo kennesaw, GA 11-12-2009
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How can you not LOVE this!
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

Simply put, It was incredible...
recipe Delilah's 7 Cheese Mac and Cheese
Jones Baltimore, MD 11-12-2009
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I Love this Mac and Cheese
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

I purchased Delilah's cookbook couple of years ago and I have been using this recipe ever since....it does require some... simply measurement adjustments but other than that I love it.Read more
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Robert Libertyville, IL 11-08-2009
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This can't be correct and never trust Oprah!
Rated: 1 stars out of 5

These amounts cannot possibly correct. There is way too much cheese here. I 've come to realize that if Oprah recommends... it, its probably terrible. I got suckered into waiting two hours for a table at Serendipity in NY because Oprah recommended it as the best dessert ever -- their cold hot chocolate. And we both thought it was gawd awful. Never trust Oprah! Use Alton Brown's recipe for mac n' cheese instead. Good mac and cheese does not have to be complicated or expensive to make.Read more
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Keena Troy, MI 11-07-2009
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The most Fabulous Mac and Cheese!
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

I have made this recipe twice now and I will be making it again this Thanksgiving! The only thing I did different was adding... Coby cheese to the recipe.Read more
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Jill Lakeport, CA 11-05-2009
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Read the whole recipe!
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

It clearly states in the recipe it will take approximately THREE 13x9 baking dishes to accommodate all of the macaroni and... cheese. Everyone who is complaining needs to read the entire recipe before they comment! Read more