# Easy Mac and Cheese

This is an easy and cheesy mac and cheese recipe for Thanksgiving, made the simple and lazy way in less than 20 minutes without shredding cheese.

- Total time: 20 min
- Cuisine: American
- Category: Dinner
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- water
- salt
- heavy whipping cream
- onion powder
- garlic powder
- smoked paprika
- black pepper
- sharp cheddar cheese
- Colby & Monterey Jack cheese
- mozzarella cheese
- Mexican blend shredded cheese
- seasoned salt
- milk
- elbow macaroni

## Instructions

1. Fill a pot with water and salt it.
2. Pour heavy whipping cream into a pan and wait for it to bubble.
3. Add onion powder to the heavy whipping cream.
4. Add garlic powder to the heavy whipping cream.
5. Add smoked paprika to the heavy whipping cream.
6. Add black pepper to the heavy whipping cream.
7. Add sharp cheddar cheese to the pan.
8. Add Colby Jack cheese to the pan.
9. Add mozzarella cheese to the pan.
10. Add Mexican blend cheese to the pan.
11. Add seasoned salt to the cheese mixture.
12. Add a little more black pepper.
13. Stir the cheese mixture until well combined.
14. Add a little bit of milk to the cheese mixture.
15. Add the elbow macaroni noodles to the boiling salted water.
16. Turn on the oven to broil on high once noodles are done boiling.
17. Drain the noodles.
18. Put the noodles into the cheese mixture and mix.
19. Pour half of the mac and cheese into a baking dish.
20. Layer with mozzarella cheese.
21. Layer with Colby & Monterey Jack cheese.
22. Layer with sharp cheddar cheese.
23. Add the remaining mac and cheese to the baking dish.
24. Top with sharp cheddar cheese.
25. Sprinkle with smoked paprika on top for color.
26. Place the baking dish in the oven on the top rack.
27. Broil for about 2-3 minutes until the top cheese melts and gets golden brown.
28. Remove the mac and cheese from the oven.
29. Serve and enjoy.

## Equipment

- pot
- pan
- spatula
- baking dish
- oven mitts

## Tips

- This is a simple and lazy way to make mac and cheese, without shredding cheese.
- The top cheese is broiled for 2-3 minutes to melt it.

## Source

- Original video: https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8USgfbH/
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/47058117-296d-42e1-924a-4561f55d3c90
- Extracted: 2025-11-26

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