Cheese lovers, rejoice! You’re in for a treat with these 21 must-try gooey mac and cheese recipes that range from classic to less traditional. Whether you’re a fan of the traditional bechamel version or you’re looking to spice things up with unique flavors and additions, there’s something here for everyone. Get ready to dig into some of the cheesiest comfort food that you can whip up in your kitchen!
Baked Mac and Cheese with Tender Pulled Pork
My pulled pork mac and cheese recipe is smoky, savory, and incredibly easy to make at home. It’s made with juicy slow-cooked pulled pork. Combined with a classic cheesy béchamel sauce mac and cheese, this baked casserole is always a hit with a hungry crowd.
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Baked Macaroni Pie with Just 5 Ingredients
Baked macaroni and cheese has a rich, creamy texture and is so easy to make. Just pop it in the oven and forget about it and you’ll have a perfect balance of creamy sauce and savory noodles, making it a true comfort food classic. Prep in under 30 minutes, with only 5 ingredients.
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Creamy, Cheesy Spinach and Chicken Mac
This Cheesy Spinach and Chicken Mac is less like a traditional mac and cheese and more like a casserole. It’s one of my favorite comfort foods to make. It’s just as delicious the next day as all the flavors mingle and meld together, or you can make it in advance and keep it in the freezer for days you don’t feel like cooking.
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Southern Style Baked Mac and Cheese with Pimentos
Combine Southern pimento cheese with a creamy mac and cheese recipe and you get an easy side dish that you can prep in 15 minutes. It’s baked in the oven for an ultra cheesy casserole with just a touch of hot sauce for a zesty kick.
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Bacon Mac and Cheese with Cheesy Ranch Sauce
This recipe for bacon mac and cheese combines a creamy, homemade white sauce with bite-size chunks of crispy bacon. The white béchamel sauce is a blend of white cheddar, cream cheese, and tangy ranch dressing. The result is a thick, creamy pasta sauce that coats the macaroni noodles perfectly.
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Ultra Cheesy Chili Mac and Cheese
Hearty and flavorful chili blended with creamy mac and cheese? Yes, please! This recipe for chili mac blows the other versions out of the water. Instead of simply adding cooked macaroni to chili, my version creates an irresistible blend of both chili and classic mac and cheese for a creamy, cheesy dinner all in one pot.
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Southern Old Fashioned Macaroni and Cheese
Old Fashioned Baked Macaroni and Cheese from Poole’s Diner is a Southern classic with a creamy base and crusty cheese on top. Comfort food at its BEST. A white cheddar cheese mac and cheese recipe without a bechamel sauce. No bells and whistles, just pasta, cream and cheese.
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30-Minute Baked Mac & Cheese with Spinach
This baked mac and cheese with spinach is ready in just 30 minutes! A basic béchamel sauce with gruyere and cheddar cheese brings this rich and creamy mac and cheese recipe to life. It’s a terrific vegetarian dinner or side dish.
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Roasted Butternut Squash Macaroni and Cheese
Take a classic comfort food to unexpected heights with this Butternut Squash Macaroni and Cheese recipe. Sprinkle it with panko bread crumbs and you have a hearty vegetarian casserole that’ll even please meat lovers.
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Easy Crockpot Mac and Cheese (No Boil)
You can’t get any simpler than this 6 ingredients Crock Pot Mac and Cheese. So creamy and you don’t even have to boil the pasta, just dump and go and you’ll have the ultimate comfort food!
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Creamy Kielbasa Mac and Cheese
With its velvety smooth cheese sauce and that signature salty, smoky flavor from the Kielbasa, this oven baked casserole is the grown-up version of classic mac and cheese with hot dogs. Smoked sausage pasta is so much better!
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Baked Buffalo Chicken Mac and Cheese (Uses Frank’s Red Hot)
This recipe for baked buffalo chicken mac and cheese has all the elements of a classic baked macaroni and cheese, only it’s elevated with a spicy homemade buffalo cheese sauce! Made from a blend of Frank’s Red Hot, brown sugar, and melted butter, the buffalo sauce is mixed with a homemade cheese sauce to infuse every bite with a sweet, subtle kick of heat.
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Creamy Homemade Macaroni & Cheese with Evaporated Milk
Enjoy the ultimate comfort food with this creamy, cheesy Mac and Cheese. The rich cheese sauce, made with evaporated milk, coats the cooked elbow noodles for a decadent spoonful every time. This recipe has a cheesier, smoother, and creamier sauce than you’re used to—especially if this is your first time making homemade mac and cheese.
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Baked Cast Iron Skillet Spaghetti Pie
No sauce to make in this cheesy baked spaghetti pie casserole. Just boil the pasta and dump everything into an iron skillet (or baking dish) and it bakes into a cheesy mac and cheese like side dish that cuts into beautiful pie slices. Pie for dinner, I’ll take that!
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Baked Mac and Cheese Bites
Baked Mac and Cheese Bites are tasty little morsels that will disappear fast! With a creamy mac-and-cheese inside and a crisp, crunchy outside, these mac ‘n cheese bites make a yummy appetizer everyone at the party will love!
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The Ultimate 6 Cheese Macaroni and Cheese
This six-cheese macaroni and cheese recipe is truly the ultimate! There are 3 kinds of cheese in the sauce and 3 more layered between the noodles. If you are looking for a creamy, cheesy, flavorful macaroni and cheese you have found it!
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Instant Pot Mac and Cheese
Amazingly delicious Instant Pot Mac and Cheese made completely from scratch with NO Velveeta all in 20 minutes! This recipe is great for when you don’t want to make traditional macaroni and cheese.
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Panera Mac and Cheese Recipe – Copycat
Get your spoons ready! This stove top mac and cheese is a copycat recipe of Panera’s mac and cheese and it will knock. your. socks. off. Don’t say you weren’t warned!
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Lobster Mac and Cheese Recipe
Lobster mac and cheese couldn’t be easier to make at home than with this recipe so you can say good-bye to $30 restaurant prices for lobster mac! And it’s even better than what you’ll find in Maine!
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Creamiest, Cheesiest, Slow Cooker Mac and Cheese Recipe
This slow cooker mac and cheese recipe will become a family favorite, I promis! There’s nothing like the creamy, cheesy goodness of digging into a hearty helping of homemade mac and cheese. It’s especially delicious when it’s cooked in the slow cooker, mostly because it requires almost no effort. The hardest part is cooking the pasta. For real!
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Martha’s Mac and Cheese
Martha’s mac and cheese is no joke! With over 1 ½ pounds of cheese in the sauce and buttered croutons on top, it really is the most fantastic mac and cheese recipe out there!
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