{"id":1975,"date":"2024-12-20T16:20:59","date_gmt":"2024-12-20T16:20:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/breckas.com\/?p=1975"},"modified":"2024-12-20T16:20:59","modified_gmt":"2024-12-20T16:20:59","slug":"three-cheese-baked-macaroni","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/breckas.com\/index.php\/2024\/12\/20\/three-cheese-baked-macaroni\/","title":{"rendered":"Three-Cheese Baked Macaroni"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Ingredients:<\/p>\n<p>2 cups of elbow macaroni<\/p>\n<p>2 tbsp unsalted butter<\/p>\n<p>2 tbsp all-purpose flour<\/p>\n<p>2 cups of milk<\/p>\n<p>1 cup of cheddar cheese, grated<\/p>\n<p>1 cup of mozzarella cheese, grated<\/p>\n<p>1\/2 cup of Parmesan cheese, grated<\/p>\n<p>1\/2 tsp salt<\/p>\n<p>1\/4 tsp black pepper<\/p>\n<p>1\/4 tsp paprika<\/p>\n<p>1\/4 tsp garlic powder<\/p>\n<p>1\/4 tsp onion powder<\/p>\n<p>Optional: 1\/2 cup breadcrumbs for topping<\/p>\n<p>Instructions:<\/p>\n<p>Preheat your oven to 350\u00b0F (175\u00b0C) and lightly grease a 9&#215;13-inch baking dish.<\/p>\n<p>Boil the macaroni al dente according to the directions on the package. Once cooked, drain the pasta.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>In a saucepan, melt the butter over medium heat. Sprinkle in the flour and stir for about 1-2 minutes to create a roux<\/p>\n<p>Slowly add the milk to the roux, whisking continuously until the sauce thickens and becomes smooth.<\/p>\n<p>Fold in the cheddar, mozzarella, and Parmesan cheeses until the mixture is creamy and the cheeses have melted. Season with salt, pepper, paprika, garlic powder, and onion powder.<\/p>\n<p>Mix the cheese sauce with the drained macaroni until evenly coated.<\/p>\n<p>Transfer the macaroni and cheese into the greased baking dish. If desired, sprinkle breadcrumbs on top for added crunch.<\/p>\n<p>Bake in the oven for 25-30 minutes until the dish is bubbly and golden brown on top.<\/p>\n<div class=\"google-auto-placed ap_container\">Prep Time: 15 minutes | Total Time: 45 minutes | Servings: 6<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ingredients: 2 cups of elbow macaroni 2 tbsp unsalted butter 2 tbsp all-purpose flour 2 cups of milk 1 cup&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1976,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"slim_seo":{"title":"Three-Cheese Baked Macaroni - Grandma Baking Recipes","description":"Ingredients: 2 cups of elbow macaroni 2 tbsp unsalted butter 2 tbsp all-purpose flour 2 cups of milk 1 cup of cheddar cheese, grated 1 cup of mozzarella cheese,"},"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1975","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/breckas.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1975","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/breckas.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/breckas.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/breckas.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/breckas.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1975"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/breckas.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1975\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1977,"href":"https:\/\/breckas.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1975\/revisions\/1977"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/breckas.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1976"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/breckas.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1975"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/breckas.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1975"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/breckas.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1975"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}