Mac and Cheese!

This week I decided to make home-made Mac and Cheese! I made this one time in my cooking class in highschool and never attempted to make it again. Mac and cheese is a nice cozy fall meal! I was also inspired to make mac and cheese because I sometimes will order it if I am eating out and it is always so good. Recently, I saw one of my favourite TikTok food creators Tini, who is known for her amazing mac and cheese recipe. Her one mac and cheese TikTok posted in 2023 has 12.8 million likes and 118.6 million views! Her most recent video, which I used for this meal, has gathered 4.4 million likes and 29.3 million views! I think that amount of people who like her recipes goes to show how good it is! In addition, I also read the comments to see if people enjoyed making it themselves. All I saw was positive things about this recipe saying it was the best mac and cheese they have ever tried. I have used TikTok to both find recipes and edit videos for my Learning Project. However, this time I explored Tini’s page! She has so many amazing recipes which look so tasty and good. Also, her positive energy encourages me to try more recipes! At first, I was scared to make the mac and cheese, but the way she explained each step eased my mind!

This recipe was a 10/10 for me and I will 100% make it again in the future! It was relatively easy to make and not that time-consuming as well! The thing that took the longest was shredding all of the cheese. I have seen cheese shredders that make it much easier to shred cheese (check out this one). If I planned on making more recipes that included lots of shredding cheese just like this one, I would probably invest in a machine like this. I liked that this recipe taught me more about how to make roux and bechamel sauce. Tini also explained this in the TikTok as well! Below are the steps I followed:

 

Start by salting the water and getting it to a boil. 

Here are the three cheeses I used!

Next, I shredded about half of each packet of cheese.

Next, I made my seasoning concoction. I used salt, garlic powder, paprika, and a little bit of Italian seasoning. Set that aside. 

Once the water is boiling, add the pasta. 

Add 3 tablespoons of butter to the pan. Let it melt.

Add ½ of your seasonings. 

Add 3 tablespoons of flour. 

Next, I added the evaporated milk slowly and stirred while adding it. After that was incorporated, I added the heavy cream. Again slowly adding and stirring. 

Next, I slowly incorporated ½ of the shredded cheese. Add the other half of the seasonings. I did a little at a time and let it melt fully before adding more cheese. This is what the sauce looked like after adding all of the cheese. THICK!

Strain the pasta. 

Add the pasta to the sauce. Mix.

Add ½ of the pasta to a baking pan. 

Top the middle layer with shredded cheese. 

Add the rest of the pasta and shredded cheese. 

Put in the oven at 350 degrees Fahrenheit. Bake for about 20 minutes. Enjoy!

 

Thank you for reading! I hope you all give this recipe a try as it was very easy and super yummy! 

8 Replies to “Mac and Cheese!”

  1. Kade Aseltine says: Reply

    Hi Jules!

    I will surely try the recipe whenever I crave mac and cheese. This is an excellent step-by-step exploration and learning post on using TikTok in the kitchen. Keep up the incredible and mouth-watering work!

  2. Hi Jules,
    I love the step-by-step instructions on Mac and cheese I love to try this.

  3. Hey Jules!
    This looks so good! I love how you incorporated pictures with every step. It really brought us all into your kitchen and your journey!

  4. Hi Jules! This looks soo yummy. Homemade mac and cheese is my comfort meal so I might have to give this recipe a try!
    Love all the photos to go along with your recipe!

  5. Mac and Cheese is my favourite dish and is one of my go-to choices when I go to restaurants. This dish looks so good, and I should definitely try that recipe one of these days! I also love that there is such a large amount of cheese put into it, because I really loveeeee cheese!

  6. Miranda Hammett says: Reply

    Oh. My. GOSH!! I have be craving Mac and Cheese like CRAZY and yours looks so AMAZING!! I like that you shared your step by step photos of your process. You have definitely inspired me to get all the required ingredients and give that recipe a try! Thanks so much for sharing!

  7. Cale Kindrachuk says: Reply

    I have been one to just settle for a bowl of KD, I think this is inspiring me to step up my mac and cheese game to a whole new level this post will make it easier. Awesome job Jules!

  8. Hello Jules! The KD looks very delicious! KD has been a comfort meal of mine since I was a kid. Looking at the provided pictures and videos makes me start cooking it now. Great job!
    -Elyse Woodard

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