Looking for something yummy to take to a July 4th picnic? Baked mac and cheese will do the trick. This Easy Eats recipe could not be any simpler. It’s great when you want to fake having spent hours in the kitchen toiling over a stove to create the perfect hot dish. Basically, my life story. This macaroni and cheese dish is so manageable and so delicious, it’s almost too good to be true. It’s perfect for a summer bbq or a crisp fall weekend. Be sure to print or pin it for later too! And when your kids devour it and ask where you got the recipe you can say it’s an old Whitney family secret (wink, wink).

Baked Mac & Cheese

Prep Time: 5 minutes

Cook Time: 1 hour

Total Time: 1 hour 5 minutes

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Ingredients

• 3 cups elbow macaroni, DRY
• 4 cups shredded cheddar cheese
• 6 cups milk (I use 1%)
• 4 tbsp butter, melted
• 1 cup bread crumbs or panko

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees
2. Melt butter in 9 x 13 casserole dish
3. Add DRY macaroni, mixing well in butter
4. Sprinkle cheese all over the top
5. Slowly pour milk over casserole dish
6. Bake for 1 hour at 350 degrees
7. Sprinkle bread crumbs or panko over the top when there is 10 min left to bake