What Can You Make With Macaroni and Cheese
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45 Macaroni And Cheese Recipes That Are SO Much Better Than The Boxed Stuff
Think outside the blue box.
Kat Wirsing
When you need some comfort food, there's nothing better than a big bowl of mac and cheese. And while the boxed kind does taste like childhood, these easy homemade recipes are WAY more exciting (and filling!). Best of all, the recipes make plenty, so you're pretty much guaranteed to have leftovers. For more easy pasta recipes, check out our weeknight pasta dinners.
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Three-Cheese Mac
This fool-proof, classic baked mac recipe is the only one you'll ever need.
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Italian Mac & Cheese
This is our new Italian dreamboat.
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Slow-Cooker Mac & Cheese
Slow and steady wins the (mac) race.
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Chili Mac & Cheese
Would you eat it with a spoon? A fork? Either way, you'll finish the whole thing.
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Lobster Mac
Gourmet mac at its finest.
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Best-Ever Buffalo Mac & Cheese
Ranch dressing AND buffalo sauce? You know it's a winner.
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Cauliflower Mac and Cheese
You won't even miss the pasta.
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Caprese Mac
Here's how you make the perfect app even cheesier.
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Instant Pot Mac & Cheese
Faster than you can open a blue box.
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Flamin' Mac & Cheetos
Here's how you eat Flamin' Hot Cheetos without red fingers.
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Sheet-Pan Mac & Cheese
Sheet pans have more fun.
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Mac & Cheese Bombs
The ultimate party food.
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Beer Cheese Mac
The only thing that makes mac and cheese better is beer and bacon.
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Tuscan Mac & Cheese
All that's missing is a bottle of red.
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Pizza Mac & Cheese
Warning: Once you go pizza mac, you never go back.
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Cajun Mac & Cheese
You'll be making this zesty pasta on repeat.
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Mac & Cheese Grilled Cheese
Carb so hard.
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Skillet Cheeseburger Mac and Cheese
It's a clash of comfort foods, and we're so into it.
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Brussels Sprouts Mac
It has brussels sprouts so it's healthy right?
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Broccoli-Cheddar Mac & Cheese
The cheese sauce is INSANE.
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Sloppy Joe Mac and Cheese
Bolognese was too high-brow for a busy weeknight.
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Caprese Mac and Cheese
Caprese lovers, this mac is for you.
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Mac & Cheese Pizza
'Cause you gotta have a cheat day!
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Avocado Mac & Cheese
Avocados make everything better.
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Breakfast Mac & Cheese
The breakfast of champions.
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Mac 'N Cheese Waffles
Proof that a waffle iron makes everything better.
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Mac & Cheese Bun Burgers
You're going to want to sit down for this.
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Crab Mac & Cheese
THIS is the fancy mac worthy of your holiday table.
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Mac & Cheese Dogs
All your favorite comfort foods rolled into one.
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Muffin Tin Mac & Cheese
They might help you with portion control...if you can manage to eat just one.
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What Can You Make With Macaroni and Cheese
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