need delicous mac n cheese recipe please!

[dec756]

my dbf is a cheese connoisseur and he requested mac and cheese for thanksgiving. he loves the creamy style but i cant seem to find a good recipe. anyone?! many thanks

[lizzywednesday]

Do you mean baked mac & cheese?

The one from Good Eats is a general crowd-pleaser (even my picky sister will eat it):

http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/alton-brown/baked-macaroni-and-cheese-recipe/index.html

If your DBF is sensitive to onions, use finely chopped shallot instead. (I use shallot instead of onion whenever I'm making this for a gathering that includes kids.)

There's also a super-easy one from the NY Times 4 years ago:

http://www.nytimes.com/2006/01/04/dining/041wrex.html

I've made both and my DH prefers the Good Eats one.

Good luck!

[crispychicky]

I've made this one and the adults seemed to really like it. I used a good, sharp cheddar (Cabot's Hunter's Sharp).

http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/diners-drive-ins-and-dives/3-cheese-macaroni-and-cheese-recipe/index.html

[willow33]

We love this one from Cooking Light...yummy!

http://find.myrecipes.com/recipes/recipefinder.dyn?action=displayRecipe&recipe_id=10000001835274

[Sweetum]

LOVE LOVE LOVE PW's mac'n'cheese:
http://thepioneerwoman.com/cooking/2009/04/macaroni-cheese/

I've made it with pepper jack cheese too - makes it a bit hotter :)
I also always put frozen thawed spinach as a layer before baking.

[AnnieW625]

I use the America's Test Kitchen recipe which is quite similar to the Pioneer Woman's version. I usually just use whatever cheddar cheese I have on hand. I think ATK requires a can of evaporated milk instead of the egg. Don't laugh, but if I have it on hand I also add some Velveeta cheese to it make it a tad more creamy (it does taste quite good, and I never tell people I put it in there; it's my secret ingredient)