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If you order it as aside with dinner or simply by ordering a bit like meal, haveBarrel Mac and cheese are a must when you are in this restaurant. Between the creamy sauce and baked cheese, this Mac and Cheese dish is so good, we just had to do our own home version and we share the recipe.

Cracker Barrel Mac and Cheese is a favorite crowd in this iconic chain restaurant.

The trick for mac and creamy cheese? Do not stop whipping.

Make a homemade cheese sauce may seem quite intimidating, but it's much easier than you think. The key is constantly whipping your sauce for a smooth and creamy texture.

To make cheese sauce, you must actually prepare a white sauce before adding any cheese. White sauce is a combination of butter, flour and milk. For this recipe, I used 2% milk. Keep in mind the heaviest or diluting the fat of milk, the heaviest or the thinnest that the sauce will be revealed. I find 2 percent to be the best for this Backer Barrel Mac and cheese.

Once thePan is pre-heated (It usually takes about three minutes), whisk together melted butter with flour, then slowly pour into milk, whipping throughout the process. Once everything is combined and smooth, you sprinkle in the cheese.

Colby cheese is the choice of Beller Barrel - but you can use any cheese

According to the Cracker Barrel website, Colby cheese is the cheese of choice when making their Mac and homemade cheese. However, this recipe could really work with any type of cheese. You can exchange Colby cheese with sharp cheddar, pepper, even blue cheese.

Buy a broken cheese block

I prefer to buy a block of cheese to shred (usingmy cheese grater) Instead of buying pre-shredded cheese. Although it works well in the sauce, I find freshly shred cheese for a creamy sauce, instead of another.

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Copycat Cracker Barrel Mac and Cheese Recipe

6 servings

Ingredients

1/3 cup of butter
1/3 cup of flour
2 Macaroni Dry Cups
2 1/2 cup of Colby cheese, shredded
2 cups of milk
1 C. TSP salt

How to do it

1. Boil water in a large pot, then cook the 2 cups of dry macaroni. Drain.
2. Turn on the grill.
3. Heat a cast iron pan with medium-low heat. Once hot, add the butter.
4. When the butter is completely melted, sprinkle in the flour. Whisk together until the ingredients are completely mixed.
5. Whileking, slowly pour into milk. Make a small amount at a time while whisking. The mixture will first super thick. When you continue to slowly power all the milk, it will become a creamy white sauce.
6. Sprinkle in 2 cups of Colby cheese and whisk together until cheese is completely melted. Turn off the heat.
7. Mix in the cooked macaronis. Spread macaroni and cheese uniformly in the cast iron pan.
8. Sprinkle the last 1/2 cup of Colby cheese on the top.
9. Place the cast iron stove in the grill for 5 minutes.