Cajun Mac and Cheese
Cajun Mac and Cheese is a flavorful oven-baked mac and cheese seasoned with paprika, basil, and cajun seasoning mixed delicious cheese.
Servings 6
Calories 677kcal
Ingredients
- 3 cups uncooked Elbow Noodles
- 1 cup Milk
- 1 cup Heavy Whipping Cream
- 2 Eggs
- 1 teaspoon Paprika
- 1 Tablespoon Dried Basil divided
- 1 Tablespoons Cajun Seasoning divided
- Salt and Pepper to taste
- 6 cups Cheese we used a mix of Colby Jack and Spicy Monterey Jack
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350F. Grease a 9" x 13" casserole dish and set aside.
- Cook the elbow noodles according to package directions.
- While the noodles are cooking, whisk together the milk, heavy whipping cream and eggs until well-combined.
- Beat in the paprika, 2 teaspoon of the basil, 2 teaspoons of the cajun seasoning, salt and pepper, to taste.
- Once the noodles are cooked, add immediately into the milk mixture.
- Add 4 cups of the cheese and stir to coat the noodles in the cheese-milk mixture.
- Pour the mac and cheese mixture into the prepared casserole dish.
- Top with remaining 2 cups of cheese and follow with the remaining 1 teaspoon each of basil and cajun seasoning.
- Cover the casserole dish with tinfoil and bake for 35 minutes.
- Remove the tinfoil and continue baking until the cheese is completely melted.
Nutrition
Calories: 677kcal | Carbohydrates: 44g | Protein: 30g | Fat: 42g | Saturated Fat: 24g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 10g | Trans Fat: 0.03g | Cholesterol: 162mg | Sodium: 596mg | Potassium: 306mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 4g | Vitamin A: 1934IU | Vitamin C: 0.3mg | Calcium: 685mg | Iron: 2mg