{"id":14761,"date":"2014-01-19T11:00:06","date_gmt":"2014-01-19T18:00:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/?p=14761"},"modified":"2026-11-07T19:52:33","modified_gmt":"2026-11-08T02:52:33","slug":"southern-style-macaroni-cheese","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/?p=14761","title":{"rendered":"Southern Style Macaroni &#038; Cheese"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/129-elbow-room_southern-style-mac-and-cheese400.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright  wp-image-14762\" src=\"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/129-elbow-room_southern-style-mac-and-cheese400.jpg\" alt=\"129-elbow-room_southern-style-mac-and-cheese400\" width=\"351\" height=\"440\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/129-elbow-room_southern-style-mac-and-cheese400.jpg 400w, https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/129-elbow-room_southern-style-mac-and-cheese400-240x300.jpg 240w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 351px) 100vw, 351px\" \/><\/a>1 1\u20442 tsp. kosher salt, plus more to taste<br \/>\n8 oz. hollow pasta, preferably elbow macaroni<br \/>\nButter, for greasing<br \/>\n7 oz. extra-sharp cheddar, cut into 1\u20442&#8243; cubes (about 1 1\u20442 cups), plus 6 oz. grated (about 2 cups)<br \/>\n2 T. plus 1 tsp. flour<br \/>\n1 1\u20442 tsp. dry mustard<br \/>\n1\u20444 tsp. freshly ground black pepper<br \/>\n1\u20444 tsp. freshly grated nutmeg<br \/>\n1\u20448 tsp. cayenne pepper<br \/>\n2\u20443 cup sour cream<br \/>\n2 eggs, lightly beaten<br \/>\n1 1\u20442 cups half-and-half<br \/>\n1 1\u20442 cups heavy cream<br \/>\n1\u20443 cup grated onion<br \/>\n1 tsp. Worcestershire<\/p>\n<p>Heat oven to 350\u00b0. Bring a 4-qt. saucepan of salted water to a boil. Add pasta and cook until cooked halfway through, about 3 minutes. Drain pasta and transfer to a greased 9&#8243; x 13&#8243; baking dish. Stir in the cubed cheddar cheese and set aside. Combine 1 1\u20442 tsp. salt, flour, mustard, black pepper, nutmeg, and cayenne in a large mixing bowl. Add the sour cream and the eggs and whisk until smooth. Whisk in the half-and-half, heavy cream, onions, and Worcestershire. Pour egg mixture over the reserved pasta mixture and stir to combine. Sprinkle the grated cheese evenly over the surface. Bake until the pasta mixture is set around the edges but still a bit loose in the center, about 30 minutes. Let cool for 10 minutes before serving<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>1 1\u20442 tsp. kosher salt, plus more to taste 8 oz. hollow pasta, preferably elbow macaroni Butter, for greasing 7 oz. extra-sharp cheddar, cut into 1\u20442&#8243; cubes (about 1 1\u20442 cups), plus 6 oz. grated (about 2 cups) 2 T. plus 1 tsp. flour 1 1\u20442 tsp. dry mustard 1\u20444 tsp. freshly ground black pepper 1\u20444 tsp. freshly grated nutmeg 1\u20448 tsp. cayenne pepper 2\u20443 cup sour cream 2 eggs, lightly beaten 1 1\u20442 cups half-and-half 1 1\u20442 cups heavy&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"><a class=\"btn btn-default\" href=\"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/?p=14761\"> Read More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">  Read More<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[24,122,88,77],"class_list":["post-14761","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-starches","tag-casserole","tag-cheese","tag-pasta","tag-side-dish"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14761","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=14761"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14761\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":44846,"href":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14761\/revisions\/44846"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=14761"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=14761"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=14761"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}