Macaroni Cheese Cracker Barrel Copycat Recipes

CRACKER BARREL MACARONI AND CHEESE

Steps:

• In a saucepan, melt butter over medium low heat; add the flour a little bit at a time whilst whisking to make a roux.
• Heat the broth.
• Next, add the broth to the roux, and stir with the whisk; this will thicken as it heats.
• Add a little cream, watching for the desired consistency.
• Bring 4 cups water to a boil in a separate pot; add salt and pasta.
• In the other pot, add shredded cheese a 1/4 of a cup at a time whilst stirring with a spoon. When you have about one cup of cheese in you can add the rest of the cheese.
• Cook the pasta until al dente; strain and combine with the cheese sauce.
• Pour the mix into a casserole and bake uncovered in a preheated oven set to 350°F for about 10 minutes.
• Keep an eye on the mac & cheese, you want it to brown around the edges and in patches on top.
• Remove and let stand for 10 minutes before serving. Enjoy!

MACARONI & CHEESE - CRACKER BARREL COPYCAT

Steps:

• In a sauce pan melt butter over medium low heat then add the flour a little bit at a time while whisking to make a roux. Heat the broth. Next add the broth to the roux, stir with the whisk. This will thicken as it heats. Next add a little cream watch for consistency.Bring 4 cups water to a boil in a separate pot, add salt, and pasta.
• In the other pot add shredded cheese a 1/4 of a cup at a time while stirring with a spoon. When you have about one cup of cheese in you can add the rest of the cheese.
• Cook the pasta al dente. Strain and combine with the cheese sauce.Pour the mix into a casserole and bake uncovered in a preheated oven set to 350°F for about 10 minutes. **Optional, you can mix melted butter and bread crumbs and sprinkle lightly on top.
• Keep an eye on the mac & cheese, you want it to brown around the edges and in patches on top.
• Let stand for 10 min before serving.

COPYCAT CRACKER BARREL HASH BROWN CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Preheat the over to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Spray a 9x13-inch casserole dish with cooking spray.
• Drain defrosted hash browns well (I used a salad spinner). Combine drained hash browns, 2 cups Colby cheese, cream of chicken soup, sour cream, onion, butter, egg, garlic powder, salt, and pepper in a large bowl.
• Spoon the mixture into the casserole dish, and sprinkle the remaining 1/2 cup of cheese over the top.
• Bake in the preheated oven until cheese is melted and starts to brown, 45 to 55 minutes.
• Garnish with chopped parsley and serve hot.

EASY COPYCAT CRACKER BARREL HASH BROWN CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Spray a 9x12-inch casserole dish with nonstick cooking spray.
• Drain hash browns. Combine hash browns, soup, 5 ounces of shredded Colby-Jack cheese, sour cream, Greek yogurt, butter, salt, pepper, and paprika in a large bowl. Pour mixture into the prepared dish. Sprinkle remaining cheese on top.
• Bake in the preheated oven until casserole is bubbling and cheese has melted, 35 to 40 minutes.