Southern Mac And Cheese Without Eggs
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Creating a luscious Southern mac and cheese without eggs hinges on a carefully chosen array of ingredients. For the foundation of this recipe’s cheese sauce, a roux made from butter and flour thickens the blend of seasonings, milk, and heavy cream, ensuring a velvety consistency without needing eggs.
The result is a creamy, heartwarming dish that brings back memories of home and truly encapsulates the essence of Southern cuisine and comfort food.
Southern mac and cheese with no egg
Southern mac and cheese has a rich African American history and is one of the recipes that has shaped American food culture.
The superb combination of macaroni and cheese is a favorite Southern entrée of many households from North to South, East, and West.
Especially when it’s taken from the pot and baked to a golden perfection bliss—no eggs even needed!
Ingredients
Cheese and macaroni are essential ingredients for this Southern mac and cheese recipe without eggs. However, soul food seasonings and spices elevate this classic dish and make it truly exceptional. This version combines cooked macaroni pasta and cheese with flour to create a seasoned homemade cheese sauce, creating a flavorful and creamy dish.
Measurements for the recipe can be found in the printable recipe card below.
- Butter – Allows the cheese to fold smoothly over the noodles and coat the macaroni.
- Flour – The binding and texture agent necessary to create the creaminess in this recipe without eggs.
- Heavy cream – The base for the velvety cheese sauce.
- Sharp cheddar cheese and Colby-Jack cheese – A soul-food Southern baked mac and cheese recipe should always incorporate sharp cheddar cheese for its tang, a key element in maintaining the dish’s authenticity, even if you add other cheeses.
- Soul food seasonings – Salt, black pepper, garlic powder, onion powder, ground mustard, and paprika make this a uniquely soulful African American recipe.
- Water – For boiling the macaroni.
- Milk – Coats the macaroni and gives it a smooth, silky texture. Perfect for layering on cheese!
- Macaroni noodles – The perfect-sized noodle for this baked dish’s ideal texture and bite.
How to make macaroni and cheese without egg
Start by boiling the noodles in a large pot. Then, whisk in flour instead of eggs until smooth, creating a creamy, saucy cheese. This Southern macaroni and cheese recipe uses flour instead of eggs to ensure a velvety-smooth, lump-free, and scrambled egg-free macaroni and cheese!
Step-by-step instructions can be found in the printable recipe card below.
- Fill a large pot with milk, water, and butter to boil over medium-high heat.
- Add the macaroni once the liquid begins to boil.
- Drain the cooked macaroni in a colander and set it aside.
- Melt the butter and whisk in the flour, milk, and seasonings.
- Then, stir in the cheese to create the creamy cheese sauce.
- Cook the cheese sauce on low for 5-10 minutes or until the cheeses are blended.
- Add the cooked macaroni pasta and heavy cream to the pot, stirring the mixture to blend evenly.
- Transfer the macaroni and cheese to a cast iron skillet or baking pan.
- Bake until golden and bubbly, then serve right away, and enjoy!
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What makes Southern mac and cheese better?
A key component to making Southern baked mac and cheese the Black way is boiling the macaroni in a mixture of half water and half milk to achieve a smooth, silky texture—perfect for layering on the cheeses!
Incorporating sharp cheddar cheese with a host of soul food seasonings is crucial to ensure a rich, flavorful mac and cheese.
Should you cover mac and cheese when baking?
When preparing Southern mac and cheese, make sure not to bake it covered in the oven. Doing so could make it difficult to achieve the coveted golden-brown crispy edges that are a hallmark of this soul food recipe.
What to serve with Southern mac and cheese
Wondering what goes with mac and cheese? Baked macaroni and cheese can be eaten as a side dish or main course, depending on how hungry you are!
But the following Southern soul food side dishes and main entrées are often served with Southern mac and cheese:
Southern fried chicken, Southern soul food cabbage, soul food collard greens, soul food candied yams, Southern sweet tea, and homemade cornbread.
How to store and reheat leftovers
Even though this Southern mac and cheese recipe does not contain eggs, it should be refrigerated because it still contains perishable milk and cheese. Mac and cheese can last for five days in the fridge.
When tightly wrapped or sealed in an airtight container, Southern mac and cheese can be frozen for up to three months. Then, you can reheat the entire batch in the oven or microwave individual servings
Equipment
- Large pot
- Colander
- Whisk
Ingredients
- 4 tablespoons unsalted butter divided – 1 tablespoon & 3 tablespoons
- 2 tablespoons flour
- ¼ cup heavy cream
- 1 cup sharp cheddar cheese (pre-shredded cheese or grated cheese)
- 1 cup Colby-jack cheese (pre-shredded cheese or grated cheese)
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon black pepper
- ½ tablespoon garlic powder
- ½ teaspoon onion powder
- 1 teaspoon ground mustard powder
- 1 teaspoon paprika
- 3 cups water
- 4 ¼ cups milk divided – 1 ¼ cups & 3 cups
- 8 oz. macaroni noodles uncooked
Instructions
- Fill a large pot with 3 cups of milk, 3 cups of water, and 1 tablespoon of butter, and set the pot on the stove to boil over medium-high heat.
- Once the liquid begins to boil, add the macaroni and cook according to the package directions, stirring occasionally to ensure the macaroni does not clump and stick.
- Once the noodles are done, remove the pot from the stove, turn the stove off, drain the macaroni in a colander, and set it aside.
- Add the 3 tablespoons of butter to the empty pot and set it back on the stovetop over medium-low heat.
- When the butter has melted and coated in the pot, add the flour (which replaces eggs), 1 ¼ cups of milk, and seasonings (salt, pepper, garlic powder, onion powder, dried mustard, and paprika) and whisk until smooth.
- Allow the ingredients to simmer for about 2-3 minutes until the mixture thickens slightly.
- Then, stir in the cheese.
- Reduce the heat to low and leave the cheese sauce on the stove to cook for 5-10 minutes or until the cheeses are blended.
- Add the cooked pasta and heavy cream to the pot, stirring the mixture to blend evenly.
- Turn off the stove, remove the pot, and transfer the macaroni and cheese to a cast iron skillet or baking pan.
- Bake in the oven at 350 degrees F for 20-25 minutes or until the mac and cheese is golden and bubbly.
- Serve this Southern mac and cheese recipe right away, and enjoy!
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Would like to double recipe….but can’t seem to find the dynamic recipe card for the eggless Mac & Cheese as referred to in the instructions. Thanks for any help you can provice.
Thanks for asking! Jump to the recipe card here – https://thesoulfoodpot.com/southern-mac-and-cheese-no-egg/#southern-mac-and-cheese-no-egg, and then click on “Servings” to adjust the number of servings of the recipe you’d like to make. This will also automatically adjust the amount of ingredients you need.