10 Delicious Macaroni And Cheese Recipes For Babies

Macaroni and cheese recipes for babies can be a good source of complex carbohydrates and calcium. In addition, they make a wholesome meal that is easy to prepare. So, if you are planning to try some classic, much-loved macaroni and cheese recipes for your baby, look no further. This post has ten recommendations for easy and delicious macaroni and cheese recipes that your babies will enjoy.

Ten Macaroni And Cheese Recipes For Babies

Here are our ten homemade, baby-friendly recipes that will surely make the babies and even toddlers drool:

1. Simple Mac N Cheese:

You Will Need:

• A packet of Macaroni
• 1/3rd cup of grated cheese
• 1 Tbsp butter
• 1 Tbsp all-purpose flour
• 1 cup of milk
• Salt (not recommended before 12 months of age as their kidneys can’t handle)
• Pepper

How To:

1. Boil the pasta as per the instructions on the packet and let it cool.

2. Melt the butter in a pan and add the flour. Add the milk and cook over low heat until the white sauce thickens. Add the cheese and stir until it melts. Add a dash of seasoning.

3. Add cheese and stir until it melts. Add a dash of seasoning while cooking to add more flavor.

2. Baked Macaroni And Cheese:

You Will Need:

• 2 tbsp Kosher salt (may use herbs for babies below 12 months)
• A packet of Macaroni
• 4 Tbsp butter
• 4 Tbsp all-purpose flour
• 2 cups of milk
• 2 cups of grated cheese
• ½ cup of breadcrumb
• 4 Tbsp unsalted butter
• Water

How To:

1. Preheat the oven to 350 degree F. Grease a casserole dish with butter.

2. Boil water, now add salt and macaroni. Cook, drain and keep the macaroni aside.

3. Melt the butter in a pan and add the flour and salt. Add the milk and keep cooking until the white sauce thickens. Add cheese and stir until it completely melts. Add macaroni and mix.

4. In a bowl, add the breadcrumbs and butter. Mix well.

5. Put the macaroni and cheese in the casserole dish and add the breadcrumbs on top. Bake for 15 minutes.

6. Once thoroughly cooked, serve this cheesy comfort food right away.

3. Stovetop Macaroni And Cheese:

You Will Need:

• Meat slices – optional
• Salt
• 1 packet of Pasta
• 2 Tbsp butter
• 3/4^thcup of shredded cheese
• 3 Tbsp milk
• ½ Tbsp Black Pepper Powder
• 1 Tbsp chopped parsley

How To:

1. Cook the meat and keep it aside.

2. Boil water and add salt to it. Add the pasta and cook. Before you drain it, take out 3/4th cup of the boiled pasta water. Keep it aside and drain the pasta.

3. Melt the butter in a pan and add the pasta. Add the pasta water. Add the cheese and stir. Now add the milk, pepper powder, and meat.

4. Garnish with parsley and serve this kid-friendly dish immediately.

4. Creamy Macaroni And Cheese:

You Will Need:

• 2 cups of macaroni
• 4 Tbsp butter
• 2 ½ cups of grated cheese
• 3 eggs
• ½ cup of sour cream
• 1 can of condensed cheddar cheese soup
• ½ Tbsp salt
• 1 cup of milk
• ½ Tbsp dry mustard
• ½ Tbsp black pepper

How To:

1. Boil the macaroni, drain and set it aside.

2. Melt the butter and cheese in a pan. Add the eggs, sour cream, salt, soup, mustard, milk, and pepper. Add the macaroni and stir. Cook on low heat until the mix thickens.

5. Macaroni And Cheese With Broccoli:

You Will Need:

• ½ cup of pasta
• ½ cup of chopped broccoli florets
• 1 ½ Tbsp butter
• 1 Tbsp flour
• 1 cup of milk
• A pinch pepper powder
• Salt
• 1 cup of grated cheese

How To:

1. Cook pasta as per directions on the packet. Drain and keep the broccoli aside after blanching.

2. Melt butter in a pan and add the flour. Add the milk and stir until the white sauce thickens.

3. Add the pepper powder, salt, and cheese.

4. Add the pasta and broccoli in an oven-safe dish. Top with the cheese sauce.

5. Add the remaining cheese and bake at 350 degree F until the cheese melts.

6. Tomato Macaroni And Cheese:

You Will Need:

• 1 packet of Macaroni
• 4 chopped tomatoes
• 45 g butter
• 45 g flour
• 450 ml milk
• 2 cups of grated cheese
• 1 cup of breadcrumbs
• 20 g freshly grated Parmesan

How To:

1. Cook the pasta as per the instructions on the packet. Drain and keep it aside

2. Melt butter in a pan and add the flour. Add the milk and stir until the white sauce thickens.

3. Remove from heat and add the cheese. Stir until the cheese melts.

4. Add the pasta to the pan. Add the cheese and heat again. Add the tomatoes.

5. Pour the pasta, cheese and tomato mix into a baking dish sprinkle the breadcrumbs and Parmesan cheese on top.

6. Bake at 350 degree F until it turns golden.

7. Super Macaroni And Cheese:

You Will Need:

• 1 packet of Pasta
• 2 Tbsp butter
• 2 Tbsp all-purpose flour
• 1 ½ cups of warm milk
• ½ cup of canned pumpkin
• 1 cup of grated cheese
• A pinch of nutmeg powder
• Salt
• Pepper Powder

How To:

1. Cook the pasta as per the instructions on the packet and keep it aside.

2. Melt the butter in a pan and add the flour. Add the milk and seasoning. Stir until the sauce thickens. Add the pumpkin and nutmeg powder. Remove from the heat and add grated cheese. Mix until the cheese melts.

3. Pour the cheese sauce and cooked pasta in a bowl. Mix well and serve.

8. Easy Macaroni And Cheese:

You Will Need:

• 1 packet of Pasta
• 1/4^thcup of chopped cauliflower florets
• 8 ounces of shredded Cheddar cheese
• 1 ounce of grated Parmesan
• ½ cup of milk
• Salt and pepper as per taste
• 1 ½ Tbsp chopped parsley
• Water

How To:

1. Boil water with salt and cook pasta as per instructions on the packet. Keep it aside.

2. In another pan, boil water with some salt and add the cauliflower. Cook the cauliflower until tender. Drain and blend to a puree.

3. In a pan, add the pasta, cauliflower puree, milk, and cheese. Cook over medium heat. Stir until the cheese melts.

4. Add a dash of seasoning and garnish with parsley.

Jenny Fox, an enthusiastic home cook, shares a more healthy recipe of ‘mac-n-cheese’ using cauliflowers and some other healthy ingredients while also maintaining the taste of the classic Mac‘n’cheese. Describing the taste of her recipe, she writes, “It was the perfect texture, full of flavor, and not at all dry! And get ready for this — it has less than half the calories and a quarter of the fat of our traditional recipe above! At only 195 calories and 5 grams of fat per 3/4 cup serving (that’s big!), consider Macaroni and cheese made over!” About her modified ingredients, she writes, “7 oz elbow or shell pasta (NOT whole wheat), 4 cups cauliflower florets (roughly chopped), 1 1/2 cups low-fat (2%) shredded cheddar or cheese blend (I used low-fat 4-cheese Mexican blend and it was fabulous!), 1/4 cup shredded Parmesan, 2/3 cup 2% milk (skim would make the fat and calories even lower!), 1 egg, 1/2 tsp salt, 1 tsp butter, melted, 2 tbsp panko bread crumbs, butter spray (i).”

9. Butternut Squash Mac And Cheese:

You Will Need:

• 1 packet of Macaroni
• Salt as per taste
• 1 Tbsp extra virgin olive oil
• 2 Tbsp butter
• ½ an onion
• 2 Tbsp chopped thyme
• 3 Tbsp all-purpose flour
• 2 cups of chicken stock
• 1 cup of cream
• 1 box of cooked butternut squash or butternut squash puree
• 2 cups of grated Cheddar cheese
• ¼ Tbsp nutmeg powder
• Pepper powder

How To:

1. Heat the water and cook pasta as per instructions on the packet.

2. Heat olive oil and butter in a pan. Add thyme and onion. Add the flour and cook for about two minutes. Add the stock and the butternut squash.

3. Add the cream and let the sauce boil. Add the cheese and season with salt, pepper and nutmeg powder.

4. Add the pasta and mix well.

10. Rice Cooker Mac And Cheese:

You Will Need:

• 1 packet of Macaroni
• 1 Tbsp Kosher Salt
• 1/4^thcup of milk
• 1/4^thcup of shredded cheddar cheese
• 3/4^thcup of processed cheese
• ½ Tbsp Black Pepper Powder
• ½ Tbsp mustard powder

How To:

1. Add the macaroni, water and salt in a rice cooker.

2. Place it on a standard cycle and cook for 30 minutes.

3. Next, add the milk, processed cheese, black pepper powder, mustard powder and cheddar cheese. Close the lid and place the cooker on a warm setting. Cook until the cheese melts.

11. Sweet Potato Mac And Cheese:

You Will Need:

• 16oz pasta
• 1 cup milk
• 1 cup sweet potato
• 1 1/2 cups cheddar cheese (shredded)
• 2tbsp unsalted butter
• 1/2tsp garlic powder
• 1/4tsp salt
• 1/4tsp onion powder

How To:

1. In a large pot cook pasta according to the instructions given on the package and keep it aside.
2. Poke the sweet potatoes with a fork and microwave it for 5-7 minutes. Once it is cooled, remove the peel and add it to a blender.
3. Also add garlic powder, milk, onion powder and salt to the above blender. Blend everything until it is smooth.
4. In another pot, on a low-medium heat melt some butter and add the sweet potato puree and give it a stir.
5. To the above pot add the shredded cheddar cheese and mix everything well. Add the pasta and give a gentle stir. Serve warm.