
This roundup of mac and cheese recipes is perfect to celebrate this year’s National Mac and Cheese Day in the best way possible—with piles and piles of loaded, cheesy, macaroni-filled incredibleness.

Baked Mac and Cheese With Bread Crumbs
Because nothing says love like cheesy pasta magnificence. This baked mac ‘n cheese, with Colby, Cheddar, and crisp, buttery bread crumbs can be made ahead of time, too.
3 Ingredient Macaroni and Cheese
Mac and cheese honestly doesn’t get any quicker or easier or pantry-friendlier than this 3-ingredient savior that can be tossed together with stuff you already have on hand. Certain to please.
Mac and Cheese With Beer
Cheesy noodles, with a crunchy crust of spicy cracker crumbs, are a step up from the same old mac ‘n cheese you’ve been relying on.
Macaroni and Cheese with Zucchini
We swear no one will notice flecks of suspiciously healthy green once they’re cramming their faces with this indulgently creamy stovetop classic smothered with crisp, buttery bread crumbs.
Mac and Cheese Canapés
Fancy schmancy mac and cheese canapés? Why not? Plop these lovelies on a silver platter alongside flutes of Champagne or tuck them into a lunch box.
Skillet Mac and Cheese
Add this simple skillet mac and cheese, with its brilliant and time-saving trick we suspect you’ve never heard of, to your dinner arsenal and you just might achieve superhero status with the kids. And with yourself.
Gluten-Free Macaroni and Cheese
This gluten-free macaroni and cheese recipe is made with pasta, cheese, and pasta cooking water. That’s it. Quick and easy dinner.
Spicy Macaroni and Cheese
All the comfort of classic mac and cheese plus a little kick. Actually, a lot of kick. Although we’ve heard not complaints.
Macaroni Au Gratin
So magnificently and outrageously incredible that folks have literally applauded it at the dinner table. Swear. Easy enough for weeknights. Elegant enough for impressing guests.
Baked Macaroni and Cheese
This toss-it-together-and-shove-it-in-the-oven casserole is exactly what macaroni and cheese ought to be—easy, cheesy, crumb-topped, and knee-wobblingly indulgent.
Pumpkin Macaroni and Cheese
This skillet full of pumpkin macaroni and cheese awesomeness ranks off the charts in its indulgence-o-rama rating.
Bacon and Cheddar Macaroni and Cheese
Inspired by a stuffed baked potato, this stovetop mac and cheese is loaded with bacon, Cheddar, and sour cream. Indulgence, baby.
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