Patti LaBelle's Mac and Cheese Recipe

This is "THE BEST EVER" macaroni and cheese recipe that I have ever tasted. My family and friends love it and always ask for it!

I think that this is a great recipe for making homemade macroni and cheese. I did not use Munster(sp) cheese, but I did use all of the other ingredients. I look forward to using this site to do other meals.

I absolutely love this recipe. My friend girl made this during a Thanksgiving holiday in 2001 and I have been hooked ever since. I highly recommend this recipe to a beginner cook. You will recieve mad raves!!!!

Ya'll I gotta tell you that this dish is so yummy and it goes fast. Just follow the directions and you can't go wrong. I did substitute Monterey for the Munster, but it's all good, so experiment with different cheeses if you prefer. All my friends ask me "Can you please make this dish for me?" So since I first prepared it, I've been hooked. Ms Labelle, thank you for this sensational recipe. It is sure to become a classic in my kitchen.

Best Mac & Cheese ever. I have been using this recipe since Patti Labelle come out with this cookbook. My family refers to it as "heart attack on a plate". The kinda of dish you allow yourself only on special occasions!

I have been using this recipe since it appeared on Oprah's site some years ago. Everytime I make it people ask for the recipe. I use all those ingredients plus add some Vermont white cheese and sometimes 1/4 cup of mozzarella (if its a large 12-14 serving size). You can't go wrong. If you add the muenster it adds the opposing flavor to the other cheeses and brings out the flavor of all the cheeses. I see some chose not to use it, but thats what makes it simply tasty to your guests. Enjoy and thank you Patti!

THE first and last word in mac and cheese. Period.

A coworker made this dish last week at our Christmas Party and it was GRRRRRRRRRRRREAT. I went back for seconds and it was gone.

The ultimate in "comfort food", Yummmmmy !!!!!!

So good that it hurts just to look at it. If you have never made it.....make it. Run to the nearest grocery store.....get all of the ingredients....and make it. Totally worth it.

I LOVE IT!
Everyone request my Mac & Cheese for every holiday/event. I say "It's Patti's" I brought 2 of her cookbooks and absolutely love them. My husband is a diabetic as well and he loves everything I cook from her books.

I make this every year and also for special occasions. Every one loves it. I will be making it twice this year, for my family for thanksgiving and for a mini thanksgiving dinner my friends and I are throwing. It is a very good recipe. If you have not tried it, try it.

I agree that this Mac&Cheese is FANTASTIC!! I did however, substitute shreeded cheese for bar cheese that I cubed (family habit) and because of that, I needed to add 1/2 cup more of milk. Other than that, It is absolutely perfect just the way it is!!

A friend of mine offered me the recipe a couple of years ago. Anytime there's a family/friends gathering, they always request the Mac&Cheese from me. My nieces think Im the greatest uncle because of it!!!

I have used this recipe for about 5 months now and its fantastic. The directions are simple and once its done its tastes great. I have even subtracted some of the cheeses and added some cheeses and it still comes out great. The original recipt itself though is wonderful. I was so glad to find a good mac n cheese recipe. As a mother of 3 I tend to look for new recipes to make for my family and this one will definitely be on my favorites list. So Delicious!

I made this for thanksgiving dinner last night. I had to double the recipe to make 1 servings and put it into 2 9x13 pans. It came out a little dry. I cooked it for about 45 minutes. Next time I wont be making so much,and I wont cook it that long. I also think it needed a little less shredded cheese and a little more velveta and my boyfriend agreed. But that's just our personal preference. Other than that I will certainly make it again.

My cousin normally makes this dish for all our special occassions. I love it and tonight I made it. It was WONDERFUL. STRONGLY RECOMMEND THIS DISH!

I followed the directions to a "T." I made it for Thanksgiving, and I DID NOT like the macaroni and cheese. I like my mac and cheese to be very cheesy with lots of flavor, and the taste of this mac and cheese simply wasn't good to me. I was very disappointed.

I made this macaroni and cheese today and it was delicious! Creamy and fluffy and perfect.

I just made this recipe and I must say it was quite good. Although I did feel it needed a little something...I totally forgot to put in some mild cheddar and that's probably what it needed. My youngest son loved it so much he ate most of it. I think this recipe would taste even better if I threw in there some shrimp.

The recipe is WONDERFUL!! So good I had to pass it on to my aunts and friends! Not healthy but every once in a while can't hurt!

The recipe by itself is amazing, BUT I wanted to experiment a bit... So, I substituted 1 cup sour cream for the half and half and used 1 cup buttermilk for the other cup of half and half. OMG! If I had died there, it would have been well worth it!!!!

JUST GOOD!!!!.

So THAT'S what mac & cheese is supposed to taste like!!!! No more blue box in my house. lol Seriously... it was amazing! Patti Rocks!!!

My daughter asked me to make some good homemade macaroni & cheese. After looking at several recipes, I picked this one. The only change I made to the recipe was substituting whole wheat elbow macaroni for the regular, which I do with all pasta recipes.

The result was good, but not great. We had a lot leftover, and I would expect our five kids to gobble up homemade macaroni & cheese if it was really good. The texture was more dry than creamy and the flavor was a little bland.

this is a great recipe for impressing a man on your cooking skills. if your trying to keep a man this is recipe for mac and cheese

People really think I can cook with Patti's recipe. The Mac and Cheese is awewsome.

My niece made it for EASTER dinner. YUMMY YUMMY!!!! Now I am going to try it.

The mac and cheese was great. My boys loved it. Will be a regular dish in my home.

I have to say, that was the best mac & cheese recipe I had ever made & had. My husband & I had a party for our son 07/1/-2009. All I heard was the mac & chesse was good none was left. To the ones that add extra to the recipe don't. Ms. Pattie dosen't any need help. Just follow the recipe. use all the cheese. The Muenster cheese was the bomb. From now on I will not make another mac & cheese recipe but Ms. Pattie's. Ms. Pattie did damn the thing. You go girl! 2009

This was the first mac & cheese I made I felt was to my satisfaction. I have tried several recipes but this was the best so far. Thank you, Patti! My children enjoyed it!

I also added a little mozzarella. I could only find slices of Muenster cheese but it still turned out great.

This is undoubtedly the best Mac & Cheese dish ever. It is fool proof, easy and fabulous (but not cheap)! I have passed on the recipe to several friends who also rave. Thanks so much to Patti LaBelle for posting this recipe on the web.

I have never made homemade mac n cheese - I normally have my mom make it for me. I made this over the weekend and it was amazing. My mom usually does not eat it, but she loved this recipe. She actually wants me to make it again this weekend. Follow the directions and you won't be disappointed.

I was really excited to make this after mostly rave reviews. For some reason it turned out dry and not that flavorful. I changed the servings to 15. Maybe the proportions were off? Like one reviewer I substituted some of the half and half with sour cream and buttermilk. Maybe that contributed to the dryness. I've made the Martha Stewart recipe and it worked better for me. And also one other recipe that starts the sauce out from a roux. That's the best style in my opinion.