Here’s what chefs buy if they’re not making macaroni and cheese themselves.

Should it be cooked on thestovetopor in the oven?

Should you incorporate egg if baking in the oven?

Southern Living Stovetop Mac and Cheese in the pan ready to serve

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What about a creamy roux-basedbechamel?White cheddar or yellow cheddar?

“Its simple, creamy, and delicious,” Mooney says.

Community Q serves up their mac and cheese with rigatoni noodles and a creamy Cheddar cheese sauce.

mac and cheese shells in bowl

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For Haake, every detail is spot-on.

“Its creamy, decadent, nostalgic and one of my favorites.

Its the perfect weeknight dinner.

Chick Fil A Mac and Cheese

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Chick-Fil-A

ChefJonathan Ferguson ofLittle CoyoteinChattanooga, TNrecently revisited the side dish at Chick-Fil-A.

“It’s perfectly creamy, without being heavy and overly cheesy,” Ferguson says.

“On a good day it has a perfectly baked crust that cracks under a plastic spork.”

The top layer is always crisp, and the inside is always the perfect creamy texture.