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As someone else mentioned, you need that garbage American cheese if you want it to have a nice gooey, creamy texture. Real cheese tends to have a really grainy texture once melted.

Though honestly the best way to get truly creamy Mac and cheese is to actually just make it on the stovetop instead of the oven. If you havent tried making homemade stovetop yet, you should give that a try (though youll still need to use some American cheese).

Edit: Also some other unrelated tips:

• Boil the noodles in chicken stock to boost the savoriness.
• Look into recipes that use evaporated milk and/or sour cream instead of milk and/or heavy cream. Theyll be noticeably more rich.