Best Homemade Mac-N-Cheese Ever
- Ready In:
- 45mins
- Ingredients:
- 9
- Yields:
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1 pan
- Serves:
- 6-8
ingredients
- 3 tablespoons butter
- 3 tablespoons flour
- 1 teaspoon dry mustard
- 1⁄2 teaspoon seasoning salt
- 1⁄2 teaspoon garlic salt
- 1⁄2 teaspoon ground black pepper
- 3 cups low-fat milk
- 3 cups shredded cheese, to taste, your favorite varieties
- 8 8 ounces corkscrew macaroni or 8 ounces penne, etc
directions
- Boil macaroni according to package directions.
- Cheese Sauce.
- Melt butter in saucepan over low heat. (low heat is important! watch carefully).
- Add flour gradually while whisking and cook for 1 minute, still whisking.
- Add a small amount of milk to start the sauce then add all the spices.
- Keep on whisking while adding the rest of the milk. Turn up the heat to high or medium high depending on your stove, just be careful not to scorch the sauce. The more you whisk, the creamier the sauce will be.
- As sauce approaches a boil, begin to whisk in cheese one handful at a time, ensuring all cheese is melted before adding another. (Helps with texture and greasiness).
- Take off the heat and whisk vigorously one last time.
- Pour over cooked macaroni in 13x9 pan and stir together. The last 1/2 cup of sauce may be too much depending on type and amount of pasta. Sprinkle additional cheese over the top if desired.
- Microwave on 70% power for 15:00 minutes or until set. If you prefer baking, it comes out well at 350 after about 30-35 minutes.
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Reviews
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We liked the garlic and mustard but overall it tasted like a kicked-up white sauce, not so much like a cheese sauce. It also made a huge amount of sauce for the amount of noodles. Next time I will reduce the amount of milk. <br/><br/>That said my picky 3yr old loved this so we will be making it again!
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Although I often make various Mac & Cheese recipes for a neighbor couple, this time (made with a combo of Colby-Jack & sharp Cheddar) it was for the 2 of us, along with my son & DIL! CREAMY & DELICIOUS, IT IS (we liked the use of mustard & garlic salt) & definitely a keeper recipe! [Tagged, made & reviewed in New Kids on the Block]