Simple Macaroni and Cheese

I halved the recipe for two. Next time, I will only use 1/4 of the roux ingredients to see if it will be creamier.

YUMM!!! new go to Mac and cheese recipe!!

We add fried onion and bacon, or smokie pieces which make it such a hit with our 3yo. We always bake it with breadcrumbs on top for that extra crunch! Freezes well in kid sized portions, just add a little milk when reheating to keep it moist.

Perfection... The only thing I changed was that I used block cheese like Velveeta) instead. Takes a little longer to melt but so worth it! Hard to believe this can be so good with so few ingredients! The 4 servings are small servings, so if you have hungry people, double it!

Of course I doubled this recipe. There’s always left overs in my plans. But I didn’t double the milk, I used 3 cups instead of 4. I drained the macaroni but didn’t rinse it and actually there was more cheese sauce than I needed for the 16 ounces of Mac. I also skipped pepper and added 1 teaspoon of dry mustard. We had incredible cheese gifted to us so I grated 4 cups of extra sharp cheddar and threw in a handful of parmesan too, just to get some complexity in there. I like stove top Mac cheese because the oven is busy cooking the ham. This was a good refresher on how to make a roux, the base of so many sauces. Is you’ve never made one, the directions are good on this one. BUT, I turn off the heat while whisking in the flour and then return the heat to medium to add the milk. Keep whisking and don’t walk away from sauces, they turn on you quickly.