Simple Macaroni and Cheese

Name: Simple Macaroni and Cheese
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 25 min
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 250g elbow pasta; 1/3 cup butter; 1/4 cup plain flour; 1/2 tsp salt; ground black pepper, to taste; 2 cups milk; 2 cups shredded cheddar cheese

4 steps

Prep:10minCook:15min

Quick, easy, and tasty macaroni and cheese dish. Fancy, designer mac and cheese often costs forty or fifty dollars to prepare when you have so many exotic and expensive cheeses, but they aren't always the best tasting. This simple recipe is cheap and tasty. Cook’s Note: You can never have enough cheese, and I usually add an extra 1/2 cup without ruining the recipe. Keep a careful eye on the milk when boiling, as milk boils fast and burns easily. Burnt milk will show up in the recipe's flavor if overcooked.

Updated at: Wed, 16 Aug 2023 23:51:11 GMT

Nutrition balance score

Unbalanced

Glycemic Index

Moderate

Glycemic Load

High

Nutrition per serving

Calories693.3 kcal (35%)

Total Fat38.6 g (55%)

Carbs60.3 g (23%)

Sugars7.9 g (9%)

Protein26.1 g (52%)

Sodium712.2 mg (36%)

Fiber2.3 g (8%)

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredients

4 servings

250gelbow pasta

⅓ cupbutter

¼ cupplain flour

½ tspsalt

ground black pepper

to taste

2 cupsmilk

2 cupsshredded cheddar cheese

Instructions

Step 1

Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Cook elbow macaroni in the boiling water, stirring occasionally until cooked through but firm to the bite, 8 minutes.

Step 2

At the same time, melt butter in a saucepan over medium heat. Add flour, salt, and pepper and stir until smooth, about 5 minutes. Pour in milk slowly, while stirring continuously. Continue to cook and stir until mixture is smooth and bubbling, about 5 minutes, making sure the milk doesn't burn.

Step 3

Add Cheddar cheese and stir until melted, 2 to 4 minutes.

Step 4

Drain macaroni and fold into cheese sauce until coated.