Classic stovetop Mac and Cheese

Name: Classic stovetop Mac and Cheese
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 30 min
Cuisine: American, Southern
Ingredients: 1 packet of elbow noodles; ½ cup of salted butter; ½ cup of all-purpose flour; 1½ teaspoon of onion power; 1 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder; 1½ teaspoon of ground mustard; 1 teaspoon of salt; ½ teaspoon of white pepper; 3 cups of milk whole; 250g of shredded sharp cheddar cheese

4 steps

Prep:5minCook:25min

Updated at: Thu, 17 Aug 2023 05:08:50 GMT

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Ingredients

4 servings

1 packetelbow noodles

½ cupsalted butter

½ cupall-purpose flour

1 ½ teaspoononion power

1 ½ teaspoongarlic powder

1 ½ teaspoonground mustard

1 teaspoonsalt

½ teaspoonwhite pepper

3 cupsmilk

whole

250gsharp cheddar cheese

shredded

Instructions

Step 1

Fill a large saucepan with water, and bring to a boil. Stir in the macaroni; cook until al dente. Drain well.

Step 2

Meanwhile in another large saucepan, melt the butter over medium heat. Stir in the flour, salt, pepper, onion powder, garlic powder and mustard powder and cook 1-2 minutes.

Step 3

Pour in milk and whisk until smooth. Cook over medium-high heat, stirring constantly, for 3-5 minutes until the sauce starts to thicken. Turn off the heat and whisk in cheese until melted.

Step 4

Pour cooked pasta into the cheese sauce and stir well to combine. Serve hot.