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 expensive cheeses, but they aren't always the best tasting. This simple recipe is cheap and tasty.
Ingredients
- elbow macaroni: 1 box (8 ounce box)
- butter: 0.25 cup
- all-purpose flour: 0.25 cup
- salt: 0.5 tsp
- ground black pepper: (to taste)
- milk: 2 cups
- cheddar cheese: 2 cups (shredded)
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Stages of cooking
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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. Dotdash Meredith Food Studios
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At the same time, melt butter in a saucepan over medium heat. Dotdash Meredith Food Studios
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Add flour, salt, and pepper and stir until smooth, about 5 minutes. Dotdash Meredith Food Studios
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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. Dotdash Meredith Food Studios
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Add Cheddar cheese and stir until melted, 2 to 4 minutes. Dotdash Meredith Food Studios
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Drain macaroni and fold into cheese sauce until coated. Dotdash Meredith Food Studios
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Serve hot and enjoy! Dotdash Meredith Food Studios
