Best Basic Macaroni And Cheese Recipes

BASIC MACARONI AND CHEESE

Basic Macaroni and Cheese image

This is a very basic macaroni and cheese that is good on it's own, or can be used as the base to many different spins.

Provided by Amber Matlock

Categories Cheese

Time 20m

Yield 6 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 5

Ingredients

1 lb elbow macaroni
2 tablespoons butter
2 tablespoons flour
2 cups milk, warmed
1 -2 lb sharp cheddar cheese

Steps:

Boil and drain macaroni per box instructions.
Melt the butter in a skillet.
Sprinkle in flour and stir until pasty.
Whisk in warmed milk and let cook until thickened.
Add cheese to sauce.
Add sauce to pasta.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 682.6, Fat 33.1, SaturatedFat 20.5, Cholesterol 101.1, Sodium 548.6, Carbohydrate 63.5, Fiber 2.5, Sugar 2.4, Protein 31.7

BASIC BAKED MACARONI AND CHEESE

Basic Baked Macaroni and Cheese image

I use this as a starting point for macaroni, and then add and subtract from here. It's perfect the way it is, though. Here I listed cheddar for the cheese, but hubby likes a colby and monterey jack combo better, so that's what I usually use.

Provided by Panhandle Sam

Categories Cheese

Time 42m

Yield 6 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 7

Ingredients

2 cups dry macaroni noodles
2 tablespoons butter or 2 tablespoons margarine
2 tablespoons flour
1/8 teaspoon pepper
1/8 teaspoon paprika
2 cups milk
2 cups cheddar cheese

Steps:

Boil macaroni noodles until tender; drain and set aside.
Preheat oven to 350.
In a medium sauce pan, melt butter on medium heat.
Add flour one tablespoon at a time, and whisking between each addition.
Whisk in seasonings, and cook for a couple of minutes, whisking constantly, so as not to burn.
Add milk, half a cup at a time, whisking together between each addition. Allow to thicken (and keep on slowly whisking).
Add all but a handful of cheese (for topping) and stir until completely incorporated.
Add cheese sauce to macaroni noodles, then put everything into a baking dish.
Sprinkle the remaining cheese on top.
Bake for 25 minutes, then broil for an additional couple of minutes to crisp up the top (watch it so the top doesn't burn).

Nutrition Facts : Calories 377.4, Fat 19.9, SaturatedFat 12.3, Cholesterol 61.1, Sodium 309.8, Carbohydrate 32.5, Fiber 1.2, Sugar 1.1, Protein 16.9

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