It was really good, much better than the box, creamy and rich, and Kaelyn ate it up! It wasn't quite as easy as the boxed kind, but I think the more I make it, the easier it will get for me. I also think it shows how with all of the convenience, boxed foods available, that we have gotten away from the fine art of basic cooking. I want to work on learning these basic cooking skills as much as I can to continue eliminating convenience foods from our diet.So here's my Homemade Macaroni and Cheese. The recipe for the sauce is from my Southern Living Cookbook and is just a basic white sauce with cheese added.
Use about a cup and a half to 2 cups of elbow macaroni, boil according to package directions.
While pasta is boiling, make cheese sauce:
2 Tbsp. butter
2 Tbsp. flour
1 cup milk
salt and white pepper
1 cup shredded cheese (I used cheddar and monterey jack)
1/4 tsp. dry mustard
Melt butter in saucepan over low heat. Add flour and stir until smooth. Cook for 1 minute, stirring constantly. Slowly add milk while continuing to stir constantly and cook until thick and bubbling. Add salt, pepper, cheese and dry mustard and stir until cheese is melted.
Pour cheese sauce over cooked macaroni and serve. Yum!
I also think this would be a great place to sneak some hidden veggies in! Some pureed sweet potatoes, squash or pumpkin could be a great thing to add to the sauce when you stir in the cheese.
No more neon orange macaroni and cheese for us!
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delicious!
ReplyDeleteHave you tried mac and cheese made in a rice cooker? I've found this is a quick and easy substitute for the "orange" stuff, made with 4 simple ingredients: pasta, chicken broth, cheese and milk :)
I cannot eat the box stuff......
ReplyDeletehomemade is the bomb!
I LOVE macaroni and cheese! :P
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Ewwww....I hate th ebox stuff! Actually I try not to eat anything orange, unless it is naturally that color. The orange powder on snacks freaks me out.
ReplyDeleteI wonder if this would work with rice milk and rice cheese? My son is allergic to dairy and has never had mac and cheese,which makes me so sad. I am in serious love with the stuff!
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@Niki - If I were you I would try it with rice milk and see. It couldn't hurt to try, right? I have seen other bloggers that use rice milk in place of regular milk in recipes. Let me know if you try it and how it works out. Good luck!
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ReplyDeleteJust thought I'd let you know how I put veggies in my mac. WIn the same pot with the macaroni, I add cut up cauliflower (when it's covered in cheese, it blends right in with the mac), shredded up carrots (blends right in with the cheese if you use cheddar) and sometimes broccoli if I'm feeling daring. Great way to add extra veggies.
@hawleykj - Those are great ideas for adding veggies in! I'll definitely have to try them out! I used to just stir some frozen peas into my daughter's to help cool it down and she would eat the peas and the mac & cheese, but as she gets older, she gets pickier and now I have to be a little more sneaky with the veggies.
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