Macaroni and Cheese (some of the best you’ll ever have)
French fries. Cheeseburgers. Chicken wings. Pizza. Typical foods that we just can’t get enough of, right? Another food? Macaroni & Cheese!
This great recipe for homemade macaroni and cheese will be the star of any show, or any meal, or any family get together and, really, it’s easy and totally not something to be intimidated by. Homemade macaroni and cheese, sure, takes longer than the boxed version, but it’s very much worth it and really doesn’t take that long at all. Even the novice home cook can get this done and it’ll turn out amazing.
Macaroni and Cheese (some of the best you'll ever have)
The best homemade macaroni and cheese you'll ever make. It's gooey and cheesy and so easy for even the novice home cook.
Ingredients
- 1-1.5 cups noodles
- 1/4 cup butter
- 1 small onion, chopped
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1/4 tsp pepper
- 1/4 cup flour
- 1 3/4 cups milk
- 8 ounces sharp cheese, cut into 1/2-inch cubes (I used all cheddar, but my friends typically use 1/2 cheddar and 1/2 something else, like swiss)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375℉.
- Cook noodles as directed and drain.
- In another pot, stir together and cook the butter, onion, salt and pepper over medium heat until onion is slightly tender.
- Whisk the flour in the pot with the butter and onion. Cook over low heat, stirring constantly, until mixture is smooth and bubbly. *Apparently, it's very important to continue to stir constantly. It's easy to mess this part up and think the mixture is done before it actually is. But, this step should take between 5-10 minutes and result in a more liquid substance than when you first started.*
- Remove from heat and slowly stir in milk. Return to heat and heat to boiling. Once the mixture starts to boil, whisk constantly for a full minute. Then, remove from heat again. Stir in cheese cubes until melted.
- Place cooked noodles in an ungreased casserole dish. Stir cheese sauce into noodles. Cook uncovered at 375℉ for 30 minutes.
- For an added bonus, sprinkle some shredded cheese on top!
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