Simple Macaroni and Cheese

Name: Simple Macaroni and Cheese
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 20 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 1 (8 ounce) box elbow macaroni; 1/4 cup butter; 1/4 cup all-purpose flour; 1/2 teaspoon salt; ground black pepper to taste; 2 cups milk; 2 cups shredded Cheddar cheese

⏱️ Ready in 30 min 🥄 Prep 10 min 🔥 Cook 20 min 👥 4 servings 👁️ 28 views

A very quick and easy fix to a tasty side-dish. Fancy, designer mac and cheese often costs forty or fifty dollars to prepare when you have so many exotic and expensive cheeses, but they aren't always the best tasting. This recipe is cheap and tasty.

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🔗 Recipe adapted from AllRecipes

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📊 At a Glance

Prep 10 min

Cook 20 min

Serves 4

Difficulty Medium

🛒 Ingredients

1 (8 ounce) box elbow macaroni

1/4 cup butter

1/4 cup all-purpose flour

1/2 teaspoon salt

ground black pepper to taste

2 cups milk

2 cups shredded Cheddar cheese

Nutrition Facts

Servings per recipe 4

Serving size 1 serving

Amount per serving

Calories 630

% Daily Value*

Total Fat 33.6g 43%

Saturated Fat 0g 0%

Trans Fat 0g

Cholesterol 0mg 0%

Sodium 777mg 34%

Total Carbohydrate 55g 20%

Dietary Fiber 2.1g 8%

Total Sugars 7.6g

Protein 26.5g 53%

Vitamin D 0mcg 0%

Calcium 0mg 0%

Iron 0mg 0%

Potassium 0mg 0%

* The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a serving of food contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.

👨‍🍳 Instructions

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.

Melt butter in a saucepan over medium heat; stir in flour, salt, and pepper until smooth, about 5 minutes.

Slowly pour milk into butter-flour mixture while continuously stirring until mixture is smooth and bubbling, about 5 minutes.

Add Cheddar cheese to milk mixture and stir until cheese is melted, 2 to 4 minutes.

Fold macaroni into cheese sauce until coated.