My Favorite Mac + Cheese
Tags:Last night I made my favorite mac & cheese recipe and wanted to pass it along.
I got this one from a friend almost ten years ago and I have made it many, many times over the years. I added my own notes to the recipe in brown.
Serious comfort food. Enjoy!
Macaroni & Cheese
from Tracy Allbright
2 ½ cups Macaroni [I've use both big & small macaroni and they both work fine]
4T butter
4T flour
2 cups milk[we use non-fat]
1 tsp salt
1 tsp sugar
½ pound processed cheese (velveeta) cubed
2/3 cup sour cream [light or fat free is fine]
1 1/3 cup cottage cheese [light or fat free is fine]
2 cups sharp cheddar grated
1 ½ cup soft breadcrumbs
2 tsp butter
paprika sprinkles
1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
2. Cook and drain macaroni and place in a 2 ½ quart casserole dish.
3. Melt butter over medium heat in a large saucepan; stir in flour and mix well.Add milk and cook over medium heat, stirring constantly until sauce thickens. This part takes some time - be ready to stand at the stove for a bit - it's worth the effort! Add salt, sugar, and processed cheese; mix well.
4. Mix sour cream and cottage cheese into sauce and pour over macaroni; mix well.
5. Sprinkle grated cheddar and crumbs over top. Dot with butter and sprinkle with paprika. May be frozen at this point.
6. Bake in preheated oven at 350 for 45-50 minutes. Serves 6. Makes great left-overs.
Thinking of all the veterans & their families out there today - thank you for your sacrifice and your service.
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Thanks for this recipe Ali! My daughter loves Mac and Cheese and I'm afraid all I know is the ones you pop in the microwave... not a wise choice health-wise I'm afraid. :-(
We'll definitely try this one and I don't mind standing in the stove for a while! :-)
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Er, "standing at the stove..." :-)
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This looks amazing...always looking for easy, delicious dinners! Thanks Ali!
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Sounds good - I will have to try it. Do you know if you can freeze this? I am trying to get some things in the freezer for those hectic December evenings that are coming up.
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Will definitely be trying this recipe. Thanks for sharing.
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YUMMMMM!! Something other than the boxed stuff!!! Can't wait to try this!!
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yum!
I need to try this. My kids would love it. Esp our daughter, who is a huge mac n cheese fan.
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I have this same recipe and it's great. Maybe it's time to make it again.
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Yum! I have been making the fab recipe from'Jamie's American road trip' it's good, but your's sounds better Cx
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Ali
Thanks so much for sharing your mac&chees recipe. This sounds close to mine but better.
I am new to your blog. I found my way through Jennifer M. and Nichol M. Very talented ladies as you are too. I am learning so much from your site. Your idea inspire me. Oh and I so love your staps. I am slowly collecting them. I love how Nichol uses them on her layouts.
Blessing
Sandi N.
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Mac and Cheese is my favorite comfort food (well maybe it's grilled cheese) something about cheese I guess. I'm making this for dinner!
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Yes - definitely!
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Yummers!! This sounds like a great version of Mac & Cheese!! Can't wait to taste it!
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Ooooooo - Mac & Cheese is a favorite in our house! Can't wait to try your recipe! Thanks SO MUCH for sharing! (And Happy Veterans Day to the veterans in your life!)
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Thank you so much for this recipe! Sounds soooo good :) I'll try it soon.
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Oooh, thanks for sharing that! I've been looking for a really good mac 'n' cheese recipe! This looks perfect! Thank you!!!
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YUM-EEE. I think I just gained 5 pounds reading the recipe. Can't wait to try it. Thanks Ali.
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This looks great thank you for sharing Ali !!
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Seriously - it's not diet food :).
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Mmmm...sounds delicious, even at 10 am! I agree w/Dawn Morgan--I gained 5 lbs just reading the recipe! We're (Southern California) supposed to have cooler weather the next couple of days and this sounds like a perfect recipe for cool weather nights. Thanks for sharing!
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