StoveTop Mac and Cheese..... This truly is the BEST mac and cheese recipe! Skip the box and make the good stuff! Classic mac and cheese is made with a good sharp cheddar cheese, but you can also switch things up and use another kind of cheese, or a combination of cheeses.
When I was a girl, Mama used Texas longhorn cheese in this recipe. Didn't want to put the oven on since it's a very hot day so I looked up recipes for stove top Mac n cheese. My mother was a bit of a rebel with her macaroni and cheese in that she didn't believe in making a roux. You can have StoveTop Mac and Cheese.... using 9 ingredients and 3 steps. Here is how you cook it.
Ingredients of StoveTop Mac and Cheese....
- It's 2 tbsp of butter.
- It's 2 tbsp of all-purpose flour.
- You need 2 cup of whole milk.
- Prepare 1/2 tsp of salt.
- It's 1/2 tsp of ground black pepper.
- You need 2 oz of cream cheese- softened.
- You need 1 cup of shredded sharp Cheddar cheese.
- Prepare 2 tsp of spicy brown mustard.
- Prepare 5 cup of hot cooked elbow macaronis( about 2 - 1/2 cups uncooked).
This homemade mac and cheese sauce starts with a roux. It's a mixture of fat (usually butter) and flour that is used to create thick sauces. Reheat on the stovetop or in the microwave. This stovetop Macaroni and Cheese is a perfect classic - and it just happens to be made in one pot.
StoveTop Mac and Cheese.... instructions
- In large sausepan, melt butter over medium - low heat; whisk in flour. Cook whisking constantly 2 min. Whisk in milk, salt, pepper. Bring to a simmer over medium - low heat.Cook macaronis ..
- Cook whisking constantly until thickened 2-3 min. Remove from heat..
- Add cheddar , cream cheese & mustard. Stirring until cheese melts. Stir in cooked pasta..
Butter, flour, pasta, milk, cheese and a My go-to mac and cheese recipe. Of all the versions of Mac and Cheese I have, this Stovetop Macaroni and Cheese is the one that I use most frequently. This stovetop mac and cheese is a one pot dish of tender macaroni in an ultra creamy cheese sauce. The great thing about this stovetop macaroni and cheese is that it can be cooked in a single pot. The pasta is simmered with milk and seasonings under tender, and then a ton of cheese gets.