Simple Stovetop Mac and Cheese Recipe
If you try no other recipe but this one, you will be fine. This is my favorite way to make mac and cheese. It never lets me down. If you keep the ingredients on hand to make this recipe, you will be able to expand into different cheeses with ease.
Ingredients
- 16 Oz Pasta Medium sized
- 3 Tbsp Butter
- 3 Tbsp Flour
- 3 cups Whole milk
- 3/4 Cup Parmesan grated or chopped into small pieces.
- 1 Cup Extra Sharp Cheddar grated or chopped into small pieces
- 1 Tbsp Better than bullion Chicken flavor
- salt to taste
- Green Onions sliced thinly
Instructions
- Pre heat your milk in the microwave for 45 seconds – just enough to take the chill out of it.
- Melt butter in a sauce pan over medium heat and let it heat until it becomes foamy.
- Mix in flour. Cook it for a minute while stirring constantly
- Slowly add warmed milk to the butter mixture 1/4 cup at a time. Whisk it continually until combined. Stir in bullion.
- Once all of the milk is added, cook for a few minutes while whisking it. Do not let it boil. You will feel the sauce start to thicken. It’s ready for cheese when you rub a small amount between your fingers and it feels silky.
- Remove from heat and stir in your cheese until it’s melted and mixed into the sauce.
- Once the cheese is incorporated, use a cooked noodle to taste your sauce. If it doesn’t taste cheesy enough try adding a little more salt to bring out the flavor.
- Combine the pasta and sauce top with chopped green onions