Macaroni Cheese easy and delicious. This Macaroni Cheese recipe is the ultimate comfort food, and is the best mac and cheese for both adults and children every time.
It’s tasty, very cheesy, simple to cook and versatile, with some awesome variations such as macaroni cheese with bacon.
Yield: Yield: 4 Large Serves
How To Make Best Mac and Cheese
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 30 minutes
Total Time: 40 minutes
An indulgent and homely baked macaroni cheese dish.
This one is for all the family, it also includes some awesome easy variations that will create the best mac and cheese.
Ingredients
2 Tbsp butter
1 small onion
2 Tbsp plain flour
2 cups milk
2 cups grated cheese
2 cups macaroni elbows
4 cups water
salt
pepper
Instructions
Preheat oven to 190℃ / 375℉
In a saucepan bring water to a vigorous boil and season with salt.
Add macaroni elbows and boil for 8 - 10 minutes or until Al dente.
Set aside and drain well.
Melt butter in a saucepan. Add onion and cook until clear.
Stir in flour and cook until frothy.
Gradually add milk, stir constantly until sauce boils and thickens.
Remove from heat.
Season with salt and pepper to taste.
Stir in half the cheese.
Add macaroni, stir in to combine.
Pour in to an oven proof dish.
Sprinkle the rest of the cheese over the top.
Cook for 20 minutes or until golden and heated through.
Notes
Macaroni Cheese Easy Serving Suggestions
Serve with tasty side dish sauteed greens such as spinach, kale, green beans with garlic and maybe a little hot chili flake.
Roasted broccoli is nice on the side.
Serve with garlic bread.
Macaroni Cheese Recipe Variation
Chopped cooked bacon or chicken or ham can be added to the sauce if desired.
For a bit of zing, add 400g can of well drained diced tomatoes, add when stirring in macaroni elbows.
Add some chopped cooked browned Italian sausage, green capsicum, and sliced tomatoes.
We add both tinned tomatoes and cooked, chopped bacon to the sauce for the best mac and cheese.
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