My Mom's Best Mac And Cheese
Total Time: 45 mins
Preparation Time: 15 mins
Cook Time: 30 mins
Ingredients
- Servings: 4
- 1 cup uncooked macaroni
- 3 tablespoons plain flour
- 3 tablespoons butter
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 2 tablespoons dried onion flakes
- 1 (5 ounce) can evaporated milk
- 5 ounces water
- 3/4 cup whole milk or 3/4 cup low-fat milk
- 1 1/2-2 cups shredded sharp cheddar cheese, divided
Recipe
- 1 preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- 2 boil and drain macaroni per package instructions.
- 3 meanwhile, melt butter in medium saucepan. add flour and salt. cook just until mixture is lightly golden brown. stir in dried onion (add more or less to your taste).
- 4 combine evaporated milk, water and milk in a measuring cup. you should have 2 cups of milk mixture. stir into flour mixture to thicken, slow enough to avoid making lumps.
- 5 heat mixture not quite to boiling.
- 6 add 1 cup cheddar and stir until cheese is melted.
- 7 cook sauce until slightly thickened (similar consistency to gravy).
- 8 stir in cooked macaroni.
- 9 pour into greased 8 or 9-inch baking dish.
- 10 sprinkle with desired amount cheese.
- 11 bake for approximately 30 minutes until it's lightly browned and bubbly.
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