How To Make Old Fashioned Mac and Cheese
Grab a bite of this creamy mac and cheese, loaded with three types of cheese, for a filling and delectable take on the classic side!
Serves:
Ingredients
- 2cupselbow macaroni,uncooked
- 4tbspbutter
- 2tbspall-purpose flour
- 2cupsmilk
- ¼onion,minced
- salt and pepper,to taste
- ¼lbprocessed cheese food
- ¼lbcheddar cheese,shredded
- ¼lbswiss cheese,shredded
Instructions
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Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
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Prepare the elbow macaroni according to package directions.
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Melt the butter in a small saucepan over medium-high heat. Stir in the flour until a cream-colored paste forms.
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Pour in the milk, stir constantly until this comes to a hard boil, then stir for 1 more minute. Remove from heat and set aside.
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When the macaroni is cooked, spread ½ of it into the bottom of a lightly greased 9×13-inch baking dish.
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Layer ½ of the grated onion, ½ of the salt and pepper, and ½ of each of the processed cheese food, cheddar cheese, and swiss cheese.
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Repeat layers, and finish off by pouring the reserved white sauce all over. Top off with small pats of butter, to taste.
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Cover and bake for 45 minutes.
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Serve warm, and enjoy!
Nutrition
- Calories: 416.24kcal
- Fat: 24.80g
- Saturated Fat: 14.72g
- Trans Fat: 0.65g
- Monounsaturated Fat: 6.24g
- Polyunsaturated Fat: 1.19g
- Carbohydrates: 29.49g
- Fiber: 1.22g
- Sugar: 4.83g
- Protein: 18.66g
- Cholesterol: 72.37mg
- Sodium: 380.48mg
- Calcium: 437.47mg
- Potassium: 213.40mg
- Iron: 0.66mg
- Vitamin A: 208.55µg
- Vitamin C: 0.33mg
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