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Basic Mac 'n Cheese Recipe
By nosey
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Total Time:
40 min
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Active Time:
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Makes:
6-8 servings
Too easy!
INGREDIENTS
- 3/4 box of elbow macaroni cooked al dente
- cup or so of milk
- stick of butter
- 3/4 lb sliced American cheese from the deli
- panko crumbs
- a couple of hits of Crystal Hot Sauce
INSTRUCTIONS
- heat milk and butter slowly
- Add cheese and stir until completely melted. Add a couple of dashes of the Crystal.
- Pour over cooked macaroni in a baking dish
- Melt a bit more butter and stir in the panko crumbs. Mix should be pretty dry. Spread on top of the mac ’n cheese and bake at 350 until panko browns and cheese bubbles around the edge.
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This is what Kraft went after when they made the handy dandy box version.This recipe is how we come to know Basic Mac and Cheese today. Simple. Quick. Tasteless.