Recipe - Macaroni and Cheese

Summary:

Macaroni and Cheese is loved by most of the kids. Mac and cheese is very easy to make, kids eat without fussing. I make mac and cheese atleast once a week. Usually, I buy the mac and cheese packs, which comes with uncooked pasta/macaroni and the cheese sauce sachet (dry).

I learnt making the cheese sauce from my friend long back with estimation. Measurements are my contributions. I have noticed there are lot of recipes online with almost the same measurements. Making cheese sauce is fairly easy. After I learnt making the cheese sauce, I keep elbow macaroni stocked, and use it when ever needed.

Ingredients:

• Macaroni pasta - 1 cup
• Cheese sauce - 1/2 cup
• Salt - 1/2 teaspoon salt
• Oil - 1 teaspoon

Process:

Cook macaroni in 5 - 6 cups of boiling water at amedium high temperature, with salt and oil for 10 minutes. Set it aside.

Ingredients for cheese sauce:

• Cheese (swiss or cheddar) - 1/4 cup (grated)
• Milk - 1/4 cup
• All purpose flour (Maida)- 1 tablespoon
• Butter - 1 tablespoon
• Salt - 1 pinch

Directions to make sauce:

Melt butter in a medium sauce pan at medium temperature. Add all purpose flour to the butter, mix it well. Stir continuously for 2 - 4 minutes and make sure the flour doesn't turn brown. Add milk slowly to the flour mixture, mix well. Let the milk and flour cook well for 8 - 10minutes (approximately), you will notice the milk thickening. Add cheese to the milk mixture, mix well till the cheese is melted. Add salt according to taste.

Add boiled/cooked macaroni to cheese sauce, mix well. Cook for 2minutes and turn off the stove.

Serve hot with some vegetable in the side, to make a complete nutritional meal.

Preparation time: 15 - 20 minutes
Servings: 2 - 3