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Simple Macaroni and Cheese
This mac and cheese recipe is simple to prepare with seven ingredients you most likely already have on hand for a deliciously rich, comforting meal.
Prep
10 min
Cook
15 min
Total
25 min
Serves
4
Instructions
- 01
Gather the ingredients.
- 02
Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Cook elbow macaroni in the boiling water, stirring occasionally until tender yet firm to the bite, about 8 minutes.
- 03
Meanwhile, melt butter in a saucepan over medium heat.
- 04
Whisk in flour, salt, and black pepper until smooth, about 5 minutes.
- 05
Slowly pour in milk, while constantly stirring; cook and stir until mixture is smooth and bubbling, about 5 minutes, making sure the milk doesn't burn.
- 06
Add Cheddar cheese and stir until melted, 2 to 4 minutes.
- 07
Drain macaroni and fold into cheese sauce until coated.
- 08
Serve hot and enjoy!
Nutrition
per serving
- Calories
- 630
- Protein
- 27g
- Carbs
- 55g
- Fat
- 34g
- Fiber
- 2g
- Sugar
- 8g
- Sat. fat
- 21g
- Sodium
- 777mg
- Cholesterol
- 100mg
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