Easy to create and a hit with kids. A cup of cooked ham cubes is a fantastic addition as well!
| Prep Time: | 15 mins |
| Cook Time: | 20 mins |
| Total Time: | 35 mins |
| Servings: | 6 |
| Yield: | 6 servings |
Ingredients
- ¼ cup butter
- 1 cup chopped onion
- 1 ½ tablespoons all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 8 ounces macaroni
- 3 cups milk
- 1 ½ cups shredded Cheddar cheese
Instructions
- Heat the butter in a skillet over medium heat. Stir in the onion; cook and stir until the onion has softened and turned translucent, about 5 minutes. Stir in flour and salt and cook, stirring constantly, for 2 minutes more.
- Add milk and macaroni to saucepan, and bring to a boil. Reduce heat and cover. Simmer for 15 minutes or until pasta is tender, stirring occasionally.
- Mix in cheese, and stir until cheese melts.
Nutrition Facts
| Calories | 408 kcal |
| Carbohydrate | 39 g |
| Cholesterol | 60 mg |
| Dietary Fiber | 2 g |
| Protein | 17 g |
| Saturated Fat | 13 g |
| Sodium | 670 mg |
| Sugars | 8 g |
| Fat | 20 g |
| Unsaturated Fat | 0 g |
Reviews
super yummy! I added some italian spices and garlic and was a quick and easy dish
Soo yummy and fast!
It kinda just tasted like onion. It’s not really worth the calories.
I’m giving it 5 stars because my daughter loved it, and whatever earns her love earns 5 stars! I loved it too!
I made the dish as the recipe stated. I like a creamy mac and cheese and this fit the bill. It is very basic, but add what you prefer to spice it up a bit, more cheese, cubed ham, etc. I would not expect the simmering time to be the same depending on your a stove and other factors (mine softened much quicker). The key is that the macaroni is soft.
I followed the recipe, but threw in cubed ham at the end. Delicious!
I added ham cubes and frozen peas near the end of cooking the macaroni. This is soooo yummy!
I’ve made this several times and it’s great each and every time. Always such a crowd-pleaser and easily doubles or triples to serve big parties. I stir constantly rather than leaving it covered to simmer – this ensures no burning on the bottom of the pot! I also make a crunchy topping with 1 cup of panko bread crumbs, 1/2 stick of melted butter and a large handful of shredded cheese. I add the finished macaroni to a greased 9×13 pan, top with the panko bred crumb mixture and cook in the oven for about 10-15 minutes. I then turn on the broiler for about 4-5 minutes to give that golden brown color to the top. YUM!
Quick and easy! I used skim milk and did not find it grainy at all. I followed the advice of others and did use about a half cup more of milk. It does need a little more flavor development so I might add pepper, garlic powder, and dried mustard next time.
Easy breezy and delish
Not a big fan of this Mac & Cheese. I followed the directions almost exactly, the only difference.. I added more cheese (which was a big mistake). The M&C was too thick & the noodles didn’t cook enough (I should of gave it another 5-10mins). My son hated it & his father pretended to like & when my back was turned he tossed his portion in the trash :-/ So bummed this didn’t turn out good, it was a real easy recipe to follow, it just wasn’t tasty..
yes it’s very easy. the only exception i made was i sauted crushed garlic and mushrooms in butter instead of onion and the rest of the recipe was same. it was yummy to say the least
OHH so good, I did add four slices of Kraft American for the kids… So good!!! Thanks
This was really delicious! The only things I added was a 1/2 cup of sour cream, ham, but that was just because I had some leftover And Colby Jack and sharp cheeses.. I also folowed someones recommend to just keep adding a little milk as it cooked. It cooked for about 17 min. It was really good! I will be making this again! Thanks for the recipe!!
this mac and cheese recipe is awesome. super easy and it tastes great.
very easy!!!!
This is a great recipe. I cannot account for all the poor reviews below. Possibly the grittiness is in response to packaged sauces. Homemade sauces are almost never as smooth as commercial ones because most home recipes do not call for soy emulsifiers and the like. Anyway, I added a chopped garlic clove and half a teaspoon of dry dill as well as upped the cheese to probably roughly two cups (I kept adding till it tasted right, native Wisconsinite, gotta have my cheese) Sharp cheddar is a must if you are looking for strong cheesy taste as milk will water down weaker cheeses. Would have given 5 stars but I had to add my own stuff (dill etc) to make it a 5 star dish 😉
I loved this recipe! All I had in the fridge was a smoked cheddar, which turned out fantastic! It made it taste like there was some bacon added too!
This is the best mac & cheese I’ve ever tasted! I doubled the recipe, used 1% milk, half the amount of onion and slightly less flour. I also had different cheeses in so I used white cheddar, monterey jack, swiss, gouda and havarti. I’ve been trying to duplicate Trader Joe’s frozen mac & cheese (so creamy and yummy!) which uses a mix of these cheeses and this recipe tastes even better! I stirred the roux while slowly adding the milk and when it was time to add the cheese, I added that slowly too (off heat) while stirring like some of the reviewers suggested. I think that really helps keep it smooth and creamy. Also, when you add the flour, let it cook (while stirring) for about 5 mins or so to cook out the flour taste. I love onion but next time I’ll add even less (just personal preference). Thank you for a great, easy, one-pot recipe!
when making baked mac n cheese all you need is macaroni or shell noodles, regular bag or medium size box of noodles, (small) boil until done . Drain, add tblspn of butter (optional) add whatever cheese (shredded ) into hot drained noodles mix until melted add about a 1/2 cup of mik, mix, dump into preheated of (450 degrees) let it bake until the top of the mac n cheese is golden brown. This is all u need. Putting flour and crackers is to much junk for the trunk, lets keep simple. yummmy!
I added bacon which was good. But will have to agree with others very grainy also the cheese to pasta ratio was off will not try again. Im lookin for that boston market mac and cheese yum