| Level: | Easy |
| Total: | 1 hr |
| Prep: | 10 min |
| Cook: | 50 min |
| Yield: | 4 Servings |
Ingredients
- 1/4 cup flour
- 1 stick butter
- 1 quart whole milk
- 2 pounds sharp Cheddar
- 1 pound elbow macaroni, cooked and drained
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees. In a 2-quart saucepan, melt butter then incorporate flour to make roux. With a wire whisk slowly pour in milk, whisking vigorously to avoid lumps. Once milk is incorporated, sauce is made. Simmer for ten minutes to remove flour flavor. Finally fold in two pounds of grated Cheddar. Season with salt and pepper. In a large mixing bowl combine elbow macaroni with cheese sauce. Mix well. Pour into casserole pan and bake at 350 degrees for thirty minutes or until crunchy golden brown.
Nutrition Facts
| Serving Size | 1 of 4 servings |
| Calories | 1730 |
| Total Fat | 109 g |
| Saturated Fat | 63 g |
| Carbohydrates | 107 g |
| Dietary Fiber | 4 g |
| Sugar | 16 g |
| Protein | 79 g |
| Cholesterol | 310 mg |
| Sodium | 1576 mg |
Reviews
Not too bad. Serving size is more like 12-15 people!
absolutely the easiest and best tatsting mac and cheese I have ever made. some simple, yet so delicious and cheesy.
I just finished eating the macaroni and cheese and my boyfriend and I both agreed that it was just “okay”. It was pretty bland and had barely any taste to it. I threw bread crumbs on top and it def. helped a little and made it more crunchy.
This a definitely an easy recipe. It was good though mine was grainy, not as smooth as I had hoped. The top was greasy too.. Definitely will use extra sharp cheddar rather than sharp next time. I just like more flavor to my mac and cheese.
This is a great basic recipe that can be made with basic staples–no trips to the market for exotic cheeses! This is the macaroni and cheese I grew up on–the ultimate comfort food. For the sauce I use Wondra flour (no lumps!) and nonfat milk (this is no low-cal recipe!). This recipe tuns out great every time I use it. It’s in the family to stay!
This recipe was great! It tasted like good old fashioned macaroni and cheese. It was easy to make and turned out great. The recipe says it serves 4, but there is plenty for large servings for 8.Yummy!!
At fist I thought it was going to be too cheesy but it turned out to be perfect! this recipe was very good.
the cheese sauce was very lumpy and gritty.
This recipe is so basic and easy I thought “it must not be very tasty!”. Wrong!!!It has that good old fashion mac & Cheese taste that I have been serching for! This will be my mac & cheese recipe that gets handed down from generation to generation!
This was a simple fabulous meal that my son loved.