Here we go with cheddar, mozzarella and cream cheese.

Use a blend of cheeses for a nice combination of flavor. What’s the Best Cheese for Mac and Cheese? Toss pasta with cheese sauce, thin with pasta water a splash at a time as needed.Returning pan to warm heat as needed to melt fully.Melt in cheddar: Remove saucepan from heat add in the shredded cheeses half at a time, and whisk to melt.Melt in cream cheese: Reduce heat to low add in cream cheese and whisk until melted.Increase heat slightly, then bring mixture to a low boil whisking constantly. Make the mac and cheese sauce: While whisking slowly pour in milk, add in mustard and garlic powder.Make a roux: while pasta is cooking, in a large saucepan (4 quart) or medium pot melt butter over medium heat then add flour, cook 1 minute whisking constantly.Drain pasta and reserve 1/2 cup pasta water. Cook pasta: bring a large pot of salted water to a boil, boil pasta to al dente according to package instructions.Here’s what you’ll need to make the silky smooth mac and cheese sauce and pasta: Homemade Mac and Cheese IngredientsĪs promised, this stovetop mac and cheese recipe is super simple to make. Get the creamier elbow-shaped version in the similar-looking box, or even better spring for the 'deluxe' version with the pourable cheese sauce.Here’s my go-to mac recipe.

For this recipe, you'll want to go low culture for most of the ingredients: 1 package of Kraft Macaroni and Cheese elbow macaroni Panko bread crumbs 3-4 eggs 1 teaspoon nutmeg (1/2 if you are worried about over-spicing or using freshly ground nutmeg) Dry spices (optional) 1/2 cup flour 1 muffin tin Vegetable oil (preferably peanut oil) I don't recommend the classic tube-shaped original Kraft mac and cheese.

You could use an organic wheat elbow pasta and make the mac and cheese from scratch, but that's not you, is it? Besides, it's a waste of good ingredients.

It's an extremely inexpensive dish, and one that is probably easier to make than you think. While it's not something you'd want to do all the time, if you have a hankerin' for deep frying or are attending a party where insanely rich foods are admired or worshipped, deep-fried mac and cheese may be for you.

How to make fried mac and cheese