Old Fashioned Elbow Mac Cheese Recipes

OLD FASHIONED ELBOW MAC & CHEESE

Steps:

• Cook macaroni, drain.
• Melt butter over medium heat, add flour and cook briefly while stirring, until slightly golden in colour. Meanwhile, heat milk in microwave or on stove in separate pot until warm.
• Slowly add milk to flour and butter mixture; cook while whisking until sauce thickens. Add salt and pepper.
• Put half the cooked macaroni in a 9x13 pan; layer half the cheese, and half the sauce. Repeat.
• Top with breadcrumbs.
• Sprinkle top with melted butter.
• Bake at 375 degrees Fahrenheit for 30 to 40 minutes, until bubbling in middle.

OLD FASHIONED MAC AND CHEESE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Prepare the elbow macaroni according to package directions.
• Meanwhile, melt the butter in a small saucepan over medium high heat. Stir in the flour until a cream colored paste forms. Then pour in the milk and stir constantly until this comes to a hard boil, then stir for 1 more minute. Remove from heat and set aside.
• When the macaroni is cooked, spread 1/2 of it into the bottom of a lightly greased 9x13-inch baking dish. Then layer 1/2 of the grated onion, 1/2 of the salt and pepper and 1/2 of each of the cheeses. Repeat this one more time: macaroni, onion, salt and pepper and cheeses, and then pour the reserved white sauce over all. Top off with small pats of butter to taste.
• Cover and bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 45 minutes.

OLD FASHIONED MAC AND CHEESE

Steps:

• Cook macaroni as directed on package.
• Cook and stir butter, onion,salt and pepper over medium heat until onion is slightly tender.
• Blend in flour. Cook over low heat, stirring constantly, until mixture is smooth and bubbly; remove from heat.
• Stir in milk. Heat to boiling, stirring constantly, Boil and stir 1 minute ; remove from heat.
• Stir in cheese until melted.
• Place macaroni in ungreased 1 1/2 quart casserole. Stir cheese sause into macaroni.
• Cook uncovered in 375 degree oven for 30 minutes.