More Great Recipes: Dairy | Lunch | Main Dish | Misc. One Dish


American Idol mac & cheese


User Avatar
Member since 2007
No Video

Serves | Prep Time | Cook Time

Why I Love This Recipe

Just as easy as Kraft dinner but with nutritional content! This dish sustained me through my first pregnancy (in 2003) and was a Tuesday night ritual along with "American Idol," hence the name.


Ingredients You'll Need

3/4 c skim milk
6 oz American cheese* (about 9 slices Kraft Deluxe)
1 tbsp flour
Fresh ground pepper
1 c dried macaroni
* if you use cheddar or other cheeses, the sauce will be lumpy. You can toss a little in for flavor (I like to top the baked version w/ a shredded colby/jack mix) but I recommend real American cheese. No cheese food product!


Directions

Whisk the flour into the milk & pour into saucepan over very low heat. Add cheese. Meanwhile boil water for noodles. Add macaroni to boiling water. Make sure cheese sauce doesn't burn. Drain noodles when tender and add to sauce.



Variations:



- For baked m&c, prepare the same as above only increase milk to 1 cup and bake at 350 degrees for 20 minutes. You could garnish with tomato slices around the edges, For a crunchy topping, combine some bread crumbs & parmesan cheese & sprinkle on top.



- Brown some Vidalia onion and add to cheese sauce. Adds a nice kick.



Questions, Comments & Reviews


The Official "Burnt" Movie Cookbook
By Burnt Movie Cookbook

7 Recipes

51222 Downloads
FREE
'CHEF' the Film Cookbook: Recipes from El Jefe
By CHEF the Film

7 Recipes

11876 Downloads
FREE
Disney's Tinker Bell Secret of the Wings Cookbook
By BakeSpace Fairies

6 Recipes

489 Downloads
FREE
Mixed Berry Tart
Mixed Berry Tart
Slutty Brownies
Slutty Brownies
Torta Cubana
Torta Cubana