Homemade Mac and Cheese | How to make Mac and Cheese at home | Mac and Cheese Recipe

 Homemade Mac and Cheese is a classic recipe prepared with macaroni (elbow pasta) and creamy sauce made with flour, milk, butter and cheese.Mac and Cheese is a very popular comfort food among kids because it is very creamy, smooth and delicious.

This Mac and Cheese recipe is incredibly easy and this is how I love to prepare Mac and Cheese at home. In this recipe , I used mild sharp cheddar cheese. So it is totally up to your preference. Any cheese that melts well works excellent with Mac and Cheese.

Ingredients

• Macaroni or Elbow pasta 2 cups
• Sharp Cheddar Cheese 1 cup
• Unsalted butter 1 tbs
• All purpose flour 2 tbs
• Milk 1.5 cups
• Black pepper powder 1/4 tsp
• Onion powder 1/2 tsp (optional)
• Garlic powder 1/4 tsp (optional)
• Salt 1/2 tsp (according to taste)

Method

• Boil 4 cups of water in a saucepan and bring to a boil. 
• Add macaroni or elbow pasta. Cook the macaroni until soft . Drain the pasta and keep it aside.

• Melt butter in a pan. Here I used unsalted butter. If you want you can use salted butter too but be careful while adding  salt later.

• Add flour into the pan and stir until combined well. Keep whisking for few seconds until light golden.

• Add half of the milk and whisk continuously until mixture is smooth and begins to thicken. Continue whisking until smooth.

• Add onion powder and garlic powder . Mix to blend well.

• Gradually, add remaining milk and keep stirring until combined well.

• Add salt and pepper into the sauce and mix well.

• Cook the sauce for a minute or two more.

• Remove the pan from the heat and add grated cheddar cheese.

• Stir the sauce until cheese is melted and smooth.

• Add macaroni into the sauce and mix everything together very well.

• Serve the mac and cheese hot and season with black pepper and bit of fresh parsley.

If you like this recipe , please do try and drop in your feedback too.

Thanks.