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Traditional Homemade Mac & Cheese

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This is the old fashioned version

 "I halved the recipe & omitted the breadcrumbs. I topped with cheese & browned it. I also added paprika & used more cream than milk. With those changes it was a huge hit. " - Humbug3

Yield: 8 Ready in 1 hours

Cuisine: Comfort foodMain Ingredient: Cheese

(5, 7) 100% would make again (reviews)

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Servings          
Original recipe makes 8
8 tblButter
8 tblFlour
1 tspSalt
pepper
2 cmilk
2 ccream
4 ccheddar
1 lbmacaroni
breadcrumbs

Traditional Homemade Mac & Cheese Preparation

Melt butter in skillet. Add flour, salt and pepper. Slowly add milk and cream mix while stirring constantly. Boil 2 minutes while stirring. Reduce heat and cook 10 minutes, keep stirring. Gradually add cheddar and simmer until melted. Mix in cooked macaroni. Put everything in a baking dish. Add a layer of breadcrumbs, as much as you like. Bake at 400 for 20 minutes.

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    • Calories Per Serving: 1021
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    Traditional Homemade Mac & Cheese Reviews

    Give it a rating Would you make it again?   [please sign in to add your comment]
    Just tried this tonight and it was a HUGE success! Everyone in the family enjoyed it and it was pretty simple to make...I will definitely be making this dish again!
    4 months, 1 weeks, 1 days, 5 hours, 57 minutes ago
    Excellent recipe! We put breadcrumbs on 1/2 of it. Yummy!
    4 months, 3 weeks, 3 days, 11 hours, 4 minutes ago
    7 months, 3 weeks, 3 days, 7 hours, 26 minutes ago
    I halved the recipe & omitted the breadcrumbs. I topped with cheese & browned it. I also added paprika & used more cream than milk. With those changes it was a huge hit.
    1 years, 5 months, 4 days, 1 hours, 52 minutes ago
    Made this dish a few time and its been great everytime....I like to make it for the holidays or if wee go to someones house for a party. Its always a hit with everyone.
    1 years, 5 months, 1 weeks, 5 days, 8 hours, 16 minutes ago
    Very yummy we left out the bread crumbs
    3 years, 1 months, 1 weeks, 2 days, 9 hours, 5 minutes ago
    [I posted this recipe.]
    4 years, 3 months, 3 weeks, 6 days, 14 hours, 37 minutes ago

    Tags

    1. cheese
    2. Macaroni
    3. comfort food
    4. mac n cheese
    5. homemade
    6. Side Dish
    7. Cheese
    8. Comfort food

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