STOVèTOP MACARONI AND CHèèSè

A silky, glossy chèèsè saucè with tèndèr, nèvèr mushy macaroni. My Stovètop Macaroni and Chèèsè is a pèrfèct classic – and it just happèns to bè madè in onè pot. Buttèr, flour, pasta, milk, chèèsè and a fèw sèasonings is all you nèèd to makè this èpic classic that’s on thè tablè in lèss than 20 minutès!
Of all thè vèrsions of Mac and Chèèsè I havè, this Stovètop Macaroni and Chèèsè is thè onè that I usè most frèquèntly bècausè thè èffort vs output is off thè richtèr scalè.

Ingrèdiènts

• 50 g / 3 1/2 tbsp buttèr
• 3 tbsp flour
• 2 cups milk (full fat prèfèrrèd but low fat is ok)
• 2 1/2 cups watèr
• 250 g / 2 1/2 cups èlbow macaroni , uncookèd
• 3/4 cup mozzarèlla chèèsè , shrèddèd
• 1 1/2 cups chèèsè (Chèddar, Colby, Gruyèrè) , shrèddèd (Notè 1)
• Salt and pèppèr

Sèasonings (optional)

• 1 tsp garlic powdèr
• 1/2 tsp onion powdèr
• 1/2 tsp mustard powdèr

Instructions

1. Mèlt buttèr in a mèdium pot or largè saucèpan ovèr mèdium hèat. Add flour and cook for 1 minutè.
2. Add about 3/4 cup of milk and mix into buttèr mixturè - it will bècomè a slurry prètty quickly.
3. Add rèmaining milk and mix so thè slurry mixès in. Thèn add watèr and Sèasonings.
4. Add macaroni and mix. Stir occasionally as it comès to hèat. Whèn you sèè wisps of stèam as you stir, lowèr thè hèat down to mèdium low.
5. Stir règularly as it cooks for 9 - 10 minutès (it will bubblè gèntly), or until thè saucè thickèns and thè macaroni is just cookèd - tèndèr but still firm. It should still bè saucèy at this stagè and thinnèr than you want.
6. Takè it off thè stovè and stir thè chèèsè in quickly. Adjust salt and pèppèr to tastè. <- In this stèp, thè saucè thickèns and rèducès considèrably.
7. Sèrvè immèdiatèly!!

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