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Creamy Mac and Cheese is all that a kid can desire. I don’t mind the pre-boxed mac and cheese once in a while, but the flavors are really not that great. A few months into our marriage, I started craving the homemade version of mac and cheese and my coworker shared her mom’s recipe. It turned out to be just the way I imagined and it became our home staple. I don’t make it often, but when I do, we always enjoy it.

Mac and Cheese in a ceramic baking pan

This recipe is pretty simple. If you have all the ingredients at home, you will see that it’s just as easy as the pre-boxed version.

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Mac and Cheese in a ceramic baking pan

Quick Mac and Cheese

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Servings
8 Servings
Prep Time 10 mins
Cook Time 20 mins
Total Time 30 mins

Ingredients

Instructions

  • Prepare ingredient for the recipe.
    4 bowls one with cheddar cheese, one with macaroni, one with dijon mustard, one with flour and a measuring cup with milk also a stick of butter
  • Cook pasta per package instructions.
    Macaroni in a strainer
  • Melt butter in a deep skillet. Add in flour and whisk as it cooks.
    Butter and flour being whisked together in a deep skillet
  • Slowly whisk in milk and let it cook for about 5 minutes until the mixture is like the texture of custard cream. Whisk in Dijon mustard.
    Dijon mustard being mixed into the deep skillet with the milk mixture
  • Stir in cheese, until it's all dissolved and creamy.
    Cheddar cheese being mixed into the deep skillet with the milk mixture
  • Add in pasta shells and stir to combine everything together.
    macaroni being mixed into the cheese mixture in the deep skillet
Nutrition Facts
Quick Mac and Cheese
Amount Per Serving
Calories 592 Calories from Fat 279
% Daily Value*
Fat 31g48%
Saturated Fat 19g95%
Cholesterol 88mg29%
Sodium 515mg21%
Potassium 303mg9%
Carbohydrates 53g18%
Fiber 2g8%
Sugar 6g7%
Protein 24g48%
Vitamin A 975IU20%
Calcium 498mg50%
Iron 1.5mg8%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
Posted July 13, 2015

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Natalya Drozhzhin

Natalya founded Momsdish to demonstrate that placing a homemade meal on the table is not hard at all. Natalya makes cooking easier and approachable, by simplifying the ingredients, while still producing the same great taste.