Easy Stove Top Macaroni and Cheese
Stove Top Macaroni and Cheese is easy, creamy and so, so cheesy. Once you make it, you’ll never want store bought again.
Easy to Make
Stove top macaroni and cheese really is super easy. It literally takes longer to cook the macaroni than it takes to make the sauce. This took me less than 25 minutes to make…..start to finish.
And with just a couple of little tricks, it turns out super creamy and delicious. Way better than anything you can make out of a box and seriously, not much more effort!
Tips and Tricks
My first trick with making the sauce is to warm the milk slightly. I just put it in a measuring cup and warm it in the microwave for a couple of minutes. That helps to prevent any lumps from forming, so your sauce will be smooth as silk.
The second thing I do is turn off the heat before I stir in the cheese. This keeps the sauce from getting that grainy texture that cheese sauces sometimes get. If you follow this step, you’ll have smooth and creamy mac and cheese every time.
Cheese, Cheese, Cheese!
Finally, my trick for amazing flavor is to use three different cheeses. I like to use cheddar, monterey jack and swiss.
The cheddar adds the bold cheese flavor, the monterey jack gives the mac and cheese its smooth creaminess and the swiss adds a little nuttiness in the background. All in all – so.much.flavor!
So, next time you have a craving for mac and cheese, give this stove top version a try. I promise you won’t be disappointed and you may never make it from a blue box again!
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- Old Fashioned Goulash
- Chicken Piccata Pasta Toss
- Tortellini Butternut Squash Pasta with Pancetta and Spinach
- Marry Me Chicken and Tortellini
- One-Pot Garlic Parmesan Chicken Pasta
- Chili Mac Skillet
Easy Stove Top Macaroni and Cheese
Stove top macaroni and cheese is easy, creamy and so, so cheesy. Once you make it, you'll never want store-bought again.
Ingredients
- 16 oz pkg elbow macaroni, cooked according to package instructions
- 1/4 cup butter
- 1/2 tsp ground mustard
- 3 tbsp flour
- 3 cups milk, warmed
- 1 1/4 cups shredded cheddar cheese
- 1 cup shredded monterey jack cheese
- 1/4 cup shredded swiss cheese
- 1 tsp salt
Instructions
- Melt butter over medium heat in a skillet or large pot.
- Whisk in ground mustard.
- Sprinkle flour over the butter and whisk in, until the flour has totally dissolved.
- Cook for about 1 minute.
- Whisk warm milk in slowly, making sure no lumps are forming.
- Increase temperature and bring mixture to a boil.
- Cook for a couple of minutes, until mixture has thickened.
- Turn heat off and whisk in cheese, a handful at a time, until it’s completely melted.
- Once macaroni has finished cooking, stir into sauce.
Nutrition Information:
Yield:
6Serving Size:
1Amount Per Serving: Calories: 446Total Fat: 26gSaturated Fat: 15gTrans Fat: 1gUnsaturated Fat: 8gCholesterol: 74mgSodium: 776mgCarbohydrates: 33gFiber: 1gSugar: 7gProtein: 20g
ENJOY!
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Pure heaven! Mac ‘n Cheese was our family meal – your recipe looks just fabulous and the pictures make it even more mouthwatering! What a delicious meal!
Amazing recipe!!! I’ve never done the ground mustard in mac but i’ve heard it really boosts the flavor! I cant wait to try your recipe, I think my family is going to love it!
Why don’t I make mac and cheese anymore? This recipe with the three cheeses looks and sounds amazing!
That looks amazing as can be!
Looks so creamy and delicious! My youngest son loves mac and cheese!
I love homemade Mac and Cheese! The best comfort food EVER! We add chopped jalapenos to ours because we love the spice! This looks so creamy!
One of our absolute FAVORITE foods!
Mac and cheese is pure comfort food and that is a great tip about removing the pan from the heat so you don’t get grainy cheese! I will have to try that!
Looks so creamy and amazingly delicious. I can’t wait to try it. I’m a total sucker for mac n cheese.
This mac n cheese has me drooling! Thank you for sharing your tips and tricks too we’ll be feasting on this soon!
Oh my!!! I need this mac in my life like asap! I’ve heard that the ground mustard adds amazing flavor but haven’t tried it yet. I cant wait to try your recipe- it looks so so good!
This looks like the perfect dinner recipe for my family! Love the tip about warming the milk and using all of the different cheeses! I bet it makes it so creamy and delicious!
I honestly don’t think you can have too many man n cheese recipes. I love the simplicity of this one and I have not doubt that our boys will soon be devouring it too. Thanks for sharing!
This looks like the perfect mac and cheese! I can’t wait to give it a go!
Your images are beautiful.