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amberjsquirrel
Farmgirl in Training
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Amber
Norfolk
VA
USA
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 Posted - Mar 29 2009 : 5:06:28 PM
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Hello! I am looking for a super easy, one serving at a time, recipe for cheese sauce for macaroni and cheese. I'm not too happy feeding my kiddo the boxed variety and it never reheats very well, so I thought there must be an easy recipe to make it fresh out there.
Thanks a bunch!
Amber
Farmgirl #505
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StasiaSpins
True Blue Farmgirl
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Stasia
Augusta (Eau Claire)
WI
USA
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Posted - Mar 29 2009 : 5:48:46 PM
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1 c milk
1 T flour
1 T butter
1/2 t. salt
1/2 c. grated cheese
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1.5 c. dry macaroni
Cook your pasta as desired. Don't rinse, but drain and set aside.
Heat milk in saucepan. In another pan, melt butter; add flour and salt. (Do not burn that "roux".) When milk is hot (not boiling), stir about 1/2 c. into hot flour mixture. Add more as mixture thickens. Whisk and add remainder of milk. Continue cooking until thickened and smooth; remove from heat, add cheese, and stir until well-mixed. Add to boiled macaroni in oven-proof dish, and bake uncovered at 350F until bubbly, about 20 minutes. Sauce WILL thicken in oven.
I make homemade mac and cheese with that sauce and my "chef" DH pronounced it "Excellent!" It is from "The Farmer's Wife Comfort Food Cookbook" by Lela Nargi.
If you want to make it super duper yummy you can add 1.5 c. buttered breadcrumbs on top before baking. Allow 1/8 as much butter as crumbs. Dry bread thoroughly in oven, crush, cook in a pan in melted butter until well coated. Sprinkle over top of mac and cheese before baking.
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Edited by - StasiaSpins on Mar 29 2009 5:51:28 PM |
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southerncrossgirl
True Blue Farmgirl
631 Posts
Gena
Harmony
NC
USA
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Posted - Mar 29 2009 : 5:50:34 PM
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I have a cheese sauce recipe that use to pour over brocoli ( not sure that is spelled right). I would think you could use it on mac and cheese also.
In pan on low heat mix
1 Tab butter
1 Tab flour
1/2 cup milk
salt and pepper
let it melt and thicken
then add 1/2 cup cheese (I use velveeta)
let melt and serve
Hope this works for you.
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amberjsquirrel
Farmgirl in Training
27 Posts
Amber
Norfolk
VA
USA
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Posted - Mar 30 2009 : 09:48:21 AM
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Thank you so much. That is just what I needed. I knew a farmgirl would come to the rescue! :) Both sound very yummy and easy.
Amber
Farmgirl #505
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suethequilter
Farmgirl in Training
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susan
jackson
michigan
USA
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Posted - Mar 31 2009 : 05:57:47 AM
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I noticed that Stasia mentioned not rinsing the pasta. That goes for any pasta you have cooked. When you rinse the pasta the sauce your are putting on it will slip off instead to adhearing to the pasta. I learned this form my son who lives in Italy.
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amberjsquirrel
Farmgirl in Training
27 Posts
Amber
Norfolk
VA
USA
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Posted - Apr 02 2009 : 5:28:40 PM
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I always wondered about that! Thanks for the tip!
Amber
Farmgirl #505
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lisamarie508
True Blue Farmgirl
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Lisa
Idaho City
ID
USA
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Posted - Apr 09 2009 : 3:50:00 PM
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I always wondered why they even said to rinse it! Rinsing cools it off and I never wanted that unless I was making a cold pasta salad!
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