VELVEETA Down-Home Macaroni & Cheese

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With all due respect to the mac, mac and cheese is all about the cheese: the creamy melt in every bite.This is as near to perfection as you’ll find.

time

prep:

25 min

total:

45 min

servings

total:

5 servings, 1 cup each

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What You Need

1/4

cup butter or margarine, divided

1/4

cup flour

cup milk

1/2

lb. (8 oz.) VELVEETA®, cut into 1/2-inch cubes

cups elbow macaroni, cooked

1/2

cup KRAFT Shredded Cheddar Cheese

RITZ Crackers, crushed (about 1/4 cup)

Make It

HEAT oven to 350°F.

MELT 3 Tbsp. butter in medium saucepan on medium heat. Whisk in flour; cook 2 min., stirring constantly. Gradually stir in milk. Bring to boil; cook and stir 3 to 5 min. or until thickened. Add VELVEETA; cook 3 min. or until melted, stirring frequently. Stir in macaroni.

SPOON into 2-qt. casserole sprayed with cooking spray; sprinkle with cheddar. Melt remaining butter; toss with cracker crumbs. Sprinkle over casserole.

BAKE 20 min. or until heated through.

Kraft Kitchens Tips

Healthy Living

Save 50 calories and 8g of fat, including 5g of saturated fat, per serving by preparing with fat-free milk, 2% Milk VELVEETA, KRAFT 2% Milk Shredded Cheddar Cheese and RITZ Reduced Fat Crackers.

Special Extra

Stir in 1/4 cup OSCAR MAYER Real Bacon Bits with the cooked macaroni.

Substitute

Substitute KRAFT Deluxe Pasteurized Process American Cheese for the VELVEETA.

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tolanaomi

posted:4/15/2009

I changed it. Used fat free evaporated milk, fat free cheddar, low fat velveeta, Smart Balance for the butter, veggie pasta and skipped the crackers. Don't know what that adds up to in fat and calories but the evaporated milk makes it extra num and not guilty!

dawn1558

posted:4/11/2009

I am not a big velveeta fan, but I tried this, the kids ate it up, but I like my homemade mac and cheese better. It was a little bland for my taste.

muttins

posted:3/28/2009

My whole family loved the mac and cheese the only thing I did not like was the crackers mixed with butter next time that I make it I would just leave the crackers crushed by them selves.

javamama

posted:3/26/2009

it was awesome and my family loved it!

minihorses01

posted:3/20/2009

very good, just enough of everything. served 8 of us easily and everyone gave it thumbs up.

a cook

posted:3/2/2009

I've made this with Velveeta and with American cheese. For my family, it was four stars with Velveeta and an enthusiastic 5 stars with American. My 8 year-old at the leftovers the next day, and she never eats leftovers!

Billy27

posted:2/25/2009

Made this last night and added 1 lb. of hamburger. Turned out great. Husband, grandson and daughter in law all loved it. Husband says: "definitely make again." Do need to stir almost constantly to prevent sauce from burning or sticking to pan.

a cook

posted:2/10/2009

We absolutely loved this recipe. Instead of Velveeta I used 8 oz. of Kraft 2% shredded cheddar, and i added a half cup of shredded mozzerella. It was delicious.

trollper

posted:1/15/2009

Our new favorite Mac and cheese comfort food!

Cynthia35

posted:1/15/2009

Awesome! Very Cheesey...