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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scyankee01

posted:8/5/2009

This is a staple in my house. Anytime I ask if my family want mac and cheese, it can't be anything but this recipe. A few times when I didn't have elbow macaroni, I used bowties, and it was great! And to the reviewer who used 2 lb. of elbows instead of 2 cups...try this recipe again with the right amounts...I guarantee your family will love it!!

kimblythe

posted:7/27/2009

Just to clarify the comment about the quantity of noodles. You are supposed to use 2 cups of noddles not 2 lbs, using 2 lbs is WAY to many for the cheese sauce and pan. This recipe is Delicious!!!!!!!!! Everybody loves it and has become a regular favorite everyday and on Holidays!

dischi01

posted:7/26/2009

I used Italian style bread crumbs with parmasean cheese and melted butter for the topping instead of crackers because I didn't have any. I also added some pepper. Turned out well, and was really easy to make. Everyone loves it.

mishont

posted:6/11/2009

My kids hate mac & cheese, but they absolutely love this recipe. It is requested quite often.

a cook

posted:6/9/2009

Now a family favorite - they don't want any other kind of mac and cheese. The only other things I do is omit the crackers on top (only cheddar), and add 1 c. sour cream to the cheese sauce before baking. Excellent!

a cook

posted:6/3/2009

My family loved it. I like my mac&cheese to be creamer tough so I will add more milk&cheese next. I also added bacon,very good.

oteri312

posted:6/2/2009

This was awesome and enjoyed by my teenaged sons and Dad! I did add some finely chopped onions with the butter, before adding the flour.

fgreco

posted:5/16/2009

I was very disappointed in this recipe. I think that in the right quantities, it might be great. But there is no way that 2 lbs of elbow macs would fit in either a medium saucepan or a casserole dish. I followed the recipe exaclty but couldn't fit in all the macaroni so I used what I could. There was definitely too much macaroni and so it didn't all get covered with cheese. It was very dry as a result and didn't look like the picture. I would like advice on the quantities, so that I can try to make it again.

nikkid21

posted:5/12/2009

I asked my cousins if they wanted macaroni and cheese and they said no so I made it anyways and there were no leftovers!!! awesome! I like that it doesnt have eggs and still delicious

themorebutterypauladean

posted:5/3/2009

the origional was delicious. the low cal versoion tasted like plastic.