VELVEETA Down-Home Macaroni & Cheese

VELVEETA Down-Home Macaroni & Cheese recipe

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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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REDFIRECLOUD

posted:9/5/2006

my family loved it, it was so yummy and i really liked the thickness of it. I will make this again and it has made it into my recipe book.

lmhjackson

posted:8/31/2006

LOVE THIS RECIPE!! I've made the Healthy Living version many times and nobody knows it's low-fat! I use light breadcrumbs instead of ritz. GREAT recipe and kid friendly!

WHITNEY226

posted:8/29/2006

I have been looking for the perfect macaroni & cheese dish for years! Well, I'm not looking anymore. This was absolutley fantastic! So creamy, it's even good re-heated!

kharal

posted:8/14/2006

I thought this recipe was delish!! I cooked up a few hotdogs to go with it and it was perfect!! Only thing I did differently was doubling the recipe!! This is the best potluck dish and weeknight dinner I have made in awhile!!

SamaraVT

posted:7/13/2006

very yummy. creamy and just like you'd get in a restaurant. i think i should have crushed up the Ritz more, but maybe next time. Felt like it was a bit TOO thick almost, but maybe it's just new. Boyfriend loved it, so i was happy. Good recipe!

dniehoff

posted:4/24/2006

I made it with the reduced fat velvetta and it still tasted great! Also takes good with a can of tuna and some peas. It's my daughter's new favorite dish.

rach131968

posted:4/11/2006

I made this recipe using a suggestion from another mac and cheese recipe, and the way I make the box type, and used evaporated milk. It turned out very dry, so I would not recommend it to anyone thinking of trying it. However the flavor was awsome and everyone loved it so I will try it next time and follow the recipe with regular milk. I also added some bacon bits to it which was great flavor.

Layla207

posted:3/17/2006

This is THE BEST creamy mac n cheese. I made this less than a week ago and I'm dying to make it again! I am mostly in love with the cheese sauce. This is great before the last step where you add the shredded cheese and crackers and bake it. I had some macaroni and cheese in a restaurant that I was trying to duplicate. This was it!

steveslove080504

posted:1/30/2006

Omg... This recipe is sooo good! and it was pretty easy to make! Since I am i n college, I don't have that much time to make and I live with my dad, so this made up both happy!! It brought some memories to my dad cause his mom (my grandma) used to make homemade macaroni and cheese all the time for them.... What a great recipe!!

leaguecitymom

posted:12/31/2005

VERY yummy! I tried it with the Velveeta Mexican Cheese-hot. Only suggestion, quadruple the recipe because it is so good.