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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a cook

posted:1/24/2011

Just had this for dinner tonight. I found this recipe to be quite bland. Perhaps crushed seasoned breadcrumbs would have been more flavorful than buttered crackers. If I try this recipe again, I'll definitely be adding more flavor and less butter.

kmp120

posted:1/19/2011

I did 1/2 cup milk and 1/2 cup sour cream instead of 1 cup milk. It was so good and added a little extra flavor.

a cook

posted:12/28/2010

Recipe lacked more cheese. A bit dry!

yarnsam

posted:12/24/2010

well since you have wrecked velveeta, no sense making this one anymore.

meladams01

posted:12/21/2010

My husband absolutely loved this Mac & Cheese and wants to make it for the family Christmas party. So wonderful!

roscolee

posted:12/11/2010

My husband and I just loved this recipe. I used extra Velveeta just because we like things extra cheesy. For me I should have added a bit more milk with the extra cheese.

mollygirl818

posted:12/10/2010

This recipe is delicious. I add bacon to it and it is wonderful. It is very rich and my family and I eat it as a main course with a salad. Not a side dish. Yes, bacon, not the healthiest, but I make it once and a while not once a week.

corinnetaylor

posted:12/9/2010

was very good! coulda done without the crackers. didn't do much for it. otherwise one of best i've made!

odiaz15

posted:12/9/2010

I just divided the mac and chesse in two layers and added part of the cheddar cheesse on top of each layer like I do in the lasagna. It is delish!

juju571

posted:11/27/2010

Made this as a side dish for thanksgiving, really for the kids but all the adults loved it as well. In fact, this is the one side that everyone kept talking about the rest of the day. I tripled it and used 8 cups of noodles and an entire velveeta log, the 24 oz. I didn't use the flour and just added the milk until my desired creaminess. Only put in a 1/2 stick of butter even though I tripled the recipe. I just melted the cheese and butter in the micro and then poured over the noodles, then added milk- really simple and tasted great. Didn't use the shredded cheese or crackers on top, didn't need it. I added salt, pepper, and a little garlic as well.