If I had to eat one food for the rest of my entire life, macaroni & cheese would be it. I’m not a macaroni snob, either. I love boxed mac and fancy prepared mac the same.
Mac & cheese was my go-to work lunch for years. I would splurge on the hot mac from the deli. When I wasn’t hungry but still wanted to eat a little something, I always got the microwave mac. I even bought the frozen meal mac & cheese. When I felt fancy, I bought the frozen meal with broccoli!
The recipe I’m sharing today is more on the fancy side, but totally easy to make!
Like all good things in my life, this recipe happened by accident. I was originally going to prepare a red sauce ziti one night when my husband got the butter out. He usually likes to butter the noodles before he adds sauce, but I had another idea: why don’t we just add cheese to the buttered noodles & make a mac+cheese?
Lots of cheese & spices later, we had the most fantastic mac & cheese!
I’ve briefly mentioned before that my dad is a “kitchen sink” cook. Leave him alone in a kitchen (or around a grill!) & the spices come out. Everything but the kitchen sink is added to his recipes & they’re never lacking in flavor. I still remember the time when he was left alone with the grill at my cousin’s graduation open house. The burgers were never more flavorful! The thing is though, it’s never a bad spice taste; it’s an interesting mixture of flavors that actually is delicious! Even though my dad does some weird spice combinations, I’ve never tasted a bad meal from him!
While I tend to cook on the bland side, sometimes I take after my dad & kick it up a notch. It doesn’t help that my spice rack is right above my stovetop either, which provides easy access to the spices! For this mac & cheese, I utilized my go-to spices: garlic powder, onion salt & pepper. My favorite thing is adding pepper to any mac & cheese. While I kept it mild on the actual mac, I ended up adding a ton to my individual bowl. As I noted in the recipe, add the spices to your individual taste. It also saves me because I never actually measure anything! I just start adding things until I like the way it tastes!
Mac + Cheese
by Tiff @ www.onthecreekblog.com April-27-2017
A super easy stovetop macaroni & cheese!
Ingredients
- 16oz Macaroni Noodles
- 8oz Shredded Cheese (I used Colby Jack & Mild Cheddar)
- 4 Tablespoons Butter
- 1/2 cup Milk
- Pepper (to taste)
- Garlic Powder (to taste)
- Onion Powder (to taste)
Instructions
- Make noodles according to package directions, drain
- Place noodles back into pot, add butter & stir to combine
- Add milk. (You may need to add more or less depending on your desired consistency.)
- Add cheese & mix well.
- Add your spices according to your taste. If spices aren’t your thing, just skip!
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