Mac n cheese. A very quick and easy fix to a tasty side-dish. Fancy, designer mac and cheese often costs forty or fifty dollars to prepare when you have so many exotic and expensive cheeses, but they aren't always the best tasting. This recipe is cheap and tasty.

Louis to try out the diner's famous macaroni and cheese. In a saucepan, melt butter or margarine over medium heat. Stir in enough flour to make a roux. You can have Mac n cheese using 5 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you achieve that.

Ingredients of Mac n cheese

You need 1 pound of dried short pasta.
You need 1 1/2 cups of whole milk.
It's 2-3 cups of shredded cheese.
You need 1 teaspoon of kosher salt.
You need of Optional extras (cook before adding): ham, cooked bacon, onions.

Add milk to roux slowly, stirring constantly. Stir in cheeses, and cook over low heat until cheese is melted and the sauce is a little thick. Put macaroni in large casserole dish, and pour sauce over macaroni. Cook the macaroni until very firm.

Mac n cheese instructions

Cook the pasta. Bring about 4 quarts of salted water to a boil over high heat in a large pot. Add the pasta and cook according to package directions. Drain and set aside..
Place 1 cup of the milk in a medium saucepan over medium heat. Meanwhile, place the remaining 1/2 cup of milk and flour in a small bowl and whisk together until there are no lumps. When you just start to see whisps of steam rising from the warming milk, whisk in the milk-and-flour mixture. Continue whisking gently until the milk thickens slightly to the consistency of heavy cream, 3 to 4 minutes..
Turn the heat to low and begin mixing handfuls of cheese into the milk. Stir in the salt. Stir until all the cheese has melted and the sauce is creamy. Taste and adjust the seasonings as desired. Remove the sauce from the heat..
Place the pasta and 1/2 of the cheese sauce in a large serving bowl. Stir to coat the pasta evenly. Add the remaining sauce and any extra add-ins and stir to combine. If you'd like a looser sauce, add up to another 1/4 cup milk if desired..
Serve the mac and cheese immediately while still warm..

The macaroni should be too firm to eat right out of the pot. In a small bowl, beat the egg. In a large pot, melt the butter and sprinkle in the flour. Pour in the milk, add the mustard, and. Cook macaroni according to package directions.