Homemade Mac & Cheese

The easy solution for any lunch or dinner with the kids is Mac & Cheese. I have to confess that I’ve never made Mac & Cheese myself. I always have these kits with the macaroni and cheese powder you mix together and serve. I do buy the organic ones with no food colorings and all the nasty stuff but still…it’s from a box. So today I asked the kids what they want for dinner and the answer was Mac & Cheese, so I go to my cupboard, open it and find out that I’m out of Mac & Cheese kits. The kids were disappointed so I had to act. I read a few articles with tips on how to make cheesy sauces and came up with my own cheese sauce for the macaroni I had. We ended up with a very creamy and cheesy sauce and the best part was that I was able to use our favorite rice pasta. Everyone were happy and the kids said that they are not having that “box Mac & Cheese” again, I guess that says it all does it.

Homemade Mac & Cheese
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Recipe type: Main
Serves: 4 Servings
 
Easy, creamy and cheesy. One of our family's preferred comfort dishes. Just YUM.
Ingredients
  • 400 Grams Pasta (preferably small and short)
  • 2 tbsp Butter
  • 2 tbsp All Purpose Flour
  • 1 Cup Heavy Cream (I used 18% coffee cream)
  • 1 Cup Grated Cheese
  • 3 tbsp White Wine
  • Pinch Nutmeg
  • Salt to taste
Instructions
  1. Cook the pasta according to the directions on the pack, drain and set aside.
  2. In a saucepan over low heat, melt butter
  3. Once butter melted, add the flour gradually while whisking constantly to avoid lumps. Whisk for about 5-6 minutes.
  4. Add the heavy cream in the flour mix and whisk constantly for about 7 minutes. You should have a smooth and creamy mix.
  5. Add the wine, nutmeg and salt and whisk.
  6. Add the cheese; whisk it in and once melted turn the heat off.
  7. Pour the cheese sauce onto the macaroni and mix well. You can heat over low heat while mixing if macaroni got too cold.