Down Home Macaroni and Cheese Recipe
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Down Home Macaroni and Cheese

By: Kraft Foods 
"Try this delicious, quick and reliable side dish for any night of the week."

This Kitchen Approved Recipe has an average star rating of 4.6 Rate/Review | Read Reviews (614)

Prep Time:
10 Min
Cook Time:
20 Min
Ready In:
30 Min

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Original Recipe Yield 6 servings
 

Ingredients

  • 1/4 cup butter or margarine, divided
  • 1/4 cup flour
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 2 cups milk
  • 1/4 pound VELVEETA Pasteurized Prepared Cheese Product, cut up
  • 1 (8 ounce) package KRAFT Shredded Cheddar Cheese , divided
  • 2 cups elbow macaroni, cooked, drained
  • 2 tablespoons seasoned dry bread crumbs

Directions

  1. Melt 3 tablespoons of the butter in large saucepan on low heat. Blend in flour and salt; cook and stir 1 minute. Gradually add milk; cook, stirring constantly, until thickened. Add prepared cheese product and 1-1/2 cups of the shredded cheese; stir until melted. Stir in macaroni.
  2. Pour into lightly greased 1-1/2-quart casserole. Melt remaining 1 Tablespoon butter; toss with bread crumbs. Sprinkle casserole with remaining 1/2 cup cheese and bread crumb mixture.
  3. Bake at 350 degrees F for 20 minutes or until thoroughly heated.

Footnotes

  • © KF Holdings. Used with permission.
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The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.6 star rating.
Reviewed on Jun. 5, 2005 by Butterfly Flutterby   view full review
Outstanding! After reading all 259 reviews this is what I did: (note, I doubled the recipe) I...
The reviewer gave this recipe 3 stars. This recipe averages a 4.6 star rating.
Reviewed on Aug. 7, 2003 by KATHYLC   view full review
It was an average homemade macaroni & cheese. My only suggestion is to only cook your noodles...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.6 star rating.
Reviewed on Oct. 14, 2006 by TIGERTRAX3   view full review
I've been using this as my primary mac and cheese recipe for years and everyone raves on how...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.6 star rating.
Reviewed on Apr. 30, 2011 by naples34102 Supporting Member (Click to learn more about Supporting Membership)  view full review
I didn't have any of this but Hubs did and the man of few words said it was "very, very good -...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.6 star rating.
Reviewed on Oct. 2, 2003 by Kathy   view full review
YUM YUM YUM! This is very good. I have made this several times already. My son aks me to...
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 4.6 star rating.
Reviewed on Mar. 4, 2004 by Wilemon   view full review
We liked this pretty well. For the reviewer that commented about the floury taste, be sure to...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.6 star rating.
Reviewed on Dec. 26, 2003 by nikki   view full review
I have been making this for a while now and it is one of my favorite dishes. I double the...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.6 star rating.
Reviewed on Dec. 17, 2003 by DAUGHTEROFSARAH   view full review
This may be the best recipe I have gotten off this site! I have never had such amazing mac...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.6 star rating.
Reviewed on Oct. 21, 2003 by The Bunny Chef Supporting Member (Click to learn more about Supporting Membership)  view full review
This was so wonderful and creamy! I've never cooked with Velveeta before because it seems...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.6 star rating.
Reviewed on Aug. 7, 2003 by DLAZ   view full review
With the few changes I made, I definitely rate this a 5+. I modified/doubled the recipe and...

 

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