They add some acidity and brightness to the dish and makes it feel more like summer. These pieces of cheese will melt fully in the oven and give you surprise bursts of cheese flavor! Transfer mac n’ cheese mixture in an oven safe casserole dish.Ħ) Mac n’ Cheese Topping Options (optional): In the summer months when tomatoes are in season, I like to add some sliced thin on top of the mac n’ cheese. Add pasta into cheese mixture and combine.ĥ) Briefly stir in crumbled pieces of remaining cheese. If you are adding adobo sauce (for some nice, smoky heat), add and let cook another minute.Ĥ) Remove milk mixture from heat, promptly add shredded cheeese and stir until all cheese is melted (cheese will melt from the residual heat of the milk mixture). You want to keep it at just below a boil. Do not let mixture come to a full boil, but it may bubble here and there (at which time you should stir). Cook, stirring occasionally, until milk mixture thickens, about 5-10 minutes. Let cook, stirring occasionally, until the roux becomes golden brown (about 2-5 minutes, depending on how hot your stove is).ģ) Add milk to roux, stir frequently until roux is fully incorporated into the milk and lumps are gone. Once butter is fully melted, add flour and stir constantly until all lumps are gone. Heat a saute pan over low/medium-low heat and melt butter. Drain pasta.Ģ) While the pasta is cooking, make a roux with the butter and flour. It would be best to undercook by a minute than to overcook by a minute. The pasta will continue to cook once combined with the cheese mixture in the oven, so to avoid a gummy mushy mess, do not overcook the pasta. Bring a pot of salted water to a boil and cook pasta to al dente. With the remaining 1/4 of the cheese blocks, crumble into bite size pieces.ġ) Preheat oven to 375.

*shred 3/4 from both blocks of the cheeses. Crispy breadcrumb topping (optional, in recipe below).

adobo sauce – from a can of chipotle with adobo (optional) This cheesy comfort food is something I always pair with my pulled pork dinner (don’t forget the cornbread and sweet potato casserole!). There is a better option out there! Homemade Macaroni and Cheese is simple to make and you can easily customize it however you like. No, I’m not talking about that stuff that comes in the little blue box.

Macaroni and cheese roux