When I First Became a Mom I Assumed Homemade Mac and Cheese

Ingredients

Turns out, while the pasta is boiling, you can make a creamy cheese sauce from scratch before the noodles are even done.

No mystery ingredients. No powdered cheese packet. Just real, simple ingredients that taste SO much better.

Here's how I make it for our family:

Homemade Mac & Cheese (Serves 4)

Boil ½ of a 16oz. box elbow macaroni for about 10 minutes.

While the pasta cooks, melt 2 tbsp butter with ½ tsp salt.

Stir in 1 tbsp flour and cook for about a minute to make a roux.

Whisk in ½ cup milk until smooth.

Stir in 1 cup freshly grated cheese (I used Gouda), 1 egg yolk, a dash of garlic powder, and a dash of paprika. (Optional, add 1 tsp mustard).

Directions

Add the drained noodles and stir until everything is creamy and coated.

That's it!

Making foods like this from scratch has shown me that homemade doesn't have to be harder—it just takes a simple system. Those little swaps have helped us enjoy food that tastes better while cutting our grocery bill by more than 50%.

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