How to make MAC AND CHEESE | THE BEST MAC AND CHEESE

cheddar cheese

🥗Healthier: reduced-fat cheese

💰Cheaper: processed cheese

Lower calorie option or more budget-friendly.

elbow macaroni

🥗Healthier: whole grain pasta

💰Cheaper: any pasta shape

More nutritious or versatile.

Boil water in a large pot and add salt to it.

Let the water come to a rapid boil.

Add the deluxe mac and cheese dinner and boil for 8 to 10 minutes until tender.

Drain the noodles and return them to the pot.

Add evaporated milk to the pot and stir it in.

Add the entire stick of margarine to the pot and let it melt while stirring.

Open the cheese pouch that came with the mac and cheese and pour it into the pot, mixing it with the noodles.

Shred some cheddar cheese and chop some mozzarella cheese, adding them to the pot to melt with the noodles.

Replace the jalapeno Velveeta cheese with Mexican blend cheese and add it to the pot, stirring to melt.

Add black pepper to taste and mix it in.

Add more mozzarella cheese and condensed milk to the pot, stirring to melt everything together.

Rub some margarine on the bottom of the baking pan.

Transfer the cheesy macaroni from the pot to the baking pan.

Preheat the oven to 350°F.

Top the macaroni and cheese with the Mexican blend cheese and shredded cheddar cheese.

Place the baking pan in the oven and bake for 10 minutes at 350°F.

Increase the oven temperature to 375°F and bake for an additional 10 minutes to get a crust.

Remove from the oven and serve.

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