Quick, easy Mac n Cheese

I have never been a fan of KD Mac & Cheese. The whole neon orange, fake cheese thing has always turned me off, even as a kid. However, this afternoon I was having a craving for some cheesy pasta, nice a creamy... so I decided to experiment and here's what I came up with.

Ingredients

Pasta - I used Macaroni, but you can use whatever pasta you prefer


1 Tbsp butter
2 Tbsp flour
1-1 1/2 Cups milk
Salt
Pepper
Garlic Powder
Onion Powder
Seasoning Salt
1 Cup grated Cheddar cheese
1/2 - 1 Cup more grated Cheddar cheese

* I didn't mention proportions for the spices, this is really an individual thing, in my opinion, spice it to your tastes.

Method:

Put water on to boil for the pasta, make sure to salt the water.

In a saucepan, over a medium heat, melt butter. Add flour and whisk together, allow to cook for a minute or two to lose that "starchy" flavour.

Meanwhile, add your pasta to the boiling water and allow it to cook while you're making the sauce.

Once the butter and flour are all combined and had a chance to cook add the milk and spices. Taste as you go to make sure you like the flavour, remember you'll be adding cheese, so you might want to add a little more spice.

Once the milk has thickened, it will only take a minute or two, add a cup of grated cheddar to the mixture. (I keep a ziplock bag of grated cheddar in my freezer, its great. I go to Costco, come home, grate it and put it in a bag. I always have grated cheese on hand. If it sticks together after it freezes I simply beat the bag with a rolling pin!)

Drain your pasta and put in a casserole dish (If you don't want to dirty another dish you can put it back in the pot).

Pour sauce over pasta and mix well. Finally, add remaining 1/2 to 1 cup of grated cheddar and stir till just starting to melt and get stringy. Serve and season with salt and pepper to taste.

First things First..

Well, I absolutely love experimenting in the kitchen and I love reading other people's food blogs AND I love writing, so I thought I'd start my OWN food blog. I'm not sure yet what I'll put in here, I'm sure I'll have some recipes, some pictures, and probably some random ramblings... so stay tuned!