VELVEETA® Down-Home Macaroni & Cheese
By Velveeta Kitchen
Prep
15-30 mins
Total
45 min
Servings
5 servings
Velveeta Down-Home Mac & Cheese is comfort food at its best. Simple to prep, baked to a golden, melty finish, and packed with creamy, cheesy goodness. Serve it as a side, a main, or a satisfying snack—it’s that good.
Ingredients
1/4
cup
butter, divided
1/4
cup
flour
1
cup
milk
1/2
lb
2
cups
elbow macaroni, cooked
1/2
cup
shredded cheddar cheese
6
round buttery crackers, crushed (about 1/4 cup)
Original Cheese
Instructions
Step 1
Heat oven to 350°F.
Step 2
Melt 3 Tbsp. butter in medium saucepan on medium heat. Whisk in flour; cook 2 min., stirring constantly. Gradually stir in milk. Bring to boil; cook and stir 3 to 5 min. or until thickened. Add VELVEETA Original Cheese; cook 3 min. or until melted, stirring frequently. Stir in macaroni.
Step 3
Spoon into 2-qt. casserole sprayed with cooking spray; sprinkle with cheddar. Melt remaining butter; toss with cracker crumbs. Sprinkle over casserole.
Step 4
Bake 20 min. or until heated through.
Stir 1/4 cup of OSCAR MAYER Real Bacon Bits into the cooked macaroni.
Serve VELVEETA® Down-Home Macaroni & Cheese with a mixed green salad tossed with KRAFT Lite Dressing to round out the meal.
Add 1/8 tsp. each of white pepper and cayenne pepper to the flour to spice up the sauce base.
Substitute shredded pepper jack cheese for the cheddar cheese for a kick of heat.
