Kraft Deluxe Macaroni & Cheese Clone
Recipe: #215
September 24, 2011
Categories: Cheese, Cheddar, 5 Ingredients Or Less, Copycat or Clone Recipes One-Pot Meal, Vegetarian, Macaroni, more
"This is about as close as you will ever get to the real Kraft Mac & Cheese. This recipe goes back to when my son was small, I still make it today and love it just as much. This doesn’t make a whole lot of mac & cheese, so you can double the amounts if desired."
Ingredients
Nutritional
- Serving Size: 1 (75.7 g)
- Calories 261.4
- Total Fat - 11.7 g
- Saturated Fat - 7 g
- Cholesterol - 31.2 mg
- Sodium - 224.9 mg
- Total Carbohydrate - 30.7 g
- Dietary Fiber - 4.1 g
- Sugars - 0.2 g
- Protein - 9.5 g
- Calcium - 223.3 mg
- Iron - 0.4 mg
- Vitamin C - 0.1 mg
- Thiamin - 0.1 mg
Step by Step Method
Step 1
Cook the pasta in boiling water according to package directions; drain but do not rinse, then transfer to a bowl and toss the hot pasta with 2 tablespoons butter.
Step 2
While the pasta is cooking make the cheese sauce.
Step 3
In a small saucepan over the low heat combine the grated cheese with Cheez Whiz, cream or milk and salt; stir until heated and smooth (watching close not to burn).
Step 4
Pour the sauce over the cooked pasta; mix to combine.
Step 5
Serve immediately.
Tips
No special items needed.