Old Fashioned Mac and Cheese

• servings: 7 servings
• active time: 20 minutes
• total time: 1 hour 5 minutes

Ingredients

2 cups uncooked elbow macaroni

4 tablespoons butter

2 tablespoons all-purpose flour

2 cups milk

¼ onion, minced

salt and pepper to taste

¼ pound processed cheese food

¼ pound shredded Cheddar cheese

¼ pound shredded Colby

Velveeta strips

Directions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).

Prepare the elbow macaroni according to package directions.

Meanwhile, melt the butter in a small saucepan over medium high heat. Stir in the flour until a cream colored paste forms. Then pour in the milk and stir constantly until this comes to a hard boil, then stir for 1 more minute. Remove from heat and set aside.

When the macaroni is cooked, spread 1/2 of it into the bottom of a lightly greased 9x13-inch baking dish. Then layer 1/2 of the grated onion, 1/2 of the salt and pepper and 1/2 of each of the cheeses. Repeat this one more time: macaroni, onion, salt and pepper and cheeses, and then pour the reserved white sauce over all. Top off with small pats of butter to taste.

Cover and bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 45 minutes.

Nutrition

• Calories: 401 kcal
• Total Fat: 23 g
• Saturated Fat: 15 g
• Unsaturated Fat: 0 g
• Cholesterol: 70 mg
• Sodium: 450 mg
• Total Carbohydrate: 29 g
• Dietary Fiber: 1 g
• Total Sugars: 5 g
• Protein: 19 g