Four-ish Ingredient Recipe- Shut The Front Door Mac and Cheese
There are just no words to fully describe the absolutely amazing taste of this macaroni and cheese.
But those awesome southerners have amazing ways of describing things.
Know how I know?
Pinterest.
For example: Shut the front door = shut up! or no way!! or get outta town!!
Slap your mama is one of my favorites but I’m not sure that means something good.
And I love my mama so I would never slap her.
On purpose.
I was organizing the basement last week and found a cookbook from Annie’s preschool:
I totally forgot about this recipe.
I loved this mac and cheese.
It is the best homemade mac and cheese recipe I have ever made.
Want to know why?
Because it has a cheese sauce that covers all of the noodles.
Sometimes when you make homemade mac and cheese and you use cubed cheese, you get some noodles without any cheese on them.
Well, that just isn’t right!
It’s called Mac and Cheese for a reason!
Not just Mac.
That would just be silly.
As is this dialogue.
Anyway, this is an amazing recipe and it has four-ish ingredients AND I bet you have most if not all of the ingredients sitting in your kitchen now.
Shut the Front Door Mac and Cheese
or
Mac and Cheese That Will Make Your Pile O’ Laundry Go Away
It won’t but it tastes so good, you won’t care if you have a pile of laundry.
1-2.5 cups of elbow macaroni
2 C. milk ( the original recipe calls for whole milk. I used low-fat and it was still really good)
6-8 slices DELI American cheese (only the deli style, not regular cheese slices. I used Kraft deli slices but you could also go to your grocery deli)
(Oh and use all 8 slices)
2 Tbsp. flour
1 cube of chicken bouillon
Boil the elbow macaroni.
Then while that is boiling away do the following:
Heat the milk, bouillon, a dash of salt and the flour.
Use a whisk to make sure you break down the flour.
Let it slightly boil (you want it to thicken).
Then add the cheese slices.
Stir until it all melts.
Once you’ve boiled the macaroni and drained it, pour the cheese sauce over the noodles.
I will not be held responsible for what this will do to your diet.
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Shut The Front Door Macaroni and Cheese
Ingredients
- 1-2.5 cups of elbow macaroni
- 2 C. milk
- 6-8 slices DELI American cheese only the deli style, not regular cheese slices. I used Kraft deli slices but you could also go to your grocery deli
- 2 Tbsp. flour
- 1 cube of chicken bouillon
Instructions
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Boil the elbow macaroni.
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Then while that is boiling away do the following:
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Heat the milk, bouillon, a dash of salt and the flour.
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Use a whisk to make sure you break down the flour.
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Let it slightly boil (you want it to thicken).
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Then add the cheese slices.
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Stir until it all melts.
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Once you've boiled the macaroni and drained it, pour the cheese sauce over the noodles.
Kari Wagner Hoban
I love to write about my family, John Hughes, tacos and Bruce Hornsby. Not necessarily in that order.
17 Comments
Richella
REALLY? It's that simple? I have a macaroni and cheese recipe that I just love, but it's not simple. It involves making a roux and cubing cheese and. . . you get the idea. I need to give this one a try!
Paula@SweetPea
Sounds great! We love mac and cheese and this one would be great for a quick week night meal.
Leslie
Love me some mac & cheese! This recipe really does look so easy and good!! I love that gooey cheesiness and that style of pasta, too! Thanks for sharing! Coming from Weekend Potluck.
Blessings,
Leslie
Lisa/Fresh Eggs Daily Farm Girl
Well that seems easy enough! New fan here! Come share at my Blog Fest: http://fresh-eggs-daily.blogspot.com/2012/10/farm-girl-blog-fest-4.html
Heather Kinnaird
well – I LOVE me some mac and cheese – and yes – I will eat way too much – but I promise not to old you responsible
Heather Kinnaird
and… I LOVE your blog – seriously funny stuff here – new follower
Kari at A Grace Full Life
Aww thank you Heather! I couldnt email you since it was no reply!! So I hope you read this! 🙂
Becca Acker
This sounds really good. I'm sure the chicken bouillon adds a good flavor.
Found your yummy post via Six Sisters' Stuff. 🙂
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Mariel
Yum! Nice and easy too, just the way I like it. I would love to have you stop by 'Or so she says…' today and share some of your great ideas with my readers! The 'Your Great Idea' link party runs every Sat through Tuesday. Hope to see you there! http://www.oneshetwoshe.com
Christina at I Gotta Create!
Hubby likes good ok Mac and cheese so we will try this. Pinning!
<3 Christina at I Gotta Create!
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Jan
Hi! I'm all for easy recipes, but I do not understand the large discrepancy between 1 cup of macaroni and 2.5 cups of macaroni. Wha is that all about? With no adjustment of milk or cheese? I do not get it!
Kari at A Grace Full Life
@ Jan- I wrote my response on your blog. Hope it helps. 🙂
Jan
Hi Kari,
Thanks for responding. Sorry about not putting a link back or – not sure. I can't say this is exactly new to me since I've maintained a different blog on a totally unrelated subject since April 2007, but very rarely does this kind of thing come up with links-back and stuff. Guess I'm still a blogger baby when it comes down to it. I will try your suggestion of 2.5 cups and – doh – American cheese! Not the Kraft food product "cheese"!!!
Kari at A Grace Full Life
@ Jan- I am leaving a link here and on your blog just in case you don't come back here.
Here is a tutorial to help you change that! So when you respond to bloggers, they can respond back:
http://cymlowell.blogspot.com/2011/10/i-love-comments-get-rid-of-noreply.html
I hope this is of help!
Peanutlayne
Oh geez, i'm a sucker for new mac and cheese recipes! This looks dangerously good. Let the bloating begin!
Kari at A Grace Full Life
Aww Peanut, prepare to be bloated my friend!
Judy
That looks super simple and yummy. I would love for you to link this up to my Fall into Fall party that opens tonight at 8pm EST. Hope to see you there.