Old Fashioned Mac and Cheese recipe

Name: Old Fashioned Mac and Cheese
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 1 h 5 min
Ingredients: 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour; 4 tablespoons butter; 2 cups milk; salt and pepper to taste; ¼ pound shredded Cheddar cheese; ¼ pound processed cheese food; 2 cups uncooked elbow macaroni; ¼ onion, minced; ¼ pound shredded Swiss cheese

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

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

Step 2

Prepare the elbow macaroni according to package directions.

Step 3

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.

Step 4

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.