I have already a cheesy pasta recipe which can be made in a jiffy. This one is also similar but found this recipe interesting. And always wanted to try a proper mac n cheese. I should sure try in oven too, but this one is a short cut method without any fancy items. My husband never liked the pasta sauce with tomato and likes this way, cheesy and juicy! I am sure kids would love to have this for evening snack or dinner. Macaroni and cheese is a classic recipe for pasta and cheese lovers!
Stove top Macaroni and cheese recipe
Recipe Cuisine: Continental | Recipe Category: Maincourse
Prep Time: 5 mins | Cook time: 25 mins | Serves: 2
Prep Time: 5 mins | Cook time: 25 mins | Serves: 2
Ingredients
Elbow macaroni - ½ cup
Milk - ¾ cup
Grated cheddar cheese - ½ cup
Butter - 1 & ½ tblsp
Any Cheese spread (optional) - 2 tbslp
All purpose flour - 1 tblsp
Pepper powder - ¼ tsp
Crushed red chilli (paprika) - ½ tsp
Dry mustard powder - ¼ tsp
Salt - As needed
Milk - ¾ cup
Grated cheddar cheese - ½ cup
Butter - 1 & ½ tblsp
Any Cheese spread (optional) - 2 tbslp
All purpose flour - 1 tblsp
Pepper powder - ¼ tsp
Crushed red chilli (paprika) - ½ tsp
Dry mustard powder - ¼ tsp
Salt - As needed
Method
- Boil 3 cups of water and cook macaroni until soft along with required salt. No need to wash the pasta. Just drain it and keep aside.
- Mix all purpose flour, pepper, mustard and paprika in a bowl. Heat a heavy bottomed pan with butter in low flame.
- When butter melts, add the mixed all purpose flour and mix with a whisk.
- Add milk gradually with mixing with the whisk and mix to form a smooth sauce. As it gets heated, the sauce becomes thicker. Do this only in medium or low flame.
- When its about to boil, add the cheese and mix well until the cheese melts in low – medium flame. Do not let the sauce boil.
- When the sauce is ready, pour it over the cooked pasta and mix well.
Notes
- Do not let the milk boil at any time, or cook in high flame as it may lead to curdled sauce!
- Eat hot!
- You can try with any kind of pasta too!
- If you dont have mustard powder, just crush some mustard seeds(big variety) you have and use it.
Macaroni and cheese is ready ! Serve immediately, hot!
jeyashrisuresh
wow a very interesting kids friendly recipe. Nicely explained and beautifully clicked
Kavitha Bhargav
yummy and silky macaroni
Prathibha
love this one anytime...3rd pic is 2 gud
Sayantani
yum yum yum!
Nisa Homey
Love this...super simple meal.
Aarthi
awesome recipe...i love it..
Vimitha Anand
That looks so cheesy and delicious Raks...
Saraswathi Iyer
My sons fav recipe from the cartoon Little Bill, looks tempting and superb clicks as always.
Rekha shoban
simply delicious!!this is absolutely creamy!love it!!!
Nagalakshmi V
i bought elbow pasta about a year back to try this but never got around to doing it!
Akila
Wow what a tempting cheesy pasta..... So yummy.... Yesterday bought the shell pasta.... Hope can try with that too....
Akila
Wow what a tempting cheesy pasta..... So yummy.... Yesterday bought the shell pasta.... Hope can try with that too....
Sharmilee! :)
Looks so creamy and yummy....I love white sauce than the tomato based ones. Loved the macroni on the wooden base click very much!
Feeling Food
Delicious. A true classic.. I think the mustard powder makes macaroni magical. Lovely pics and great recipe.
Hamaree Rasoi
Beautifully captured, my son's fav pasta preparation..looks inviting dear
Deepa
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Kanchan
I love mac and cheese and yours does look perfect. btw loved your first snap vessel, v cute and it does go over stove is nice 🙂
faseela
wow....i love macroni with cheese.....very yummy dear
Ramya
That looks absolutely yummy! Who can resist this cheese yummy pasta!
Krithi's Kitchen
Super yumm... loving this stovetop version!!
MyKitchen Flavors-BonAppetit!.
Very delicious luking Awesome Cheesy Macaroni Dear. Yummy!
Srimathi
My fav! Very nicely presented.
Home Cooked Oriya Food
yummy! love it! Addition of mustard powder must be giving it a unique taste!
VineelaSiva
Wow looks very yummy.Never tried and tasted the mac cheese.Its very tempting.Will give a try.
Hema
Awesome clicks, kids would simply love it, so nicely made..
Laavanya
My kids love this creamy version while I prefer the baked version with browned bread crumbs on top. Lovely pics as usual Raks.
Ramya
simple yet yu,m...my kids fave..lovely clicks
Anu
Nice creamy pasta. Love the presentation
Aruna Manikandan
looks perfect and very tempting raji...
adding mustard powder sounds new to me
will try it soon 🙂
Spice up the Curry
love the recipe. kids fav mac n cheese. beautiful pics
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San
One dish kids love will be this mac n cheese. I like it too 🙂 It's one comfort brekky.
Paaka Shaale
Very yummy mac and cheese. Loved the blue plate and the presentation 🙂
Suja Manoj
Kids will love this,simple and yummy
Sobha Shyam
simple, creamy and yummy..kids delight for sure 🙂
sangee vijay
wow...looks so creamy and yummy...sure will make this for my kids...loved your clicks...so sharp!!
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Mahi
Am not a big fan of these creamy pasta dishes! But enjoyed your clicks Raji! 😉 🙂
Vardhini
My kids would gobble this up 🙂
Raaz
just prepared it for dinner!! wow.. it was.. loved every shell of my macaroni. i had used garlic on experiment!! it was garlic-ky!! 🙂
Chitra
Nice recipe..Lovely clicks 🙂
RENU
hi raks
it looks nice n yummy
Amina Khaleel
wow... cheesy macaroni looks so delicious.... will surely try this... your recipes as usual are so clear and easy to follow...
Shabitha Karthikeyan
Chessy macaroni is always liked by the kids. Nicely cooked and presented !!
Uma
tempting macaroni!! Delicious.
Kalpana Sareesh
wowo too creamy lovely presentation
Valarmathi Sanjeev
Wow...super, yummy creamy macaroni... nice clicks, specially the 3rd one...loved it and also love the props, mainly the props color.
Deeps @ Naughty Curry
im a cheesey pasta lover too, but generally find mac n cheese bland, i like that urs has pepper must have been nice & flavourful
Shanthi
Simple, quick and tasty dish for kids
Kaveri
My daughter also likes only cheesy pasta and not the tomato sauce...this recipe is sure easy and looks yummy
Gayathri Anand
I loved ur pictures so much ...nicely presented ..
Pavithra Elangovan
All time fav one for all kids, any kid will get tempted looking at this.. yumm 🙂
Nagashree
Looks so perfect!, love your pictures. My daughter never liked mac & cheese, a total antitheses to her generation of kids :-), I used to envy moms carrying mac & cheese in a bowl on trips while I had to plan something she would eat.
Anonymous
Wonderful presentation! This definitely calls me for a mac and cheese dinner tonight 🙂
Sensible Vegetarian
Lovely looking lip smacking dish, great clicks.
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sanjeeta kk
Yum..yum..the white sauce looks so creamy and delicious!
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Archana
Looks so delicious. I could like the screen dear.
Anonymous
Looks so delish, especially your photos. It makes it even more difficult to stop drooling.
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Vanamala Hebbar
yummmy...yummmy
vidhas
Love this, i have never added paprika to this. Neat explanation and awesome clicks.
Nhla
Best mac n cheese ever ever ever.
ramya eks
i am just learning about the varities of cheese.this one looks really yummy.i am gonna try this!
ramya eks
i just learning about cheese and i love experimenting that .i love this one.mmmm.yum.....
Saranya Prakasam
Hi.. I am new to cookin.. And I am really fatty. 🙂 So can u suggest an Indian style pasta with vegetables but without cheese. Please.. Thanks in advance
hema priya Subramaniam
I tried your receipe today, was delicious. Easy to prepare
sharmi
All purpose flour means??
Raks anand
Maida
Triparna Maitra
Mde ths tdy fr my mom......... N she simply lvd it.........!!!!!!!! Vry yummy.... I didn't add da dry musturd powder thgh!!!!!!
pinky
Hi raks..thank u so much for ur recipes..its just an inspiration to me people who are new to kitchen.. Either ur recipes or instructions never failed me.. Continue ur awesome job.. Sory for the late thanking.. Ur recipe index is my menu card in my new marriage life.. Thank u sis 🙂
Ramya
Made a wheat roux. Came out pretty good!:)
Raks Anand
Super 🙂