To Make:

Start with a half stick of butter in a non-stick pan over medium-low heat. Once it is melted, add a half cup of milk and mix with a whisk.

Add in a tablespoon of honey or maple barbeque sauce to the milk and a half of a teaspoon of chili paste and whisk. This gives the cheese a little kick and flavor to keep it from becoming too much of a tasteless cheese glop.

Once it is to your particular taste, you can start adding in the cheese. I use a nice sharp cheddar, and then a good Mexican blend or four cheese blend. Don’t use all in the sauce, keep some to the side for baking. Whisk the cheese to keep it from sticking.

Cook the noodles until they are al dente – I like the curly macaroni so it has more grooves for the cheese to adhere to.

Once you drain the noodles, add them to the saucepan with the cheese and mix until the noodles are well coated and set the pan aside.

Get out an oven-safe glass casserole dish, and line the bottom with Italian breadcrumbs, then some cheese.

Pour the noodles into the dish, layer some more breadcrumbs and cheese on top, and bake for about 15 minutes until it is bubbling. Serve while hot.

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Simple, Comfort Macaroni and Cheese

by: Jennifer Palmer Farrington

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Nutrition per portion

Ingredients

• 1/2 stick of butter
• 1/2 cup of milk
• 1 tablespoon of bbq sauce
• 1/2 teaspoon of chili paste
• 1 cup shredded sharp cheddar
• 1 cup of shredded Mexican cheese blend or 4 cheese blend
• 1 box of Cellentani pasta
• 1/2 cup Italian breadcrumbs

Method

To Make:

1. Melt a half stick of butter in a non-stick pan over medium-low heat.
2. Add a half cup of milk and mix with a whisk.
3. Add in a tablespoon of honey or maple barbeque sauce to the milk and a half of a teaspoon of chili paste and whisk.
4. Once it is to your particular taste, you can start adding in the cheese.
5. Add 1 cup sharp shredded cheddar, and 1 cup shredded Mexican blend or four cheese blend. Whisk the cheese to keep it from sticking. You can add more or less cheese to your taste.
6. Cook the noodles until they are al dente - I like the curly macaroni so it has more grooves for the cheese to adhere to.
7. Once you drain the noodles, add them to the saucepan with the cheese and mix until the noodles are well coated and set the pan aside.
8. In an oven-safe glass casserole dish, and line the bottom with Italian breadcrumbs, then some cheese.
9. Pour the noodles into the dish, layer some more breadcrumbs and cheese on top.
10. Bake for about 15 minutes at 350 degrees until it is bubbling.
11. Serve while hot.