Tasty Tuesday

 Mac & Cheese

Ingredients:

1 lb.  elbow macaroni (cooked)
3 tablespoons of salted butter
3 tablespoons flour
salt and pepper to taste
1/2 cup cheddar (shredded)
1/2 cup monterey jack (shredded)
1/2 cup colby jack cheeses (shredded)
Or any cheeses of your choice!
2 cups milk .


In a pan cook butter, salt, pepper and flour and stir until smooth, making a rue. 

Remove from heat add milk, return to heat and bring to a boil.

Boil 1 minute.

Remove from heat and add cheese, stir until melted.

Add cooked elbow noodles and stir til combined.  Mixture may seem runny but will thicken upon standing.
Here is a step where you can get creative.  You can now pour this mixture into a sauce pan and top with even more cheese or breadcrumbs for a crunchy topping.  We chose to eat it just like this and it was pretty tasty.  You can play around with the different cheeses too!  This was just what we had on hand.  We also like to buy our cheese in blocks and shred it ourselves.  It saves a few dollars! 
Once you have mastered this simple cheese sauce you can put it on broccoli, potatos for au gratin potatoes etc... the sky is the limit.  Enjoy!