Homemade Mac-n-Cheese

Prep Time: 20-30 minutes
Cook Time: 25 minutes

Ingredients

• 16 ounces elbow macaroni 
• 1/2 cup margarine
• 6 tablespoons flour
• 4 cups milk
• 16 ounces block cheese
• dash of salt and pepper
• saltine crackers

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
2. Cook noodles until tender and drain.
3. While noodles are cooking, mix butter, flour, milk, and salt/pepper over medium heat.
4. Cut cheese into smaller chunks and slowly add to mixture.
5. Cook over medium heat until smooth.
6. Continue stirring to keep from sticking to the bottom of the pan.
7. Add noodles to the sauce.
8. Pour noodles and sauce into baking pan/casserole dish.
9. Crush crackers and sprinkle on top.
10. Bake for 25 minutes.

Personal Flair and Reflections
     Growing up my grandmother and my mom would make homemade mac n cheese that was my absolute favorite! After I went off to college, I asked my mom for the recipe (thinking it was some secret family recipe). All to find out this recipe came off the back of the Mueller's pasta box.
I have adapted it to my style and even like to add our own special ingredient. This special ingredient is cubed ham! Yum!
     The recipe on the box only calls for half the ingredients. But we love it SO much, that I double the recipe so we can eat it for lunch the next day. :)