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Cook your pasta in an extra large glass container.Bump up the dried mustard if you feel like it needs that kick.Feel free to change the cheeses (we’re using just cheddar here) but you could do parmesan and dried herbs (think Pasta Roni) or another cheese of your choice.If you use a large pasta it won’t cook in the allotted time. If you can get any pasta that’s small and thin like what’s in the Kraft boxes, absolutely get it. I used miniature penne but something like ditalini would work too. Just take out a scoop and add it to your hot pasta and stir till it melts in. This base can live in your freezer for goodness knows how long–6 months at least. We’ll start by making a cheese mixture base. This doesn’t taste one tad bit like the factory made stuff so just don’t even go there.If you want more cheese in your mixture than what I did, go ahead and add it. I had my doubts about this starting out (I was pleasantly surprised with the outcome though!) and I’ll tell you two things up front:
How to make the best homemade easy mac and cheese in the microwave That doesn’t mean that microwavable easy mac is going to put you in an early grave, but it sure doesn’t pass the test for us. And based on that list, I don’t have about 75% of that stuff.
Part of my goal with whatever packaged food I buy is to try to stick to ingredients that I would likely have in my pantry right now. “Cheese Sauce Mix (Whey, Maltodextrin, Milk, Corn Syrup Solids, Palm Oil, Modified Food Starch, Milkfat, Salt, Milk Protein Concentrate, Contains Less Than 2% Of Sodium Tripolyphosphate, Medium Chain Triglycerides, Dried Buttermilk, Sodium Phosphate, Citric Acid, Cream, High Acid Whey, Lactic Acid, Calcium Phosphate, Guar Gum, Cheese Culture, Yellow 5, Yellow 6, Autolyzed Yeast, Torula Yeast, Enzymes, Dried Yeast, Natural Flavor) Modified Food Starch, Maltodextrin, Potassium Chloride, Acetylated Monoglycerides, Salt, Medium Chain Triglycerides, Apocarotenal (Color).”