Ingredients

-2 cups cheese of your choice i use white cheddar

-1/2 stick butter

-3/4cup flour

-2cups milk (pref whole or 2%)

-3/4 box of macaroni (elbow works best)

-1small onion or 1tsp onion powder

-1tablespoon salt or to taste

-pepper to taste

Preparation

  • Prepare pasta and set aside
  • Preheat over to 350 degrees
  • Melt butter in pan saute onions until translucent slowly add in flour until fully covered making a roux (if using the onion powder add in after milk)
  • Continue to stir mixture until flour is completely covered and is slightly darkened -Add in milk continuing to stir. Keep at medium heat until roux dissolves and mixture thickens. -Add cheese a handful at a time stirring until cheese is completely mixed in -Now salt, and other seasoning (I sometimes add some cajun seasoning ect it really depends on how you would like it) can be added continue cooking until you have a cheese sauce -Pour cooked pasta into pan with cheese sauce mixing until covered -Place in 9X9 baking dish and bake at 350 for 45mins covered w/foil -Remove foil add cheese to top and continue baking about 10mins or until it is slightly browned on top