

Cheddar, mozzarella, Parmesan, Gouda, Swiss… Experiment and see what flavors you prefer. Be creative here! I’ve always found that a combination of cheeses gives the most flavor, so use whatever you have in the fridge.

Taste, experiment and train yourself to use seasonings that YOU love!ĬHEESE. My daughter swears by white pepper in her mac and cheese-I prefer freshly ground black pepper (and lots of it!). I love garlic and look for any excuse to sneak it into my meals, so I add garlic granules to the sauce. Cheese has a lot of sodium, so you may not need to add more. One plea: please taste before adding any seasonings, especially salt. Don’t have regular milk? No worries! Use chicken stock, vegetable stock, soy milk, almond milk or even leftover Alfredo sauce thinned out with a bit of water! Evaporated milk or reconstituted powdered milk are also fine. The flour mixed with the fat forms the base of your sauce. For a bit of extra flavor, try adding a tablespoon of bacon fat to the butter or other oil!įLOUR. While butter is my top choice for flavor, you can also use margarine, canola or vegetable oil or a combination of them. Use whatever noodles you have in the pantry: elbows, shells, penne or even spaghetti noodles! Just break them into pieces or use whole.īUTTER. The process for the best ever mac and cheese is easy: boil noodles, make the sauce (same as my Easy Homemade Cheese Sauce), combine and bake. This macaroni and cheese recipe is one of my staples, as it meets all my requirements for a great meal. That’s why when I cook at home, I want quick and easy, simple and tasty meals. It’s led to not only some great dinner parties but also to starting my own catering company and eventually my own restaurant.ĭoing one thing for so long can definitely create burnout. That’s a weird thing to realize-that I’ve spent so much of my life cooking. That lightened up the meal, and added some freshness.Looking for a quick and easy vegetarian dinner? This best ever baked mac and cheese recipe is tried and true and comes with tips for ingredient substitutions. Abel trip, I added about 3/4 cup of fresh broccoli in the last few minutes of cooking.

EASY MAC N CHEESE RECIPE FOR CAMP PLUS
Instead of fresh milk, I use dry milk powder, which cuts down on weight and doesn’t need refrigeration. main 2 1/2 Cup half-and-half, plus more as needed 5 Tablespoon Unsalted butter, chilled, divided 8 Ounce cream cheese, cut in cubes 1 Teaspoon Hot sauce. The macaroni is cooked in the sauce, so you’ll only need one pot. This recipe meets all those requirements. I wanted one that could be made entirely on the stovetop, preferably in one pot, and that didn’t require fresh milk. There are lots of Macaroni and Cheese recipes out there, but I’ve been working on developing a recipe that would be great for camping, in particular. My contribution to our dinner was Creamy Macaroni and Cheese. We happily made delicious food, sipped cognac and hot jello, and chatted by the fire until well after dark. Instead, Emily’s little campfire turned into an awesome, raging one. I had pictured us making dinner as fast as possible and then cocooning ourselves in our sleeping bags before dark, with no plans to emerge until morning. Even at this point, I couldn’t wrap my head around the idea of having a fire while it snowed.

Before we knew it, she had a little campfire going. No one believed she would find dry wood, but she did. This whole time, I kind of ignored Emily, who was bent on starting a fire. We moped on the sidelines as everyone else played house around the campsite. I looked over at Mai-yan and could tell she was feeling the same. Suddenly, I was cold and wondering how I would ever motivate myself to cook the macaroni and cheese I had planned to make. By that time, I had cooled off a bit too much and the sweaty clothes I was still wearing made matters worse. We quickly set up our tents and unpacked some of our gear. Abel, and by the time we reached our camping spot, I was tired and sweaty from the effort. It snowed on and off as we trekked up Mt. Never before have I appreciated a campfire like I did this one. What she didn’t talk about was the best part of the whole trip-the campfire. In her post on Noodles with Spicy Peanut Sauce, Emily talked about our snowshoeing trip to Mt.
