# EASY stovetop Mac and Cheese

This mac and cheese recipe is so easy that you will never eat it from a box again.

- Total time: 15 min
- Cuisine: American
- Category: Dinner
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 1 pound elbow macaroni
- 0.5 cup salted butter
- 0.5 cup all-purpose flour
- 1.5 teaspoons onion powder
- 1.5 teaspoons ground mustard
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 0.5 teaspoon white pepper
- 3 cups milk
- 8 ounces shredded sharp cheddar cheese

## Instructions

1. Boil elbow macaroni
2. Melt salted butter in another pot
3. Add all-purpose flour and seasonings
4. Whisk ingredients together, and let it cook for about two minutes
5. Slowly pour in milk
6. Add hot sauce
7. Shred the cheese
8. Add cheese and turn off the heat
9. Drain the pasta
10. Add the pasta into the cheese sauce
11. Stir well

## Tips

- If you want to enhance the flavor of the cheese, you add a little bit of hot sauce.
- Freshly shredded cheese always melts better than pre-shredded.

## Source

- Original video: https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZTjyoheVL/
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/fefefdc7-d5df-4ec5-8f70-946b78508159
- Extracted: 2025-05-11

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