Macaroni And Cheese

[Cait6799]

I am interested in knowing if anyone has found an easy cheese sauce that I can use to make macaroni and cheese for my daughter. I use the Schar pastas (and anything else with their name) and it is fabulous. It is the best pasta I have tasted since starting this diet for my daughter. Since I have found the perfect pasta (it honest to goodness tastes exactly like real spaghetti after rinsing it) all I need is the cheese sauce recipe. Anyone know of any jarred cheese sauces? We will really appreciate any help you can give us!

[kejohe]

Here is a good one, and it can be easily adapted with different types of cheese depending on your preference. Also, just to keep your options open, you might want tp try some of the Asian rice pastas, I buy the elbow noodles and the spiral noodles as well as shells and regualr spagetti and it also taste like the "real" thing. Cooks up nice and fast too.

Cheese Sauce:

makes a little over 1 C

1/2 stick butter

2 to 3 oz rice flour

1 1/2 C milk

1 C grated cheese of your choice

1. Heat the butter over medium heat, add flour (enough toto make a smooth paste). Stir constantly, until mixture begins to smell nutty.

2. With a whisk, stirring constantly, add milk a little at a time, until thouroughly incorporated. Bring up to a boil, then drop down to a simmer. Season with salt and pepper and slowly it to simmer until sauce is thick and has lost it's starchy taste.

3. Add cheese, stirring to melt completely.

4 Pour over your favorite pasta or veggies or whater you like!

Hope you enjoy it, I like to use red pepper flakes to add a little spice (add it to the simmering sauce) or you can use a pepperjack or habenero cheese if you like.

[filititi]

I had to change my family recipe a little, but I still love my cheese sauce.

Blake Family Sauce:

4 c. milk

1/2 c. cornstarch (original recipe used flour)

2 Tbsp. Butter or Margarine

2 or more cups medium or sharp cheddar cheese

(1Tbsp. gluten-free Worcester sauce optional, for added zing)

Pour Milk into a microwave safe bowl (I use one of those big pyrex measuring cups), whisk in the cornstarch until well dissolved (milk needs to be cold or you end up with a lumpy dishsoap tasting mess), plop in your butter or margarine. Microwave on high 2 minutes at a time, whisking well in between, until thick and creamy...after a few times in the microwave you'll want to watch the mixture while it microwaves since sometimes it will attempt to overflow. Add in cheese (I like mine more cheesy so I use between 3 and 4 cups of medium Tillamook). Microwave in 2 minute increments (still whisking in between) until well mixed and tasting great.

If you want to use the worchester sauce, put it in with the milk and other ingredients at the beginning.

I like my macaroni and cheese baked. I mix the sauce with the al dente (if cooked too much they can turn soggy in the oven) cooked noodles (I personally like the Quinoa ones, but use your favorite) in a casserole or 13x9x2 pan. Put it in a pre-heated oven (350 degrees F) until the top is a nice golden brown.

Or you can just throw it on top of the cooked pasta and call it good.

[tarnalberry]

Quinoa pasta (quinoa/corn mix) is tasty enough to eat straight up.

[Connie R-E]

And yet another variation on the 'ol cheese sauce!

Easy Cheesy Sauce

(great for Mac & Cheese, too)

1 T. butter

1-2 T. cornstarch

4-5 oz. water

grated cheddar cheese (4 oz. extra sharp)

salt

4-5 oz. milk

I use a no-stick saute pan, heated to med-hot(#4 on electric stove).

1 dab of butter to melt in the bottom.(for flavor)

In a separate glass add 1-2 tablespoons cornstarch(or other starch), and about 4-5 oz water. Stir together.

Add glass o' liquid starch to melted butter in med/hot pan. Stir slowly until thick goo forms(don't let it burn--stir, stir, stir!). Add 1/2 cup, or so, grated real cheddar cheese(extra sharp!) and a pinch of salt. Stir into goo. Stir out lumps(Cheese will melt easily into hot goo--especially with a lot of stirring!) Now, slowly drizzel in milk and stir like crazy! Add just enough milk to get the right consistancy. Taste often.

Too much milk will make the flavor disappear.

Waa laa, cheese sauce! --add in place of cheese soup!?

Also goes great on oven baked tuna and potatoes au graten!(sprinkle on dried Marjoram--extra yummy!!)

Makes enough for a family of 3.

Connie

Did I mention to stir it a lot? LOL!!

[Cait6799]

I just wanted to say thank you to everyone for replying. I will definitely be trying these!

[celiac3270]

The sauce packet from the regular Macaroni and Cheese by Kraft is gluten-free....obviously the noodles aren't, but with the same sauce, it's the same as the good old processed stuff....of course, you might prefer the homemade kind more anyway....wasn't sure, so I just posted this one...

-celiac3270