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Skip the blue box and make this Creamy Stovetop Mac & Cheese instead. Simple, quick, and full of cheesy deliciousness – it’ll become a family favorite!
Creamy Mac and Cheese
You guys …. Christmas is just a few days away!! Are you ready? I’m actually ahead of the game this year – everything is bought and wrapped – which is kind of rare. I’m looking forward to spending the long weekend with my family, and you can bet, as with any gathering, there will be tons of food!
Home Alone
Do you have any Christmas of Christmas Eve traditions? Our family has a Christmas Eve (day) tradition of binge-watching all of our favorite holiday movies while eating cookies, popcorn, and theater box candy. Some of our favorite movies include National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation, How the Grinch Stole Christmas, Elf, It’s a Wonderful Life, and Home Alone.We love coming up with a dinner idea from one of the movies we’re watching and this year, I decided Home Alone would get its own recipe.
“Kevin McCallister: Bless this highly nutritious microwavable macaroni and cheese dinner and the people who sold it on sale. Amen.”
– from the movie Home Alone.
In honor of Kevin McCallister from Home Alone, I decided to give him a better mac and cheese recipe – and this Creamy Stovetop Mac & Cheese fits the bill! I assure you this is way better than anything you’re going to get in any box. My family goes crazy for this stuff! Each creamy, cheesy bite elicits many “Mmm’s” from the family!
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Creamy Stovetop Mac & Cheese
Jamie Sherman
Skip the blue box and make this Creamy Stovetop Mac & Cheese instead. Simple, quick, and full of cheesy deliciousness – it'll become a family favorite!
4.45 from 279 votes
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Prep Time 10 minutes mins
Cook Time 20 minutes mins
Total Time 30 minutes mins
Course Side Dish
Cuisine American
Servings 8 servings
Calories 876 kcal
Ingredients
- 1 pound elbow macaroni
- ½ cup butter 1 stick
- 6 tablespoons all-purpose flour
- 5 cups milk
- 24 ounces Cheddar cheese shredded
- 8 ounces deli American cheese slices chopped
- Salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
Cook the elbow macaroni according to package directions; drain. Rinse with cold water and set aside.
In a large saucepan, melt the butter over medium-high heat. Whisk in the flour until completely smooth.
Slowly whisk in the milk. Continue to cook, whisking occasionally, until the mixture is slightly thickened.
Add the cheese, a handful at a time, whisking well after each addition making sure the cheese is melted before adding more. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Remove from the heat.
Stir the elbow macaroni into the cheese sauce until all of the macaroni is well-coated. Serve immediately.
Notes
- Using a mix of cheeses is what gives you the creamiest final dish.
Nutrition
Calories: 876kcalCarbohydrates: 57gProtein: 38gFat: 55gSaturated Fat: 32gPolyunsaturated Fat: 2gMonounsaturated Fat: 13gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 162mgSodium: 1183mgPotassium: 468mgFiber: 2gSugar: 10gVitamin A: 1722IUCalcium: 1101mgIron: 1mg
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AnnetteMy favorite holiday movie is It’s A Wonderful Life.
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- Aurora Broude
i think it’s not all that because its my mother’s favorite movie too and with all the yrs that she wanted to watch it ruined it for me for the rest of my life.
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- Bianca Muñoz
My favorite holiday movie is The nighmare before Christmas and the movie called the night before.
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Creamy and delicious stovetop macaroni and cheese is our favorite. This look sooooo good!
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- Kathy B
My favorite Christmas movie is Home Alone. I love mac & cheese and Lagostina!
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- kesha
I grew up watching White Christmas with Bing Crosby! I still love it to this day!
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- Karen
Home Alone KEVIN!!!!!
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- Kristin Threlkeld
My mouth is watering!
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- Pam l
Looks delish
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- Kim
Can’t wait to try this
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- GERI
The Mac and Cheese looks Scrumptious! I myself just like you have never owned such a nice set of psns, it would be a Blessing to win them. Thank you for all your posts on FB I try to make as many as recipes as I can, they always look so yummy
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- Wendy Forbes
“A Christmas Story” is my favorite holiday movie.
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- Brenda
I love Scrooged! It’s just not Christmas without Bill Murray!
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- Samantha Callahab
Sounds easy!
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- Kim Cathey
My favorite holiday movie is…It’s a Wonderful Life. I faithfully watch it every Christmas.
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- Laura
I love white christmas!
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The mac and cheese looks amazing. Our favorite Christmas movie is It’s a Wonderful Life.
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- Heather Sebastian
It’s a Wonderful Life!
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- Tim
I kike horror movies, and Gremlins is a tame enough style that my kids can enjoy it too. That would probably be my favorite holiday movie.
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- Lana
This is my kind of quick and easy and delicious recipe!
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4.45 from 279 votes (279 ratings without comment)
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