Lip-smackin' Macaroni And Cheese

Total Time: 27 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 12 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 small onion
• 8 slices american cheese (6 ounces)
• 2 2/3 cups dried corkscrew macaroni (rotini) or 2 2/3 cups elbow macaroni
• 3/4 cup milk
• 1 dash black pepper
• 2 tablespoons grated parmesan cheese, if you like

Recipe

• 1 on a cutting board use a sharp knife to cut onion into small pieces (you should have 1/3 cup). reserve until step 3.
• 2 tear cheese slices into bite-size pieces. save until step 5.
• 3 cook macaroni in a saucepan following the package directions, except add onion to water along with the uncooked macaroni so they cook together.
• 4 (to test macaroni for doneness, remove one piece with a wooden spoon, let it cool slightly, and bite into it. the center will be soft, not chewy.)
• 5 when macaroni is cooked, turn off burner.
• 6 remove saucepan from burner.
• 7 place colander in sink.
• 8 carefully pour macaroni mixture into the colander to drain water.
• 9 return warm macaroni mixture to saucepan.
• 10 use wooden spoon to stir in american cheese, milk, and pepper.
• 11 put saucepan on a burner.
• 12 turn the burner to medium heat.
• 13 cook for 4 to 5 minutes or until cheese is melted, stirring all the time.
• 14 turn off burner.
• 15 remove saucepan from burner.
• 16 if mixture is too thick, stir in 1 to 2 tablespoons additional milk.
• 17 sprinkle with parmesan cheese, if you like.
• 18 vegetable stir-ins: add 1/2 cup frozen peas or frozen mixed vegetables or 1 cup frozen sliced carrots or frozen chopped broccoli to the saucepan along with the onion, macaroni, and water.
• 19 meat stir-ins: add 1/2 cup chopped cooked ham, chopped sliced pepperoni, sliced hot dogs, or chopped cooked chicken along with the cheese and milk.
• 20 serve with tossed salad greens with your favorite salad dressing and milk.