Macaroni and Cheese I
Ingredients
- ½ cup (8 tbsp / 1 stick / 125 g / 4.4 oz) butter
- ½ cup (70 g / 2.5 oz) flour
- 4 cups (1 L / 1.1 quart) milk, heated
- 1 cup (125 g / 4.4 oz) cheddar cheese
- 1 cup (125 g / 4.4 oz) Parmesan or Monterey Jack cheese
- ½ tsp cayenne pepper, or to taste
- 1 pound (450 g) macaroni noodles, boiled and drained
Ingredients for 5 servings (1.9 kg) · the original recipe
Method
- 1
Make a roux using the butter and flour.
- 2
Add the heated milk, and whisk until smooth to complete the white sauce.
Stovetop - 3
Mix in the cheese and cayenne pepper.
- 4
Mix the cheese sauce into the cooked macaroni noodles until well-coated.
Recipe from Wikibooks Cookbook, written by Wikibooks contributors. Used under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence; the ingredient list and method on this page are taken from that page and edited (its notes, tips and variations are not reproduced), and are available under the same licence. The macros, equipment tags and scaling are Ma Kitchen’s own and are not the source’s figures. Ma Kitchen is not affiliated with or endorsed by Wikibooks Cookbook. Copied on 2026-11-12.
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