Cheesy Cheesy Cheesy " Macaroni and Cheese"

Rita~'s Note:

This is for my Son!!!! A great side but my son makes a meal out of it!

• Total Time: 55 mins
• Prep Time: 15 mins
• Cook Time: 40 mins

Ingredients:

Servings: 6

• 1 lb elbow macaroni
• 4 tablespoons butter
• 1⁄3; cup flour
• 2 cups milk
• 2 cups half-and-half
• 1 teaspoon salt
• fresh ground black pepper (I like lots)
• ½ teaspoon curry
• 1 -2 dash hot sauce
• ½ cup frozen peas (optional)
• 3 cups grated cheddar cheese (If you like spicy use a pepper cheese)
• ½ cup grated swiss cheese
• ¼ cup grated parmesan cheese

Directions:

1. Cook pasta aldente, drain and set aside.
2. Heat oven to (350F) degrees.
3. In a microwave proof dish melt butter and stir in flour.
4. Whisk in milk and half and half.
5. Microwave stirring every minute, until sauce begins to thicken about 5 minutes.
6. Season with salt, pepper, curry and the hot sauce.
7. Remove from heat and stir in remaining ingredients except for Parmesan cheese.
8. Pour in a buttered casserole pan.
9. Sprinkle top with Parmesan.
10. Bake for 30 minutes until bubbly and golden.

Reviews

[Jellyqueen]

5 Star all the way!!! I didn't have frozen peas or cutty powder, so i left these out this time. If it is any better with them included, I don't know if I can stand it. I used a mix of cheddar, pepper jack and swiss cheese. It was great!!! I could easily eat just this for a meal.

[katew]

Delicious comfort food - so perfect for our winter Sunday !! i had no peas so added a diced yellow pepper instead. making the sauce in the microwave was a first for me and it worked perfectly thanks to such clear instructions - many thanks Rita - made for Alphabet Soup tag.

[Pantry Princess]

I wanted something other then the boring boxed mac & cheese. I was thrilled with this recipe!