Best Stovetop White Cheddar Mac Recipes

VERMONT WHITE CHEDDAR MAC AND CHEESE

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This recipe was on a now defunct website. It's the first mac and cheese recipe I ever made and is always requested at my family reunions.

Provided by Jennifer C.

Categories Macaroni And Cheese

Time 40m

Yield 4-6 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 8

Ingredients

2 cups uncooked elbow macaroni
1/4 cup butter
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon pepper
1/4 cup flour
1 3/4 cups milk
10 ounces of sharp vermont white cheddar cheese, shredded
1/4 teaspoon paprika (to taste)

Steps:

Cook elbow macaroni as directed.
Melt butter in frying pan over medium heat. Stir in salt and pepper. Add flour, and cook over low heat, stirring constantly, until smooth. Remove the frying pan from the stove and add milk.
Return the frying pan to the burner and gradually increase heat as you stir constantly. When mixture boils, continue to stir for one minute, then remove from heat. Stir in shredded cheddar cheese.
Add cheese sauce to the macaroni and stir thoroughly. Bake at 375 degrees for 25 minutes. Remove from oven, sprinkle top with paprika, then bake for another five minutes.

WHITE CHEDDAR MAC & CHEESE

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My mac and cheese is simple and has lots of flavor from the cheeses and ground chipotle chile. I use conchiglie pasta because its shape allows more melted cheese to pool inside. Yum! -Colleen Delawder, Herndon, Virginia

Provided by Taste of Home

Categories Dinner

Time 25m

Yield 8 servings.

Number Of Ingredients 10

Ingredients

1 package (16 ounces) small pasta shells
1/2 cup butter, cubed
1/2 cup all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon onion powder
1/2 teaspoon ground chipotle pepper
1/2 teaspoon pepper
1/4 teaspoon salt
4 cups 2% milk
2 cups shredded sharp white cheddar cheese
2 cups shredded Manchego or additional white cheddar cheese

Steps:

In a 6-qt. stockpot, cook pasta according to package directions. Drain; return to pot., Meanwhile, in a large saucepan, melt butter over medium heat. Stir in flour and seasonings until smooth; gradually whisk in milk. Bring to a boil, stirring constantly; cook and stir until thickened, 6-8 minutes. Remove from heat; stir in cheeses until melted. Add to pasta; toss to coat.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 650 calories, Fat 35g fat (22g saturated fat), Cholesterol 101mg cholesterol, Sodium 607mg sodium, Carbohydrate 55g carbohydrate (8g sugars, Fiber 2g fiber), Protein 27g protein.

STOVE TOP CHEDDAR MAC

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Make and share this Stove Top Cheddar Mac recipe from Food.com.

Provided by CookingONTheSide

Categories Cheese

Time 30m

Yield 4 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 6

Ingredients

2 cups elbow macaroni
2 tablespoons butter
2 tablespoons flour
2 cups half-and-half, warmed
1 (8 ounce) bag extra-sharp cheddar cheese, shredded
salt, to taste

Steps:

In a large saucepan of boiling, salted water, cook the macaroni until al dente; drain in a colander.
In the same saucepan, melt the butter over medium heat.
Whisk in the flour and cook for 1 minute.
Gradually whisk in the warmed half-and-half and cook, whisking constantly, until the mixture is steaming hot and thick, about 4 minutes.
Remove from the heat and stir in the cheddar until melted.
Stir in the cooked macaroni and season to taste with salt.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 646.1, Fat 39.3, SaturatedFat 24.4, Cholesterol 119.7, Sodium 456.3, Carbohydrate 48.1, Fiber 1.8, Sugar 1.9, Protein 25