One Pot Smokey, Creamy Macaroni and Cheese
Smokey, Creamy, 4-cheese, macaroni and cheese. Easy comfort food whipped up in only one pot. Tasty comfort food with minimal cleanup!
Ingredients
- 8 oz elbow macaroni pasta, uncooked or sub in any preferred noodles.
- 4 oz Velveeta cheese
- 1/2 cup shredded smoked cheese used double smoked cheddar for this recipe
- 1/2 cup shredded sharp cheddar cheese
- 1/2 cup shredded mild cheddar cheese
- 3/4 cup milk used whole milk
- salt/pepper to taste
- cayenne pepper optional but super tasty!
Instructions
- Boil pasta in salted water per instructions. Cook until just el dente.
- Drain off all but 1 cup of water.
- With heat on low, add all of the milk and one cheese at a time. Cover after each addition of cheese. Cook about 2 minutes between each addition of cheese. This helps it melt and not clump up.
- Add additional salt and pepper(s) to taste.
- Leftovers (if you have any) keep for about a week in the fridge. Add a little milk while reheating to make creamy again.