#76 :: Easter Dinner :: Macaroni & Cheese

This is another one of mom's holiday staples. It seriously doesn't feel like a holiday meal to me without her homemade macaroni and cheese. I call her every holiday and double check the recipe to make sure I do it just right! We also had one of our new favorites with this Easter dinner, Parmesan Roasted Asparagus.



Ingredients

2 cups uncooked macaroni
4 Tbsp. butter
4 Tbsp. flour
3 cups of milk
2 cups Velveeta cheese, cubed
Salt & pepper to taste

In a pot of salted water, cook the macaroni noodles for about 8 minutes or until al dente. Drain the macaroni and transfer them to a 13 x 9 baking dish.

In a large saucepan, melt the butter. Add the flour 1 Tbsp. at a time until it is mixed with the butter. Add 1 1/2 cup of milk and stir for a few minutes until the flour begins to incorporate. Then add the remaianing 1 1/2 cup of milk and continue to stir.

Once the sauce begins to thicken, begin adding the Velveeta cubes a few at a time, and continue stirring until they are all melted in. Add salt & pepper to taste.

Pour the sauce over the noodles, cover with aluminum foil, and bake at 350 for 30 minutes.



Makes 8 servings.

Recipe from: My Mom :)

Star Rating: 5 out of 5 stars


Recipe from: My Mom

Star Rating: 5 out of 5 stars

#41 :: Cheese Dip *Super Bowl*

This dip is another one of my family favorites, and a tradition at all family gatherings and football games. Everyone I've served it to in Ohio so far loves it, too. I'd say it's a winner! Along with the cheese dip, we also served the Gorgonzola Spinach Artichoke Dip again.

Ingredients

• 1 pound of ground hamburger (or, 1/2 lb ground hamburger and 1/2 lb ground sausage)
  
• 1 box Velveeta cheese spread
• 1 can diced tomatoes & green chiles (recommended: Rotel)
  

Directions

Brown and drain the meat. Put the drained meat(s) into the crock pot.

Cut the entire block of Velveeta cheese into small cubes. Add the cubes to the crock pot with the meat.

Pour in the can of tomatoes & chiles. Turn the crock pot on low and stir occasionally. When cheese is completely melted, serve with tortilla chips.


Recipe from The Kemp Family :)

Star Rating: 5 out of 5 stars