15 minute homemade Macaroni and Cheese that rules the world

I made the most amazing macaroni and cheese (I am a please-dont-say mac' and cheese snob)

We all love it, but Asher eats it really well, so we do tend to make it once a week or so.  I LOVE Debby's crockpot recipe, but it is soooo naughty.

So.  I tried my own brain recipe because it was 8 pm and I needed to make dinner

1 box macaroni

While that is boiling to al dente, melt 3 T butter in saucepan.  After melted add 2 tsp salt, 1/2 tsp garlic powder or one crushed clove garlic, 3 Tablespoons flour. Mix, Mix, Mix till smooth.


Then I added 1 and 1/2 cup water + 1/2 cup powdered milk (1 and 1/2 cup milk would be fine too, but we are on a budget, baby).  Place back on heat and when it is super hot, but not quite boiling, add 1 and 1/2 cup shredded cheddar, a bit at a time.  White sauce needs to be hot enough that cheese instantly melts.

Stir until all glorious and combined, pour over drained macaroni.

I had a little cheese left that I did not want to wipe out of my cheese grater bowl, so I tapped the bowl over the pan and let that fall on the macaroni and cheese, and...

IT IS ABSOLUTELY DIVINE.