MACARONI & CHEESE for TWO

Macaroni & Cheese for Two from her daughter-in-law Jane has been added to Mom’s Recipe Box.

INGREDIENTS

3 tablespoons melted margarine; 2 tablespoons cornstarch (flour can be used if you don’t have cornstarch); 1 and one half cups of milk; 8 ounces Velveeta cheese chopped into small cubes; salt and pepper; 1 cup elbow macaroni.

PREPARATION

Butter one and a half quart casserole or aluminum pan.

Cook elbow macaroni according to directions on box – set aside.

Heat oven to 325 degrees.

In small sauce pan melt margarine, mix in cornstarch, then add milk – over medium heat stir occasionally until milk is warm; add Velveeta – keep heat high enough to melt cheese and thicken sauce but low enough not to burn; when cheese has melted remove from heat and add salt and pepper to taste – stir; put half of macaroni in dish; pour half sauce over; put second half of macaroni in and remainder of sauce;

Bake at 325 degrees for half an hour or until top is brown as you like it. – Jane Bennett

Look for Mom’s Recipe Box weekly on Fridays as family members add to and celebrate my mother’s collection of recipes, the Cecelia G. Bennett collection. – JB