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4 from 4 votes

Noodles and Co. Wisconsin Mac and Cheese - Hacked

Noodles and Company Mac n Cheese Hack
Prep Time5 minutes
Cook Time20 minutes
Total Time25 minutes
Course: Main Dish
Servings: 4
Author: Rex

Ingredients

  • 1/2 lb macaroni
  • 2 tbs butter
  • 2 tbs flour
  • 2 cup whole milk
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 1/2 tsp paprika
  • 1/4 tsp pepper
  • 2 cups Monterey jack cheese shredded
  • 1 cup shredded Cheddar/jack or Colby/jack cheese

Instructions

Boil the Noodles

  • Bring a large pot of water to boil and cook the macaroni according to the directions on the box. Make sure to cook it to al dente.

The Cheese Sauce

  • Heat a sauce pan over medium heat. Add the butter to the pan and melt. Then add the flour. Start to whisk to make a roux.
  • Whisk until the butter mixture starts to boil and foam. Then cook for another minute until it starts to lightly turn brown.
  • Slowly mix in the whole milk. Continue to whisk and cook until it starts to thicken.
  • Then add the salt, pepper, paprika and Monterey Jack cheese. Whisk until the cheese is fully melted.
  • The sauce will not be too thick. This is perfect.

To Serve

  • Pour 1/2 cup of the cheese sauce into the bottom of a bowl. Then add 1 - 1 1/2 cups of cooked noodles to the bowl.
  • Then top with 1/2 cup of shredded Cheddar/jack or Colby/jack cheese.

Serve.

  • To eat mix the cheese, macaroni and cheese sauce together.
  • The shredded Cheddar/jack or Colby/jack cheese will melt right into the mixture and make a perfect mac and cheese.