Macaroni And Cheese With a Twist
By Jim Bauer
@porwest (78757)
United States
November 6, 2023 7:31pm CST
I admit this will appall @NJChicaa and any macaroni and cheese connoisseur. But I use boxed, Kroger macaroni and cheese most of the time which I get there for 59 cents a box.
And it's very good. At least according to me.
I very rarely add milk. Part of that is because I never have milk in the house. So, I just cook the noodles and drain them. Just add my 1/4 stick of butter. Then, this time I used some French onion dip I had leftover and added that in. Then the cheese packet.
Stirred it up and voila! A zingy, different macaroni and cheese we will have as a side with the rest of our meal that is delicious. And I only know it will be delicious because I have done it this way before.
It's really good, and just a nice little twist on some delicious macaroni and cheese, which, if past history is any indicator of future results, there will be very little left over for later.
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@paigea (35823)
• Canada
7 Nov
It may be cheap, but what is the nutrition in the powdered cheese? From real cheese I get protein and calcium. If I use the powdered cheese I still need to spend the money to get protein and calcium in our meal.
Now, I used to use these things (generic or KD to get my kids to eat the food I wanted them to eat 
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@porwest (78757)
• United States
7 Nov
The macaroni and cheese is only a side dish, not the main course. We had chicken for the main course, thus the protein. And we had a salad on the side, which based on the veggies will contain at least traces of calcium. On top of that, all powdered cheese is, essentially, is dried real cheese. Granted, the generics may be less so, with more additives. But it is essentially cheese.
@1creekgirl (40635)
• United States
7 Nov
Sounds "interesting." I would be okay with the mac and cheese, but not the French onion.
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@RebeccasFarm (86981)
• United States
7 Nov
I have used the best yogurt instead of French Onion dip..but that sounds good.
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@LindaOHio (158457)
• United States
7 Nov
Another Bauer creation. Hope you and your wife are having a good day.
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@porwest (78757)
• United States
22 Jan
@LindaOHio I know, right. I said it just to add a little bit of shock value to this post.
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@MarieCoyle (29390)
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7 Nov
I am not a food snob, but I don't care for the boxed mac and cheese. To me, cheese needs to be in the form of actual cheese, and if I am going to indulge in mac and cheese, I am going to make homemade. I know it's way more cost effective to eat the little boxes, I just don't care for them.
Then again, none of us know what the future holds with food supply chains, etc. Never say never, we might be glad to have such a product if we either couldn't afford the real cheese, or couldn't get it.
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@porwest (78757)
• United States
22 Jan
@MarieCoyle I am the same way. Give it to me any way you can. I like all of it.
@MarieCoyle (29390)
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7 Nov
@porwest
Of course, the grands all think mac and cheese is a food staple. They will eat it any way they can get it, from a box, homemade, etc. I personally love it, but due to the calories involved it's a huge treat for me to eat it! I can't go backwards now, it took me a long time to get those extra pounds off!!
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@dragon54u (31636)
• United States
7 Nov
You are very creative with food! I rarely eat mac and cheese and when I do, I make it myself. I admit that I love the boxed, cheap mac 'n cheese but at my age and the constant struggle to stay in shape I have to limit my use of "comfort foods".
I have never heard of using leftover onion dip but I bet it's good in a lot of things!
@sallypup (58303)
• Centralia, Washington
7 Nov
This is intriguing. I haven't used French onion dip in years but this intrigues me. We always put nutritional yeast in our mac and cheese for the extra nutrition.
