Spicing Up Your Mac And Cheese
By Jim Bauer
@porwest (78761)
United States
October 23, 2020 6:07pm CST
I absolutely love macaroni and cheese. But I do not buy the "good" stuff like Kraft. It's just too darned expensive, and I find that the other boxed generic varieties are actually almost as good.
I can get a box of this golden goodness at Aldi for 29 cents, and it's about that price at Ruler too, for about 33 cents per box.
But even though just plain old macaroni and cheese is delicious. I like to change things up a bit sometimes.
Instead of using milk, maybe toss in some sour cream. Go a step above and use cream cheese instead of milk. Or toss in some ranch dressing as a substitute for milk.
I do this kind of thing quite a lot and it never turns out bad. And there really isn't much you can do wrong.
Do you ever spice up your macaroni and cheese?
13 people like this
16 responses
@FourWalls (62125)
• United States
24 Oct 20
Or maybe throw in some smoked Gouda with the packaged cheese!
(No, I never spice it up. 
)
)3 people like this
@FourWalls (62125)
• United States
24 Oct 20
@porwest — how could you tell? 
Something else I like to do is crumble seasoned croutons on top, making it similar to a casserole.
Something else I like to do is crumble seasoned croutons on top, making it similar to a casserole.1 person likes this
@porwest (78761)
• United States
24 Oct 20
@FourWalls That sounds good too. That's why I like posts like this. You get some pretty yummy ideas to work with.
1 person likes this
@kaylachan (57635)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
23 Oct 20
Once in a blue moon, I'll put hotdogs in it and split it with my husband. I don't buy the box very often, though because I just don't eat it near as much as I used to.
2 people like this
@1creekgirl (40515)
• United States
24 Oct 20
I love old fashioned baked mac and cheese with buttered bread crumbs on top. I bet ranch dressing would be good.
1 person likes this
@LindaOHio (156159)
• United States
24 Oct 20
I like melted cheese; but I hardly ever eat macaroni and cheese. I might add a little chili powder to mine.
1 person likes this
@LindaOHio (156159)
• United States
24 Oct 20
@porwest Not if you use it sparingly.
1 person likes this
@porwest (78761)
• United States
24 Oct 20
@LindaOHio I could probably stand just a little bit of it. I do use it in chili. But VERY nominally. I do like a bit more spice than my wife does. But not much more.
1 person likes this
@snowy22315 (169955)
• United States
24 Oct 20
Not that different, but I do add say like some extra shredded cheese or tuna or something, maybe hot sauce.
@luisadannointed (4171)
• Philippines
24 Oct 20
It's also cool to experiment with cooking. My mom usually put Mayonaise on our Macaroni Salad...
@infatuatedbby (95001)
• United States
24 Oct 20
I love mac n cheese.
I don’t think I’ve spiced it up though or maybe like with Turkey bacon :)
@RasmaSandra (73407)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
24 Oct 20
I cannot find really good mac and cheese. The best kind I ever tried was frozen Stouffer's. My childhood favourite was Kraft Deluxe mac and cheese but the last time I had it I found it was too salty now, So the search continues and I agree that spicing it up can also be great, So my quest for mac and cheese continues,
@lovebuglena (43074)
• Staten Island, New York
24 Oct 20
We do not do mac and cheese from a box often. We don't make it ourselves much either. But I'd never think to not follow the exact box instructions and add my own stuff. Good idea. And that price is super cheap. Wonder how much Lidl sells it for. No Aldi near me.
@Raine38 (12257)
• United States
24 Oct 20
I do! Sometimes I'll put some bacon in it. Or I'll throw in some cream cheese for that extra creaminess - not really sure if that helps, but I like to think that it does. I once mistakenly threw in some mozzarella cheese, and it triggered me as it reminded me of cobwebs. I vowed never to try that again! 
@jstory07 (134456)
• Roseburg, Oregon
24 Oct 20
I add real cheese to mine and it tastes really good.
