Homemade Microwave Macaroni and Cheese
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Let’s talk about microwave meals.ย I’m not talking about the ones you buy in the freezer section at the market.ย ย I eat those for lunch often enough.ย ย I’m talking about making your own microwaveable food and meals at home.ย ย Why am I even thinking about this?ย Well, a few months ago we renovated the kitchen.ย ย A job that was supposed to take less then a week ended up taking 3 weeks.ย ย It was crazy, I was angry, and I did not have a stove or a sink.ย I was pretty much left with a microwave.
While I like using my microwave and I often have a frozen meal for lunch, it gets old after a week or so.ย I turned to friends, fellow bloggers, and Pinterest to see if I could find any microwave meals that I could make from scratch.ย I was surprised that there are a ton of recipes out there for microwave cooking from scratch.ย ย I found a handful of ones I wanted to try and I got to it.ย I’ll be sharing a few of them this summer when it’s too hot to use the stove all the time.
The first one I tried was Microwaveable Macaroni and Cheese.ย ย I was a little skeptical about this because not only do you make the cheese sauce in the microwave but you cook the noodles in there as well.ย ย I put the noodles in the microwave and cooked them.ย ย With the except of it boiling over one time this was an easy step.ย ย I then mixed together all of the cheese ingredients, poured them in the mug, and cooked them.ย ย When it came out I was surprised that the macaroni and cheese looked smooth and pretty good.
I sat down at the dining room table to enjoy my microwaveable meal.ย I was surprised that it was actually pretty good.ย It was definitely better then the prepackaged mac and cheese that is microwaveable.ย ย It’s was creamy, cheesy, and the noodles were al dente.ย ย All in all it was pretty darn good.
Now for the real question…would I make this again?ย ย The answer is I would make it again.ย It was nice to make a single serving because I was home by myself and it only took minutes to make.ย ย It didn’t heat up my kitchen and it would be a great recipe to use if I was in a hurry.
Microwave Macaroni and Cheese
Ingredients
- 1/3 c. macaroni noodles
- 1/2 c. water
- 1/3 c. cheddar cheese shredded
- 1 Tablespoon milk
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
Instructions
- Place the macaroni and water in a large mug. Place in the microwave for 6 minutes. Stir every 1 minute 30 seconds. Watch it while it cooks as it may boil over.
- After 6 minutes there will be a little bit of water left in the mug, leave it there.
- Mix in the cheese. Microwave for 30 seconds.
- Remove from microwave and stir in the milk, salt, and pepper.
- Serve hot.