How to Make Boxed Mac and Cheese Taste Better

Mac and cheese is the ultimate comfort food. It may not be served at the finest of restaurants, but rest assured it was served at many a dinner table tonight.

Did you know that you can make plain old boxed mac and cheese taste a whole lot better? It really is not that hard.

Follow any of the steps below to make that plain Jane box of mac and cheese taste almost home made.

Difficulty: Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• box of mac and cheese
• any type of cheese, depending on what you have on hand
• cream, or
• extra butter, or
• chopped onion, or
• garlic powder, or
• fried bacon, crumbled

1. If you have any cheese on hand, sliced sandwich cheese, shredded or even Parmesan, add a little when you add the milk and butter. Stir until melted. This little addition will make boxed mac and cheese taste a lot better.

2. Instead of milk, add cream when cooking boxed mac and cheese, this will make it taste better.

3. If you don't have cream on hand, add extra butter or margarine. Anything to make the cheese sauce a little richer. The richer the cheese sauce, the better the boxed mac and cheese tastes.

4. Don't be afraid to add extras. Onion, garlic powder, fried bacon, ham...whatever your family likes, add to the mac and cheese for extra flavor to make it taste better.

[sbarry77]

on 10/28/2009 Great tips on making mac n cheese taste better.. add tomatoes too! 5*

[godfather25]

on 10/25/2009 Nice ways to make boxed mac and cheese taste better.

[cherold598]

on 10/22/2009 Great tips for improving the taste of boxed mac n' cheese. 5* and recommend.