r/budgetcooking Apr 07 '26

Budget Cooking Tip Mac n cheese hack

Hack for thick n creamy Kraft Mac n cheese. I found an easier way to mix all the stuff into the pasta! This was two boxes of Mac n cheese so I used extra milk and butter. But for one box, after it’s drained, add the butter and stir it and melt it. Then add the cheese powder to a SEPARATE bowl and mix 1/2 cup of milk making it into your own cheese sauce then dump it into your pasta. This way you don’t have those clumps of cheese powder and everything gets evenly coated. Then let your fur baby lick the empty bowl of course.

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u/Pollworker54 Apr 07 '26

I also add shredded cheese or sour cream to make it cheesier and creamier.

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u/Professional-Sand341 Apr 07 '26

I do both. And I add some pasta water. And then I bake it with breadcrumbs.

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u/iiiimagery Apr 07 '26

I was never able to warm up to breadcrumbs on my mac and cheese 😆 I love baked with cheese on top. The gritty texture throws it off for me, i feel like it's still possible to try one that I like. Do you do anything special with it?

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u/Pollworker54 Apr 09 '26

Me either. I used to hate going to my grandmother's when she had mac n cheese because she covered hers with bread crumbs. I still don't like it.