Macaroni & Cheese

              More colloquially referred to as Mac & Cheese, growing up, Macaroni and Cheese came from a box.  Not anymore.  Now it has become gourmet fare made with exotic cheeses, truffles, and even lobster.  You can find different versions at all sorts of restaurants.  The kind we make at home is a simple cheese sauce and any shaped pasta we have in the house.  The version for today has added chipotle in adobo sauce to make a spicy mac & cheese.

Mac & Cheese

1 lb shaped Pasta

4 Tbsp Butter

4 Tbsp Flour

2 c. warmed Milk

2 c. shredded Cheese, any variety

2 Chipotle Peppers in Adobo Sauce, chopped

1. Cook pasta per package instructions.
2. While pasta cooks, in a separate pot melt the Butter.
3. Add Flour to the Butter and stir into a mixture.  Once stirred together, let the mixture sit until it bubbles so as to cook the Flour.
4. After the mixture bubbles, gradually add the Milk, stirring each time to incorporate it into the Butter and Flour mixture.
5. Let the mixture sit for a moment to allow it to thicken.  Then add the Cheese and stir until smooth.
6. Add the Chipotle and stir again.
7. Drain the Pasta and return it to the pot.
8. Add the Cheese Sauce to the Pasta and stir until the Pasta is coated with the sauce.  Now serve. 

Substitutions:

Lactose-Free Milk

Lactose-Free or Soy Cheese

Gluten-Free Pasta

Gluten-Free Flour

Butter substitute