No-Bake Macaroni & Cheese

From EatingWell: April/May 2006, EatingWell Serves Two

Not only is this ultra-creamy version of mac-and-cheese nearly as fast as the boxed variety, but your family will be able to pronounce every ingredient. If they aren't broccoli fans, substitute a frozen vegetable of your choice.

READER'S COMMENT:

"This is really good (even if I omit the garlic powder, broccoli, and mustard), but I find that it usually needs more salt for more flavor. I also use a quinoa elbow pasta, which adds to the nutrition (my kids like the quinoa pasta, too...

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60 Reviews for No-Bake Macaroni & Cheese

04/03/2013

Anonymous

Recommends this recipe

We loved it, we added mushrooms to it and it turned out great!

Pros: Easy

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03/24/2013

Anonymous

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I subbed light coconut milk for the cow's milk, used almond cheddar and pepper jack cheese, rice rotini noodles. i made the cheese sauce base like i would have a normal mac-n-cheese recipe but used coconut oil for frying the fresh garlic and onion i minced. added the coconut milk then the cheese and seasonings. poured it over the pasta and fresh broccoli. pretty fantastic!

Pros: great starter recipe

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11/26/2012

Carol_257

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Quick and healthy

This is a good-tasting, quick and healthy recipe for macaroni and cheese that actually has that cheesy taste we crave in mac & cheese. It's incredibly simple to prepare and is just down-good comfort food. I did modify it somewhat, using fresh broccoli that I blanched and fresh garlic that I added to the sauce. I would not serve my version to company because of the lack of fat: I used nonfat milk and lowfat cheddar.

Pros: Have most ingredients on hand, great for last minute meal

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09/29/2012

Anonymous

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Kids loved it

I used fresh garlic, pressed, in the sauce. Worked very well. Also used fresh broccoli. Added some extra cheese to sauce as well. Anyway, both the kids and I really liked this. I thought it would be too strong a flavor as I like garlic and mustard flavours an made it to suit me. But we all loved it.

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09/23/2012

Anonymous

Modify with plenty of spice

This recipe needed extra cheese plus Worcestershire sauce, horseradish, cumin, and, finally, tiger sauce added after seving to overcome the flavor neutralizing cream sauce. A lot of extra work to cook, adjust, retaste, etc. Recommend fresh steamed broccoli for its texture and flavor, plus more spices to add depth and to boost the cheese flavor.

Pros: Easy to cook, inexpensive, nutritious

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