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box mac and cheese in pot.
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How to Make Box Mac and Cheese Better

Sharing our secret recipe for how to make box mac and cheese better. It involves butter, a little starchy pasta water, and Greek yogurt for extra creaminess!
Prep 10 minutes
Cook 10 minutes
Total 20 minutes
Fat 11
Carbs 48
Protein 11
Yield 3

Ingredients

  • 1 box Kraft macaroni and cheese or any box mac and cheese
  • 2-3 tablespoons pasta water
  • 2 tablespoons unsalted butter
  • 1/4 cup 2% Greek yogurt
  • 1/2 teaspoon hot sauce
  • 1/8 teaspoon ground black pepper

Instructions

  • Bring a large salted pot of water to a boil. Add noodles and stir. 
    adding noodles to water.
  • Cook the noodles until they are al dente. Before straining noodles from the pot, remove about ¼ cup of the pasta water from the pot and set aside. 
  • Strain water from the noodles. 
  • Place the pot back on the stove top and turn heat to medium/low. 
  • Add butter to the pan. When the butter is melted, add the Greek yogurt and 2 tablespoons of pasta water, hot sauce, and pepper to the pot and stir until combined. 
  • Add the cheese powder packet to the Greek yogurt mixture and stir until there are no cheese powder clumps. If the clumps do not dissolve add 1 more tablespoon of pasta water to the pot. 
    making cheese sauce in pot.
  •  Finally, add the cooked noodles to the pot and stir until all the noodles are covered by the cheese sauce. If the cheese sauce is too thick add a teaspoon of pasta water to the pot at a time until it reaches the desired consistency. 
    mac and cheese in pot.

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Nutrition Facts

Calories: 332kcal | Carbohydrates: 48g | Protein: 11g | Fat: 11g | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 7g