Mac and Cheese

Mac and Cheese
Difficulty 1

1 lb elbow pasta, cooked according to pkg

Cheese Sauce:
2 tblsp butter
2 tblsp flour
1 sm onion, chopped
2 c milk
1 c cottage cheese
1 c Pepper Jack cheese
1 c Cheddar cheese
1c Velveeta
Salt and Pepper

In a sauce pan melt butter over medium heat. Add onion and flour. Stir until flour in mixed with butter. Add milk. Stir frequently until bubbly. Reduce heat and add cheeses and salt and pepper. Stir until melted.

Pour cooked pasta into a 9x13 pan. Top with cheese sauce. Bake at 350 for 25 mins.

Tweaks
1. Substitute Cream cheese in place of Cottage cheese.

2. Add 2 c chopped spinach to cheese mixture.

3. Substitute boiled and sliced potatoes in place of Elbow pasta to make scalloped potatoes.

4. Put in Crock Pot instead of pan. Cook on low for 2 hours.

 5. Add 1 c cooked bacon, crumbled with pasta or potatoes.