We are a family of six. Two of the six are teenage boys. To stretch my food bill, I buy generic Shells and Cheese. When serving it, I use two boxes, but only use one of the cheese packets. Then the next time that I want to serve mac and cheese with dinner, I boil plain macaroni and use my other cheese packet left over from the last time. One cheese packet is more than enough cheese. I personally love home made mac and cheese, but the kids like the cheese in the Shells and Cheese.
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Seems to me that I saw that cheese powder (like the pkt. in the box, but in a larger quantity) for sale somewhere. Can't remember where tho. ;o/
(Sr. moments? Heck! I'm having Sr. weeks!)
Maybe someone out there can help you find that. Then you could do the kind of mac & cheese the kids like, but home made.
I made store brand mac and cheese tonight with dinner. The cheap 30 cents a box and added three hand fulls of shells to the mac and cheese elbow noodles. It turned out really well. Looked funny with the elbow and shell noodles, but it ate the same. :) I only added a touch more milk to the cheese sauce and it mixed together just fine.
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