Cheeseburger Macaroni

(recipe courtesy of Kevin and Amanda.) 

You can see my trusty iPad displaying instructions.

What you'll need: 

1. Shredded cheese! Yum. 

2. Butter
3. (In the plastic bag) flour
4. Beef broth
5. Taco seasoning
6. Rotel
7. Elbow mac
8. Ground beef (not pictured..?)

Directions: 

1. Brown the beef. This looks horrid, but I promise, it gets better. 

2. Add taco seasoning.

3. Add rotel, juice and all. SO yummy. 

                                        

4. Add beef broth. (I used two cans, about 10.5oz each.) 

5. Pop in the elbow mac and give it a nice stir. 

Pop a lid on and let simmer for 15 minutes. In the meantime...

6.Melt the butter. I used 3 tbsp, the recipe calls for 2...

7. Add 3tbsp of flour into the pot. Stir until thick and fragrant. 

8. Add milk. I'm not actually sure how much I used because I just added more until it was at the consistency that I liked. I would say maybe about 1.5c in all? 

10. Whisk it all together. 

11. Add in the shredded cheese! Again, I don't know how much I used. I just kept adding until it was to my liking. Feel free to do the same. 

12. Add salt and pepper to taste. 

13. Combine! (I can never get my cheese sauce to look like theirs...but it's tasty nonetheless!)

Let me know what you think! It's a bit spicy, but cheesy, hearty, beefy, and DELICIOUS. 

Ingredients: 

1lb. ground beef

8oz elbow mac (I always use a bit more, I LOVE LEFTOVERS!) 

1 can rotel, not drained

1 packet taco seasoning 

Salt/pepper 

3tbsp butter/flour 

Shredded cheese

Milk 

Beef broth (20 oz, I used about 21-22oz)

Directions:

1. Brown beef. 

2. Add rotel, taco seasoning, and beef broth. Let simmer a bit. 

3. Add noodles. Bring to a boil then cover and let simmer for 12-15 minutes. 

4. In another saucepan, melt butter over medium/low heat. Add flour and whisk together. It should turn into a thick, paste-like consistency. 

5. Add milk and whisk until thick and smooth. 

6. Add cheese. 

(I did 5 and 6 until I was happy with how the sauce came out. Add as much/little as you like!)

7. Season with salt/pepper to taste. 

8. Combine. 

Hooray! I hope you like it! 

xoxo