Mom'S Mac And Cheese For A Crowd

• Milk or cream or both
• flour
• butter
• sharp or extra sharp cheddar
• about 1 lb cheese ends from the deli counter
• shredded mozzerella
• Ritz crackers, crushed

1. My kids always ask me for my recipe for Mac and Cheese. Well, I don't have a recipe, I just do it. But this is the best I can do in the way of a recipe
2. 2 boxes of cooked penne pasta or any other shape that you like
3. 1 stick of margarine
4. enough flour to make a thick paste
5. enough milk or heavy cream or a combination of both to make a thin cream sauce
6. cheese
7. I use about 1 lb of cheese ends from the deli counter. They are all different cheeses mixed up. I have even used ricotta and cream cheese. Anything I have on hand. I also add about 1 1/2 lbs of sharp or extra sharp cheddar.
8. Make the cream sauce and add the cheese a little at a time. I don't bother to shred the cheese, just chop it up in small chunks.
9. STIR, STIR, STIR, AND STIR SOME MORE or else the bottom will burn
10. I put half the mac in a pan and then sprinkle about 2 cupfuls of mozzarella on it then add the rest of the mac.
11. Add the sauce to the mac. I like to add a lot so it is really creamy when it is finished.
12. I have started to put crumbs made from crushed ritz cracker browned in butter on top and it's great.
13. Bake in 350 oven until hot and bubbly and the top starts to brown.
14. May cut in half for a lesser amount

milk, flour, butter, cheddar, counter, mozzerella, crackers

Taken from www.epicurious.com/recipes/member/views/moms-mac-and-cheese-for-a-crowd-50143092 (may not work)