Easiest, Yummiest No Bake Mac & Cheese Recipe glamcandy

Cook and drain the elbows/shells.
Put the cooked pasta back in the pot, and the pot back on the stovetopburner off.
Put a nice heap of shredded cheddar into the pot.
Mix with pasta until fairly melted.
(usually no need to turn the burner back on, but if the cheese isnt melting quickly enough, you can turn the burner on low.)
Drop a large dollop of sour cream into the pasta and mix again until the melted cheese and sour cream are blended.
Unlike boxed mac & cheese where the cheese flavoring kind of sticks to the macaroni and there is no sauce to speak of, the cheese/sour cream in this recipe should make a thick and creamy sauce like many baked versions.
If the mixture only covers the pasta and isnt saucy, add more sour cream.
Add salt to taste.
Depending on how sharp and distinct the cheddar is, you may have to add more salt to bring out the flavors.
Give it a taste.
If the mac & cheese is not cheesy enough for your liking, add more cheddar.
If its not creamy enough for your liking, add more sour cream.
After making it a couple of times, the balance between the ingredients will be second nature.
Note: if you are using shells, you will likely need to use bigger portions of cheese and sour cream so it can fill the shells with scrumptious sauce.
Somewhat Healthy Optionobviously, you can use light sour cream to make this dish healthier, but if you want another healthy kick, add cooked broccoli.
Steam the broccoli, chop it into small florets, and mix right into the finished mac & cheese.
Mmmm..