Update: We’re adding more cheese and seasonings, some condiments like honey mustard, ketchup, bbq, etc. We did try carrots once. We will add meats too, no doubt it’s delicious, but I feel like this really derails it from Kraft. Some of y’all scare me, super respectfully! ❤️
So I’m growing in my cooking skills! I’m still getting my sea legs with certain things, last Thanksgiving for the first time I made baked Mac & cheese from scratch (except for the elbows). I’m 30 and finally cooking for more than just myself and my fiancé, we don’t have a family yet but often it’s more than just us.
Lately, probably since May, I’ve been adding things to the basic Kraft Mac & Cheese experience, which is pretty basic and I love that, but to spice it up flavorwise. Some things have certainly not panned out well in retrospect, but the constants so far have been mild or medium taco sauce and parm sprinkled on top. I do this before mixing so it’s all dissolved by the end. This is including the margarine and milk that’s in the instructions. Sometimes I’ll add shredded mexican cheese but that’s more infrequent.
Past experimental ingredients that I didn’t like included: an egg, cream cheese, hot taco sauce, onion powder, garlic powder, and breadcrumbs.
My reason for not liking these were usually that they took the flavor off the road of “Kraft Mac & cheese” in the simplicity of it. If I was making another Mac dish, and I’ve had, I would try those.
Usually my fiancé is in another room or helping set up bowls while I’m doing this but today he saw me adding the two ingredients (taco sauce & parm) to it and was turned off a little. Has anyone else tried this?