Mac and Cheese is a Breeze!

As kids do, they ultimately want their comfort foods and this weekend was no exception. Zeke has been missing his mac and cheese but the Gluten Free mac and cheese is $4 a box. No thanks. Emily found a box of Annie's Gluten Free Rice Pasta in fun shapes for the kids for about $2 and I figured I could probably do the rest. Cheese sauce in dry form is kinda gross anyway. So without further delay, the recipe that my kids ate and finished over two meals and were asking for more:

Gluten Free Mac and Cheese (sans dry packet cheese)
And as always, Gluten Free!

I used:

12oz of Annie's Gluten Free Rice Pasta (fun kid shapes)
4 oz of Velveeta (Thank the Lord it's GF)
4 oz of whole milk

This recipe is really easy! First bring 4 qts of water to a boil. Then pour in the pasta and leave it uncovered at a boil for 8 minutes. While you are waiting on the timer to ding, cube up your 4 oz of Velveeta, pour your milk into a cup or saucer. Make sure you watch the water. This rice pasta likes to bubble up as the starches start to release. What's that ding? Your pasta is ready. Drain off the water, put it back on the burner at a medium heat and toss in the Velveeta and milk. Continuously stir until cheese is no longer in cube form. The final product will look a little more white than normal mac and cheese but that is because we have reduced the cheese input by at least half. Too much cheese can be bad for a digestive system with issues. Serve it up hot and watch it disappear!
This dish microwave reheats pretty well too.
I bought the smaller block of Velveeta and already had the milk so total cost of this outing was $3.79 for two meals for two kids. Next time, since I still have Velveeta, it will be closer to $2 for two kids for two meals. 50 cents is cheap and smiles are priceless.
$4 for 6 oz mac and cheese. I'll pass. So will the kids. ;-)

On a side note, I was out last night and Emily imagined up some Gluten Free Spaghetti with Grilled Chicken which was apparently a great hit. I'll have to get the ins and outs and post up because there was little to be found last night and I didn't hear a peep about a bedtime snack.

Thanks for all the support and well wishes.