Macaroni and Cheese in a Mug
2 tablespoons bread crumbs
1 teaspoon parsley flakes
1 tablespoon grated Parmesan cheese
1/2 cup uncooked macaroni
3 tablespoons Knorr classic white sauce mix
In a small bowl, combine bread crumbs, dried parsley and grated Parmesan Cheese. Mix well and place in a small zip-top bag and seal. Place sealed bag in a mug. Make sure the mug holds a volume of at least 1 1/2 cups.
In a separate bowl, combine macaroni and white sauce mix. Mix well and place in a small zip-top bag and seal. Place sealed bag in mug with other bag. Decorate and attach a tag with the following directions:
Gift Tag Directions:
Macaroni and Cheese:
Macaroni and Cheese Mix
1/2 cups milk
1 tablespoon butter
1/2 cup water
3 tablespoons shredded cheddar cheese
2 teaspoons olive oil
Heat oven to 325 degrees F. Place ingredients from bag containing macaroni in lightly greased mug.
In a small saucepan, place milk, butter and water. Bring to a simmer and pour over ingredients in mug. Loosely cover with aluminum foil. Bake for 25 minutes. Remove from oven and stir in shredded cheddar cheese.
Place ingredients from remaining bag in a separate bowl. Add olive oil and toss. Sprinkle crumb mixture over macaroni and cheese in mug. Return to oven for an additional 6 to 10 minutes.
Do you have a recommendation of what to use if we can’t find the Knorr classic white sauce mix?
Yes! If you cannot find Knorr White sauce mix you can either choose to use another brand altogether, such as Coleman’s white sauce mix, or you can make your own white sauce mix.
To make a bulk Container of White Sauce Mix you’ll need:
1 cup nonfat dry milk powder
1/2 cup flour
1 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon white pepper (optional)
1/2 cup (1 stick) of butter
1 Whisk together dry milk powder, flour, salt, and pepper (if using) in a medium bowl.
2 Using a pastry blender or two knives, cut in the butter or margarine until the mixture resembles cornmeal.
If you’re going to be storing the mixture long term, omit the butter up front and add 1 Tbs of Butter for every 3 Tbs of White Sauce Mix you use in your recipe.