Okay, so I’ve been craving some good old comfort food lately, and what’s more comforting than a big ol’ bowl of mac and cheese? But I wanted to kick it up a notch, you know? Make it extra special. That’s when I remembered this awesome trick I learned a while back – using Ritz crackers as a topping. Let me tell you, it’s a game-changer.
So, I started by making my usual mac and cheese recipe. Nothing fancy, just the basic stuff – cooked some elbow macaroni, whipped up a simple cheese sauce with some butter, flour, milk, and a whole lotta shredded cheddar. You know the drill. Once that was all nice and cheesy, I poured it into a baking dish. Prepared for baking.
Now for the fun part. I grabbed a sleeve of Ritz crackers and crushed them up. You can do this by hand, but I find it easier to just throw them in a plastic bag and give them a good whack with a rolling pin. Get some stress out, haha. Don’t pulverize them into dust, though. You want some nice, chunky crumbs for texture.
Topping Time
- I melted a few tablespoons of butter in a little pan.
- Then I tossed the crushed Ritz crackers in the melted butter until they were all coated.
- I sprinkled this buttery, crunchy goodness all over the top of my mac and cheese.
Then, I popped the whole thing in the oven at around 375 degrees for about 15-20 minutes. Just enough time for the topping to get golden brown and crispy, and for the cheese sauce to get all bubbly and delicious.
Pulled it out of the oven, the smell was heavenly. The Ritz crackers had formed this amazing, buttery, crunchy crust on top of the creamy mac and cheese. Waited a few minutes to cool down. Honestly, the hardest part was not burning my tongue because I was so excited to dig in.
It was everything I hoped for and more. The combination of the creamy, cheesy pasta with the crispy, buttery Ritz cracker topping was just perfection. It added a whole new level of flavor and texture that took my regular mac and cheese to a whole new level. I ended up with an amazing comfort food.
Seriously, if you’re a mac and cheese fan, you gotta try this Ritz cracker topping. It’s so easy, but it makes such a big difference. Trust me, you won’t regret it!
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