Velveeta shells and cheese is the ultimate taste memory that brings me right back to all the good things about being a kid. It’s makes mac and cheese gooey, cheesy, creamy, and so good. It’s the cheese I grew up eating and it makes for the SMOOTHEST cheese sauce ever. Velveeta is the absolutely best nostalgic cheese. Velveeta mac and cheese can do it all! Why Velveeta cheese?

I’ll serve it up with a salad as a main or as the most amazing side at Thanksgiving. I love this mac and cheese because it works as both a main and a side.

I like it straight from the stovetop into a bowl, with a spoon because it’s the ultimate in cozy. This super easy homemade recipe is made on the stovetop and can be enjoyed as is, or baked. Super hearty and heartwarming, so cheesy and so easy. This mac and cheese is a people pleaser! I mean, right now the only people I’ve been serving it to are myself and Mike, but boy oh boy does it hit the spot, especially after coming in from a crisp and cold walk. Have you ever seen a prettier mac and cheese? These days we have fancy mac and cheese with gruyere and breadcrumbs and all that, but do you ever dream of just easy plain mac and cheese, like the box kind, but without the powdered cheese and that mushy pasta? Enter this Velveeta mac and cheese. If you’re looking for the creamy mac and cheese of your childhood, this is it! Homemade Velveeta cheese sauce with tender mac is what mac and cheese dreams are made of.

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