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what can i add to make my instant mac n cheese taste better, pic related

>> No.11187010

ketchup

>> No.11187012

Just make it exactly how it says on the box. Many have tried to improve Kraft Mac and all have failed

>> No.11187019

use two of the cheese packs on one box of mac

>> No.11187020

I like to eat mine with cheap wine and crippling depression.

>> No.11187074

>>11187006
Cracked black pepper and Secret Aardvark.

>> No.11187078

>>11187006
Use cream not milk.

>> No.11187087

>>11187006
Throw in a handfull of real cheese, a good grind of black pepper, and a little dash of Worcestershire and your favorite hot sauce.

Feel free to get weird with the cheese, the emulsifying salts in the packet that came with the box will help even the driest, hardest cheeses incorporate their flavor into the sauce without fucking up the texture.

>> No.11187089

When its hot and ready add a fuckton of shredded cheddar cheese

>> No.11187101

Adding tuna has worked for me.

>> No.11187121

>Tomato basil pasta sauce
>fried spam/balogna
>cooked hot dog wheels
>cooked carrot wheels
>black pepper
>hot sauce

add in any amount or combination you desire. My favorite is spam, pepper, and the tiniest bit of ghost pepper hot sauce.

>> No.11187125

Croutons and worcestershire sauce.

>> No.11187205

>>11187006
well, no wonder it tastes like shit, anon
you're cooking old fashioned mnc like it is instant mnc.

Add a shit ton of cayenne and black pepper then serve with ketchup and a couple cheap dogs.

>> No.11187211

>>11187006
cook with more brutter

>> No.11187215

>>11187121
>cooked carrot wheels

You had me until that. I don't trust your opinions anymore.

>> No.11187226

>>11187020
Reddit

>> No.11187251

>>11187006
green chili

>> No.11187632

>>11187006
Black pepper, cayenne pepper, and crushed Ritz crackers.

>> No.11187659

Mix with baked beans, cheap hotdogs and black pepper. The classic $2 hobo dinner.

>> No.11187780

>>11187012
Incorrect, stupid fuck.

>Make mac & cheese.
>Add all the ground black peppercorns on the Earth.

Boom. You just out-cooked Jesus Christ.

>> No.11187786

>>11187006
Better life choices

>> No.11187791

>>11187786
Look at this snooty faggot, acting like he doesn't enjoy himself some delicious Kraft macaroners.

>> No.11188331

Cook with more water+salt and mix constantly to get rid of any starch. Add ingredients normally but use more milk and add 1 slice of cheese, you want it to be a bit soupy (use the empty cheese pouch to measure milk, its just a bit more than needed). Serve in a bowl. Add pepper and some hot sauce and eat with some toast.
I hate when mac and cheese gets sticky, it makes it taste like leftovers.

>> No.11188332

>>11187006
good sharp cheese and mustard. mustard powder if you have it, or a little bit of condiment mustard is fine too. mustard and cheese tastes good together and most good mac and cheese recipes have mustard in them already.

>> No.11188333

>>11187101
canned tuna?

>> No.11188352

>>11187006
add ox tail, port, white pepper, corn syrup, bacon, unsweetened dark chocolate, a hint of rosemary, some sliced mango, and a dash of maple syrup

>> No.11188360

>>11187019
You can also throw half of it away and use one pack to get the same effect.

Grated parmesan/cheddar cheese too.

Use 5 tbs of butter instead of 4.

>> No.11188373

Broccoli, hotdogs, sriracha, cheap beer.

>> No.11188446

>>11187006
fuking eggs and salsa

>> No.11188452
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11188452

Saffron

>> No.11188508

Kimchi and gochujang
Jalapeños and mushrooms
Fried onion bits
Bacon
Crushed up stale chips
Green beans and friend onion bits
Roasted squash

There are so many easy options

>> No.11188510

Girl pee

>> No.11188521

>>11187006
Bacon bits, diced jalapeños, minced onion, diced tomatoes, black pepper, diced green peppers, and molested broccoli bits

>> No.11188565

>>11187101
When I was growing up my dad made mac and tuna for my brother and I at least twice a week. I still make it from time to time, cheap and good.

>> No.11188720

>>11188565
Kraft is dogshit Mac n cheese brand, the cheese tastes like proceed cum while the portion amount to price ratio is sky fucking high compared to my local alternatives

>> No.11188724

semen

>> No.11188838

>>11187006
Dried parsley.

>> No.11188848

>>11187006
I really like to put cajun spice mix in it.
Using sour cream instead of milk is good.
Mix in some shredded cheese and put it into a baking dish, top with more cheese and bread crumbs (mix breadcrumbs with melted butter beforehand so they brown) and bake in the oven.

>> No.11188854

Bacon you dumb fuck

>> No.11188860

>>11187659
You can substitute chopped Spam for chopped hot dogs if you're a classy gentleman. A truly fancy fellow would fry it first.

>> No.11189470

Baked Beans.
This is not bait.

>> No.11189480

>>11187006
Crushed red pepper.

>> No.11189505

>>11187006
Sour cream instead of milk
a light sprinkle of chipotle powder
cheese curds

>> No.11189623

>>11188720
This anon is correct. It used to be cheaper not too long ago. Now it's 1-1.25 a box. It used to taste better too. Now it's lazyfag NEETfood instead of poorfag food.

>> No.11189629

>>11189470
I've done this before. It's ok but kind of a waste of baked beans.

>> No.11189937

>>11187006
Add a head of steamed broccoli florets and a shit ton of black pepper.

>> No.11190933

>>11187006
ketchup

>> No.11190941

>>11187006
chili, can't believe nobody said it

>> No.11191441

>>11187006
diced sauteed jalapeno, crumbled bacon, caramelized onions and a breadcrumb butter topping browned under the broiler.

>> No.11191521

>>11188352
Nice.
>>11188373
>Broccoli
wtf, gross.

>> No.11192331

>>11187006
Extra milk or cream or whatever you use and chili

>> No.11192400

I successfully improved on it by breaking away from the instructions. The trick is: use no milk. Only butter. Use 4-6 ounces depending on how wet or dry you want it to be. I prefer 4. And mix it all in. It's fucking delicious and full of flavor. When I use milk, it comes out watered down and bland. But like this? It's like super cheese and flavor injection.

>> No.11192432

add hot dog and peach juice.

>> No.11193088

OK BITCHES

COOK AS DIRECTED

THEN, BEFORE FINISHED COOKING, ADD IN A HEAPING HANDFUL OF SHREDDED SHARP CHEDDAR

THEN, ADD BLACK PEPPER

STIR LIKE A MADMAN

THEN, ADD KETCHUP

STIR MORE

ENJOY

perfect as fuck, use shapes for best results

>> No.11193095

>>11193088
>THEN, ADD KETCHUP

Die, Canadian filth.

>> No.11193106

>>11193095
It's needed. You don't need a lot to make it fucking Jap spaghetti, but just a nice spiral over the surface to give a slight tang. Hot sauce or BBQ works just as well.

>> No.11193113

>>11187006
Don't overcook it.

>> No.11193116

>>11187006
Pulled pork, crispy onions, and BBQ sauce.

>> No.11193152

>>11187006
Cracked pepper, vinegary hotsauce or chopped hot peppers of your choice, mozarella cheese, breadcrumbs, sausage, chopped spinach or broccoli

>> No.11193155
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11193155

ribs

>> No.11193161

soy

>> No.11193252

>make your own mac and cheese
post recipes, chefs

>> No.11193467

>>11188333
For sure
I do it once in a while when I'm just too lazy.
Drain the tuna, of course.
Incredible digits as well, Anon.
Impressive.

>> No.11193472

>>11187006
Small dallop of Dijon mustard

>> No.11193523

>>11187006

I'm sure you could fry up some garlic and throw it in, maybe some chives. Whenever I have to eat this stuff I just add in a bunch of black pepper.

>> No.11193778

Smoked pork

>> No.11194114

>>11187012
wrong.

>cook up some meat (i go with chicken or sausage)
>remove meat, let it rest, and put in some onions and garlic
>cook onions down till sweating, then add a wine or chicken stock.
>season with salt/pepper and red pepper flakes (very important for a cheese dish). reduce wine (chicken stock) down, scrape up the bits in the bottom of the pan.
>pour that mixture into your saucepan that you cooked and dumped the noodles into. Mix in all the box ingredients, and enjoy the swish swish noise it makes. add some black pepper at the end, then enjoy.

>> No.11194526

>>11187006
Nothing.
Kraft mac n' cheese is objectively the best mac n' cheese.
Anyone says that their home made or some restaurant's mac is better than good ol' boxed craft is delusional and retarded.

>> No.11194540

>>11194114
You do all that work to polish a turd?

>> No.11195160

>>11187006
texas pete

>> No.11195161

crème fraîche

>> No.11195165

Nothing

>> No.11195869

frozen peas, tuna, and extra cheese

>> No.11195871

>>11187006
Chopped hotdogs or ground beef.
Breadcrumbs.

>> No.11195902

>>11187006
Black pepper.

>> No.11196566

>>11187006
egg. velveta is better

>> No.11196573

>>11194526
too salty.
>>11196566

>> No.11196581

>>11194114
you might a well just make it from scratch at that point you knobhead

>> No.11196859

>>11194114
a true connoisseur. one who opts for toaster oven tendies instead of those ruined by the microwave.

>> No.11196880

>>11187006
>hotdogs
>white pepper
>ketchup
>and a fried egg

>> No.11197002

Instead of getting a box of cheeseburger macaroni hamburger helper, just use kraft mac instead. I think it tastes better than hamburger helper

>> No.11197012

>>11187006
>Arugula
>pepper
>live oil
>worshssester sause
>ketchup/mustard
>poupon
>peperoni

>> No.11197100

>>11187006
smoked paprika

>> No.11197110

>>11187006
hatch green chilis

>> No.11198692

I just pan fry some bacon with onion and garlic and mix it in with the Mac.
Some extra cheese
Some cayenne and seasoning
A lil kiss for good luck
And it's fkg beautiful

>> No.11199134
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11199134

I put some Dijon Mustard in mine that I made today at the suggestion of this thread and it was bretty gud, will be doing that from now on.


Typically I just add some hot sauce, pepper, maybe some garlic power or some shit.

Corn and some fried ham is fire too.

>> No.11199137

>>11188860
I like your style.

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11199147

>>11187006

>> No.11199152
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11199152

These, sliced.

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11199159

Topped with these.

>> No.11199164

>>11199152
This, but unironically. These are cheap ass throw-away hotdogs, but they go great in box mac & cheese for some reason.

I honestly would make the mac & cheese like the directions call for, but at the same time slice those specific hotdogs into little medallions. I would fry them with some onions and mushrooms. After mac is done, add the packet cheese, some extra, then the hotdogs

>> No.11199222

>>11187006
I add ground beef. It's a poorfag's delight. I call it /fit/ casserole

>> No.11199777

>>11191521
Broccoli and cheese was a favorite if mine growing up, so clearly the flavors work well together at least.

>> No.11200079

Tablespoon of sugar sprinkled on top.

>> No.11200884

>>11187006
Use half of the shitty orange powder and add some of your own cheese. Gouda or a sharp cheddar are both good.
Put in an oven dish, sprinkle parmesan and bread crumbs on top and bake until the top is crispy.

teriyaki sauce goes well with it, specially if you add some chicken to it

>> No.11200891

Instead of using the cheese packet, use actual fucking cheese.
Yes, that's literally all you need to make Mac and cheese.

>> No.11200894

>>11188360
>Use 5 tbs of butter instead of 4.
4!? Since fucking when was it 4 fucking tablespoons?
It's usually 1 or 2 for taste, and only fat fucks go for 2.

>> No.11200904

>>11199777
Broccoli n cheese is a God tier combo.

>> No.11200905

Sliced black olives