Shells and cheese make a great dinner or side dish. This recipe is perfect if you have little time and are looking for an easy meal. These shells and cheese can be prepared in about 30 minutes. No baking is required because everything is done on the stove top. This recipe does not use expensive cheeses, only shredded cheddar. In my opinion cheddar cheese adds the perfect flavor and no additional cheeses are needed. There is a good chance a lot of these ingredients you already have on hand so you will not have to do much shopping. You can pretty much use whatever type of pasta you like; shells, macaroni, rontini, ect. This recipe can easily be doubled if you want to make more. Enjoy.
(Makes 4 Servings)
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Shells and Cheese Recipe
- Total Time: 30 minutes
Ingredients
Scale
- 8 ounces shells medium shells
- ¼ cup butter
- ¼ cup flour
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 1 dash black pepper
- 2 cups of milk
- 2 cups shredded cheddar cheese (8 ounces)
- sliced green onions (optional)
Instructions
- Cook shells according to package directions.
- Meanwhile, in a medium saucepan, melt the butter over medium heat. Stir in flour, salt and pepper. Slowly add the milk and cook while stirring until the mixture becomes somewhat thick. Stir in the cheese until melted. Remove from heat.
- Drain shells and add them to the cheese sauce. Stir to coat. Top with green onions for serving if desired.
Lauren
Tuesday 17th of June 2014
Made this using velveeta cheese! DELICIOUS! The measuring above is a bit off since I ended up with way more cheese. Haha. But overall it was great
Amanda
Monday 7th of April 2014
I just tried this recipe for lunch using elbows instead of shells and it turned out fantastically. Different kids of cheeses may have made it a bit more flavorful but when you're on a budget like me cheddar works great too!
Thanks for sharing another wonderful recipe!
Robert
Wednesday 18th of December 2013
Love it! And its really easy, but there's enough cheese sauce for like 4 times the noodles.
Michele
Monday 14th of January 2013
First time I made this I LOVE IT! Tonight not so much. It was my technique not the recipe just like James replied. I would add the flour little a time. It would take awhile to mix it well but it's worth it.
Cindy
Sunday 25th of November 2012
The method of adding the flour to the melted butter didn't work for me. It kept clumping and even after whisking in the milk, it was lumpy. I ended up starting over, this time adding flour to the milk and butter in the saucepan. I kept whisking while adding salt and pepper, then stirred in some cream cheese, sharp cheddar and grated Parmesan. I used whole wheat shells and added some chopped pickled jalapeños for a kick. Delicious and easy side dish!