Yield: 6 servings

Mac & Cheese Meal in a Jar

A quart mason jar, on a gray background, filled with the dry ingredients needed to make this Mac & Cheese meal in a jar, with a printed label tied to the outside of the jar.

A classic comfort meal!  Convenient and easy to make - perfect to keep on hand for emergencies or even just a quick-to-fix dinner on a busy night!

Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Total Time 20 minutes

Ingredients

Instructions

  1. Place pasta in clean, wide-mouth quart-size mason jar.
  2. Place remaining ingredients in small sandwich bag.
  3. Twist or seal sandwich bag and place on top of dry pasta in jar.
  4. Place new canning lid on top of jar. Using wide-mouth attachment for a FoodSaver, vacuum seal lid onto jar following instructions from your FoodSaver manual. (You can also insert an oxygen absorber before putting on lid if you'd like.)
  5. Remove vacuum attachment and put ring on. Tighten by hand, but don't over tighten.
  6. Label and date. Be sure to include the instructions from the package for cooking the pasta.  Store in cool, dry location.

To cook:

Remove plastic bag of ingredients from jar and set aside, and discard oxygen packet if present.  In large pot, prepare boiling water for pasta.  Add pasta and cook until al dente, about 6-7 minutes.  Drain pasta, then place back in cooking pot or large bowl.  In separate bowl, add contents of plastic bag from jar and 3/4 cup of water.  Whisk until smooth (mixture will thicken).  Pour cheese mixture over pasta and stir to combine.

Notes

You can cook the pasta and then add the dry ingredients and water all together in the cooking pot, just like you do with the commercial varieties, but I find that the powdered ingredients sometimes clump this way, so I prefer to whisk the sauce mixture separately, then add it to the pasta.

Nutrition Information:

Yield:

6

Serving Size:

6 people

Amount Per Serving: Calories: 166Total Fat: 8gSaturated Fat: 4gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 2gCholesterol: 20mgSodium: 290mgCarbohydrates: 18gFiber: 1gSugar: 1gProtein: 7g

Nutrition information provided as an estimate only.

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