The problem I've had with this method is getting the amount of water correct. If there's too little then it boils off before the pasta is done, too much and you have to overcook the pasta. I feel like I'm doing something wrong, because I've never seen this mentioned. Anyone have tips?

Also this recipe is kinda annoying since you have to keep evaporated milk on hand. My lazy mac and cheese of choice is to buy dehydrated cheddar powder and just make it like the kraft stuff.

I do not know your Chicago brands, but I do know my local Mennonites: powdered cheddar cheese. Obviously they do not source theirs, which I buy, through Amazon, but the stuff is great. There are times I do not want the smoothness of sodium citrate and instead up the cheesiness of a sauce with the powder, but mainly I make great popcorn and Tex-Mex-Chex mix. It also can be added to a bread dough without creating pockets of moisture that make hollows.

I asked this same question once. Turns out Amazon has it!

Directions Cheddar Cheese Sauce Mix.

>Ingredients:
1/4 cup of butter or margarine,
1/4 cup of milk,
2 tbsp of Cheddar Cheese Powder.
Cooking Instructions: Mix all ingredients. Heat to 180F and hold 5 minutes.

Get some cheddar cheese powder, msg (optional but really brings you there), paprika, and a bit of garlic powder and mustard powder. Mix it up. Throw some greasy fresh fries in a paper bag with your powder mix. It's wonderful. If it doesn't stick well to the fries or it clumps, add a little bit of cornstarch.

You can also make a dairy free version by blending some nutritional yeast into a powder and then mixing with the other ingredients above (minus the cheese powder).

Either version is great on popcorn too.

Why not just buy it off of American Amazon? I buy books off of the UK one all the time, so it shouldn't be an issue. I have bought this cheese a few times, its quite good.

Never heard of it?

For example

I don't even know the brand that I have. It was repackaged into a smaller bag when I bought it. You can get cheddar powder online. Good luck figuring out how to use a full pound of it! I've probably only used 75-100g in the last 6 or 8 months. But I have used it for cheese popcorn in the past. It works great.

I've never seen it in a regular supermarket. I got it in a specialty store of sorts that sources bulk ingredients and sells them by weight in smaller bags. You can get cheddar power online.

A) there’s an extra creamy variety that’s a little better, B) you can buy cheese powder, mix it with a little corn starch and salt, and add to taste to amp up the punch-you-in-the-face cheese flavor and orange visual.

A lot of snack foods have dried powdered ingredients in them, which concentrates the flavors. While you can buy cheese powder, it's full of additives. DIY by air-drying or using a dehydrator and the blenderizing it could create some of the stuff you need. I'd add some kind of cheese, even if the ingredients don't have it. Source of umami/savory flavor, if you are avoiding pure MSG.

Cheese Powder https://www.amazon.com/Cheddar-Cheese-Hoosier-Hill-Farm/dp/B008GG9ZS8/ He will put it on everything, bacon, burgers, beer, dew, and it will make a mess. He is going to have orange dust on his face and hands all the time. It would be hilarious.

So I bought some cheese and sour cream & onion powders when in the States, because so many people raved about having them on popcorn. But, when I try putting them on, they seem to both be just a sticky-finger mess, and also not really add that much flavour to the popcorn. Am I doing something wrong?

One thing you can try that I've had luck with is to actually replace the flour with cheese powder. Like, the same sort of dehydrated cheddar that comes with boxed mac and cheese. (ex: https://www.amazon.com/Cheddar-Cheese-Hoosier-Hill-Farm/dp/B008GG9ZS8/ )

Doesn't taste as authentic as a real bechamel, but it sure is tasty for home use.

Really easy to find. If you're in Canada, Bulk Barn always has it. US? Here.

Kraft used to sell canisters of its orange cheez product but it looks like they discontinued it.

Not OP and I don't use this specific one, but I get the cheddar cheese powder from the same brand on Amazon. They also have the mac mix!

I found this cheddar powder on Amazon. Cheddar should be easy to find shippable to Canada.

Holy cow, I was expecing blue cheese to be harder to find, but the same company makes blue cheese powder too!

I cook up various forms of this meal:

1. boil water to quickly make instant rice or angelhair pasta.
2. Add lots of dried veggies: JustVeggies or dried soup packets during the boiling water step so they soften up. You can also buy at WholeFoods & Amazon.
3. Add a package/can of protein: tuna, chicken, shrimp, chili, summer sausage, or beans.
4. Add sauce (dried or pre-packaged): tomato, pesto, or alfredo sauce, cheese powder/sauce, curry sauces, or even a stir-fry sauce. You can buy individual servings of these, or separate into mini tupperware (4oz ball herb jars or mini salad dressing containers)

https://www.amazon.com/Cheddar-Cheese-Hoosier-Hill-Farm/dp/B008GG9ZS8

If I'm not mistaken, Doritos are corn chips which are basically just fried corn tortillas. I don't know if they use a mix of corn and regular flour though, or some other stuff. You could try baking them instead to get them crispy, might work? Corn tortillas should be pretty cheap at most stores.

For the cheesy topping you might be able to find it as a popcorn seasoning. Another option is something like this: https://www.amazon.com/Cheddar-Cheese-Hoosier-Hill-Farm/dp/B008GG9ZS8/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=cheese+powder&qid=1603670080&sr=8-1

And this recipe might get you a bit closer: https://www.cupcakeproject.com/homemade-nacho-cheese-powder/

Let me make your day a little brighter. Cheese power that’s just like Kraft. https://www.amazon.com/Cheddar-Cheese-Hoosier-Hill-Farm/dp/B008GG9ZS8/ref=zg_bs_15197501011_1?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=276TNTAH25HB57XA6FF6

Is it like this stuff? I put it on popcorn and omg

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B008GG9ZS8

Dump some of this in the bag and shake it up

I'll just drop this off here :)

https://www.amazon.com/Cheddar-Cheese-Hoosier-Hill-Farm/dp/B008GG9ZS8/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=dehydrated+cheddar+cheese&qid=1661209010&sr=8-1

Psst.....Cheeeese

Here

Buy him a tub for the holidays. You can swipe some to make a bunch of mac and cheese to use of the noods.

https://www.amazon.com/Cheddar-Cheese-Hoosier-Hill-Farm/dp/B008GG9ZS8

Buy him this for this next birthday:
https://www.amazon.com/Cheddar-Cheese-Hoosier-Hill-Farm/dp/B008GG9ZS8

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Just get him this Mac N Cheese Powder

Who not just buy the guy a big ass container of powered cheese and make him happy as fuck…

There are lots, here's one. https://www.amazon.com/Cheddar-Cheese-Hoosier-Hill-Farm/dp/B008GG9ZS8/ref=sr_1_4?crid=31SXK80WA7BQL&keywords=powdered+cheese&qid=1656487305&sprefix=powdered+cheese%2Caps%2C101&sr=8-4

Some powders have other things than cheese (to make it more saucy), so for keto look at the ingredients to see if it fits your daily quota.

You can buy the powder on Amazon! We have this one. I swear the packets had more when I was a kid. Now I lice my cheesy dreams.

Get bulk tortillas and lots of these and you've got a recipe going.

I’ve tried the Hoosier Hill Farm brand because they were highly rated on Amazon but honestly it’s not that much of an improvement over Kraft or those other cheap mac & cheese powders. I’m sure different people have different preferences based on what they grew up with. But I think any of those would go fine with the meals you have listed except the chicken. For a “fancier” cheese sauce I would go with Annie’s Organic Shells and White Cheddar

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You can buy cheddar cheese powder on amazon and I’ve seen it sold at Costco as well.

No but I make my own chips. Perfectly coated every time.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B008GG9ZS8/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_IZ7qFbYPNZEVG

This should work for you

Make your own tacos at home

I'm not sure if they'll have it in your country, but places like Amazon sell big containers of powdered cheese like the stuff in Kraft mac and cheese. Stuff like this.

Kraft even sells their own.

Then you could just get boxed macaroni and make it as usual with butter and milk.

Maybe some powdered cheese like this?

> poutine flavored popcorn

Get some of this, and sprinkle on some of this and some of this.

Ta daaaa!

I'm 99% positive that THIS is the kraft cheese powder found in the blue box. Even if it isn't exactly the same it will give you a rough idea of the nutritional specifications.

mmmm Cheddar Cheese Powder.... haha

Love Serious Eats!

But, even easier recipe/hack is a little milk or pasta water with some butter (if you want) and add as much of https://www.amazon.com/Cheddar-Cheese-Hoosier-Hill-Farm/dp/B008GG9ZS8 to your liking. Killer!

For $13, you can add as much powder as you want to cheap noodles over and over again: http://www.amazon.com/Cheddar-Cheese-Hoosier-Hill-Farm/dp/B008GG9ZS8/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1383709154&sr=8-1&keywords=cheese+powder