Homemade Mac n Cheese Two Ways

The fast way and the slow way; both are good, but the slow way is really good!

The Fast Way:

1 box mac n cheese mix
1 package frozen corn
1 lb. raw hamburger
1 Tbsp. garlic powder or 4 minced fresh garlic cloves
1/2 an onion, diced

Cook the pasta according to the directions on the box.
While that's cooking, cook hamburger till crumbly (Onions can be added here if desired).
Before draining the pasta, add corn and onions; wait 1 minute, then drain pasta (This heats the corn and onions so they don't cool the noodles off).
Drain grease off hamburger.
Follow directions on the package, then mix it all together.
Stir well.
Eat!!
Serves 4 and takes less than 30 minutes.

The Slow (Best) Way

2 cups pasta for every 4 people eating
1 cup plain yogurt
4 Tbs. white flour
3 cups grated cheese (any kind you like, but cheddar is popular)
1 cup Milk
6 nice 1/4 inch slices of cheese (or grate them. You can use more, too (9 slices?).
1 cup bread crumbs (or crushed saltines, yum!)
Salt (optional)
A handful of parsley
1/3 cup of roasted red peppers (from the grocer, not fresh), drained and julienned (super thin strips)
3 Tbsp. vegetable or any kind of oil
1 Tbs. Garlic powder or 4 minced cloves of fresh garlic
Butter or margarine in 1/2 inch cubes (or reasonable facsimiles)

**Note**
The water in which the pasta boils should be salty like the sea and very flavorful; a soup, almost. Chicken broth makes super good pasta water, but if it's not on hand, choose strong spices like rosemary and fresh garlic. Bouillon also works well.

Preheat oven to 350(f)
Boil noodles, but not all the way done. They will finish cooking in the oven and you don't want them to be mushy in the end. So, cook them half the time necessary for that kind of pasta. Also, add the oil to the water, it's not necessary but helps with flavor.

While the pasta cooks, put all other ingredients except the cheese slices, milk and flour in a large bowl and mix them together.
Spray or butter a large baking dish so it won't be hard to clean.
Use the flour to coat the pan.

Drain the pasta and pour it in the bowl and mix it all together.
Pour part of the mixture to fill up the baking dish or pan half way.
Place half the cheese slices over it, then dot it with butter in five places.
Add a second layer of the pasta mixture; repeat butter.
If there's enough room and pasta, make another layer. If not, then...
Arrange cheese slices on the top.
Pour milk in the side of the dish.
Cover - if there's no lid or cover, use foil and try to tent it a bit so it doesn't rest on the cheese inside.

Bake uncovered for 45 minutes.
Remove from the oven and allow to sit for 10 minutes or so; it'll be really hot, too hot to eat.
This should feed 4-6 ppl depending on the size of appetites.

This feeds at least four hungry people.