Macaroni and Cheese for One

Some things just should not be eaten as leftovers, and for these things, I am constantly in search of good "recipes for one." Today while writing an SLA paper, I got a craving for some uber cheesy mac and cheese, so I googled it and found a pretty good recipe. With some modifications, it is now baking in my oven.

Here's my recipe:

1 tablespoon butter or margarine
1 tablespoon all-purpose flour
1/4 teaspoon salt
A pinch of black pepper
1/2 cup milk
1/3 cup grated or shredded cheddar cheese (I was probably a little more generous with the cheese)
1/4 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
A few shakes of 5th Season Chopped Onions, which can be had for only 50 cents in the spice aisle of Wal-Mart
(Rounded) 1/3 cup pasta shells, cooked and drained
3 Ritz crackers, crushed up

Preheat oven to 350 F.

In a saucepan, melt 1 tablespoon butter; stir in flour, salt and pepper. Whisk in milk until smooth. Cook and stir for 2 minutes. Reduce heat to low. It cooks really quickly, so watch it.

Add the cheese, mustard, Worcestershire sauce and onion; stir until cheese is melted. Turn off heat. Add macaroni. Transfer to a 1 cup (or slightly larger) baking dish. (Those little Corelle-Ware dishes that you wouldn't use for anything but are really cute work wonderfully!)

Sprinkle with crushed up Ritz crackers. If you put them in a Ziploc bag to crush them, you can cut the corner of the bag open and shake them onto the macaroni, which works nicely and does not make much of a mess!

Bake, uncovered, at 350 F. for 10 minutes or until heated through. Enjoy!

I will add a picture at some point.