I love macaroni & cheese, but I don’t always have the time to prepare a dish from scratch.  In those times, when time is of the essence, I turn to Kraft Home-Style Deluxe Macaroni & Cheese Dinner.  Now this isn’t the regular ole Kraft Mac & Cheese with the powered cheese, that tastes like it was made for children, or others without a discriminating palate, Kraft Home-Style Deluxe Macaroni & Cheese Dinner comes complete with a package of real cheese (not powered), elbow macaroni, a seasoning packet, and breadcrumbs.

To this one adds ½ cup-o- milk, and butter.  Once the ingredients are mixed together in a pot and pre-heated the whole thing is folded into a pan and baked in the oven for five or ten minutes.    

My Opinion

Kraft Home-Style Deluxe Macaroni & Cheese Dinner makes a great side dish for almost any meat and vegetable, but I like to pair it with either fried or baked chicken, pork chops, or fried catfish.  The 12.6oz package packs a fair amount of flavor, and serves up at least four.

I have to admit that the package has a little more flavor than the regular Kraft Deluxe Macaroni & Cheese Dinner; it most likely due to the flavor packet. Depending on the meal I may or may not use the breadcrumbs.  

While the product is good right out of the package I like to “doctor” it up occasionally with fresh bacon bits, a touch of hickory smoked BBQ sauce, sliced-up all beef hotdogs or sausage, onions, or mushrooms; yes I typed mushrooms!  Regardless of how you eat Kraft Home-Style Deluxe Macaroni & Cheese Dinner, have some; it’s cheap ($2.59 per 12.6oz package) at your local Super Target.  At 14g of fat per serving, it may not be good for you, but it certainly is GOOD!   

Kraft Home-Style Deluxe Macaroni & Cheese Dinner is packaged in the following two additional flavors: Hearty Four Cheese, Creamy Parmesan Alfredo, Sharp Cheddar & Bacon, and Classic Cheddar.

Nutritional Information:

One serving (3.5oz.) of Kraft Home-Style Deluxe Macaroni & Cheese Dinner contains 340 Calories, 14g of fat (including 5.5 grams of saturated fat), 30mg of Cholesterol, 700mg of Sodium, 43 grams of carbohydrates, 2.0g of dietary fiber, 3g of sugar, 11g of protein.

Recommended: Yes