Velveeta: Keep the heat to LOW while mixing in the Velveeta.Types of Pasta: You can replace the shells with elbow macaroni.It always safe to add the milk & Velveeta later. Dairy when to add: Pressure cook the shells first & add dairy later.Without the addition hot sauce or black pepper, the pasta dish still satisfied and we're happy to welcome Trader Joes' macaroni and cheese to our ever-expanding repertoire of the store's offerings.Creamy Velveeta Shells and Cheese Tips & Tricks We found the white cheddar packet to be more flavorful than most of the other electric yellow cheese packets and the milk and butter soaked into the shells perfectly. Looking more like the dust jacket of an Edith Warton novel than a ploy to get a shopper to pick up a package of macaroni and cheese, the odd choice of branding ultimately proved to be a red herring as Trader Joe's winning streak continues with its instant mac take.Ĭonsisting of tiny, ridged shells and a bag of white cheddar granules, this one follows the standard instructions of boiled shells plus packet plus milk equals dinner, and, for once, we didn't feel the need to also toss in a pad of butter (though it didn't hurt). We were taken aback by its confusing packaging: a Simpsons yellow box with wheat illustrations and a drawing of a young woman in a sunhat, wielding a rake. Flavor-wise, our adult palates were a little underwhelmed by what we remember as an immense treat within our household, but overall, with a little bit of hot sauce, Velveeta Shells and Cheese still sings as a formidable macaroni and cheese choice. However, we admittedly love the undeniably silky texture of the disconcerting sauce - so like many pleasures in the present era (airplane travel in a climate crisis, the iPhone we're addicted to despite knowing full well how its made), we're able to separate our pleasure from our trepidation of the "liquid gold" squeeze cheese. Merely imagining the oozy sauce packet waiting, dormant, in the box of dried shells can send shivers up our spine. While we're sure your preference between the two labels lies mostly in whichever box your mom (or dad) brought home from their grocery store trips, we've never been able to completely put out of our mind how strange it is to squeeze out an entire serving of liquid(ish) cheese over a pot of cooked pasta shells. The taste reminded us of salad dressing (zesty and a little acidic) more than a sauce intended for a warm pasta meal. Beige and flecked with peppery sprinkles, the cauliflower dressing was also much less dense than the Velveeta topping we're accustomed to and the experience wasn't unlike handling an I.V. Like a vegan Velveeta, Caulifredo Supermac comes equipped with a pre-made pouch of preservative-heavy sauce, and while the photo we were deceived by on the box led us to believe that the topping would visually resemble something of an alfredo sauce, the liquid that oozed out of the little purse looked more like gravy. However, not being able to top the biggest hit of your career isn't always a sign of poor showmanship (just ask any Carly Rae Jepsen fan), and we walked away from Follow Your Heart's cauliflower-sauced pasta not entirely unhappy either. With its mac and cheese (or rather, cheeze), the brands hope to ascend to the peak its somewhat convincing avocado-based imitation mayonnaise has taken them, it but falls unfortunately short. Moreover, the Freak Flag packing goes a step too far by suggesting its consumer might "top off" their pizza or flatbread with their under-seasoned pasta, solidifying our side-eye of the emerging sauce labels' viability in other arenas of the grocery store. While the cheeses smelled sharp, the pasta overall was exceedingly bland almost as if Freak Flag forgot to add a healthy dosage of salt to the mixture. Its macaroni noodle of choice looked slightly more curved and circular than the elbow noodle we're used to seeing and the packet of cheeses (mozzarella, white cheddar, parmesan, and Romano) smelled noticeably pungent and was more reminiscent of opening a bag of cheese puffs than any of the other satchels of dusty cheese we ripped open.Īdditionally, the cheese blend scattered and remained clumpier than the remainder of the macaroni and cheeses were accustomed to and, even with butter and a touch of milk, refused to completely blend into the pasta. Like many of the brand's peers, Freak Flag offers a small lineup of options including Aged Cheddar, Four Cheese Mac (which we chose), Nacho Cheese, and (brace yourself) Cheese Pizza.
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