private selection italian elbows (non-enriched, 1 ingredient) at your local kroger. 1 & 1/3 cups. boil and cook. put 1 tsp of cornstarch in a jar with 1/2 cup of cold, whole milk. shake well, pour in a pan, put heat on a very low setting. cut an 8 oz block of cheddar in half. save other half for later. grate very finely and slowly add to the milk as it warms, continuously stirring until thoroughly dissolved. leave on low heat until the pasta is done, drain, then add to cheese pan and mix very well, remove from heat. presto! the most divine mac in the world, cheap as a blue box with no strange unpronounceable ingredients or petroleum based dyes, made in the same amount of time, so easy to digest. and better than the best mac you ever got at a bbq joint.