Freezing Homemade Mac n Cheese

[mamatoablessing]

I'm making a HUGE batch of homemade mac n cheese today. Is it ok to freeze? I worry the cheese sauce will change consistency upon thawing.

TIA!

[katiesk]

i would think that as well. i don't think i would freeze it.

[cristeen]

When I freeze it, I don't add the cheese to the sauce. I put the pasta in the dish I'm freezing in - pour the white sauce over and just cover with the shredded cheese and freeze it like that. Because it's the cheese that's most likely to "break" in the sauce, doing it this way seems to help. It's also the way the frozen Mac & Cheese from Trader Joes comes, which is where I got the idea.

[BaBaBa]

hmmm... I've never had a problem and I've frozen it both uncooked and cooked. But then there are so may different ways to make it.

[BetsyS]

I freeze it all the time. I usually make it, then freeze before baking. When I thaw it out, I add a little milk to the dish, then bake it as usual. The milk magically absorbs in the oven.

Sometimes, if I have leftovers that have already been baked, I'll freeze it,too. The texture isn't quite as nice, but as long as you do the same trick (add milk to the dish as you heat it), it is good enough. My kids certainly don't complain.

oh, fwiw, I make it with a bechamel based cheese sauce