Exactly.

But sometimes it just hits the spot!

When I lived in Chile for three years, the only place I could get Kraft Mac&Cheese was from the American Embassy's commissary (yes, we could shop there). As much as I was craving it, I couldn't see spending $5 a box on it. When my mom came to visit, she brought me some in her suitcase. :D

No, it doesn't. Not ever! :p

I'm still recovering from my years as an Air Force brat - the blue box mac and cheese with Spam is PX friendly kinda meal. Blech!:p

The very first day I had home-ec, the teacher asked if anyone knew how to make Macaroni & cheese. A lot of us raised our hands, and then she said, "Without the box" and I was the only one with my hand still up. She asked, "so how do you do it?" I answered, "first you make a white sauce..." and the teacher was so shocked that I knew how to make a white sauce that I already had an A by the end of the day.

In answer to the poll: both, but mostly as a side.

Southern Living has fabulous mac & cheese recipes. I vote Main meal b/c that's how I grew up, that with a side salad and dinner was done.

So, what is the tally?

This reminds me of our deep fried mac n' cheese nuggets (with fries!) that we serve at the bar I work at. It's a "pub and grille," but don't let that fool you. It's really just a bar that sells food.

side dish

Sounds like a tasty case of high cholesterol.

If it's Kraft just say no. If it's Velveeta gimme more.

I vote main because when I have had it as a side it seemed strange.

Even my kids don't like the blue box one anymore. My daughter likes the Velveeta shells with broccoli. It took a while, but I have convinced her that there's not enough broccoli in there to count as a veggie.

Kraft = no
Velveeta = yes
Velveeta with steamed broccoli = hell yes

tld221 won by a landslide

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That is macaroni and cheese.