Quick and Easy Stovetop Mac and Cheese - If your mac & cheese comes from a box on the supermarket shelf and glows like a neon orange radioactive waste dump, it's time to change your ways and discover something immeasurably better. What we love about this great basic recipe is the number of flavour combinations possible just by switching up the type of cheese and adding a different herb, spice or other flavour element. White Cheddar & Chipotle, Monterey Jack & Jalapeno; imagine the possibilities.