Texas spaghetti

[bbqLuv]

The posts on Texas spaghetti sounded good, so I did a search for a recipe to save on Paprika.
SWMBO objected to Velveeta. I wonder what to substitute.
Thanks in advance. Make my own from real cheese?

• 1 package (16 ounces) uncooked spaghetti
• 1/4 cup butter, cubed
• 1 large onion, chopped
• 1 large green pepper, chopped
• 1 can (14 ounces) stewed tomatoes
• 1 can (10-1/2 ounces) condensed cream of mushroom soup, undiluted
• 1 can (10-1/2 ounces) condensed cream of chicken soup, undiluted
• 1 can (10 ounces) diced tomatoes and green chiles
• 2 teaspoons sugar, optional
• 1 package (16 ounces) Velveeta, cubed
• 3 cups shredded cooked chicken
• Minced fresh parsley, optional

[hoovarmin]

I think that the cheese sauce in the Philly cheesesteak video by Brisketboy meathead posted would be a good start. I made it and it was great.

[Mosca]

I’d use a classic cheese sauce: roux, milk, cheddar cheese, salt and pepper.

• ▢ 2 Tablespoons Butter
• ▢ 2 Tablespoons flour
• ▢ 1 cup milk
• ▢ 2 cups sharp cheddar cheese freshly grated

• In a medium size sauce pan over medium high heat, add the butter and melt. Whisk in the flour and slowly whisk in the milk. Add in the cheese and mix until cheese is melted and serve.

[CaptainMike]

I heartily endorse this candidate!

[Texas Larry]

Gruyère is an excellent melting cheese. I use it when I can.

[radiodome21]

I would think you could use a cup of shredded sharp cheddar cheese or shred a brick yourself.

This intrigued me too and I’m in the same boat about the wife (and daughter) despising velvetta. I used a brick in some Mac and cheese I did a few weeks ago and they’re not happy. Oh, and it was for a church dinner that they didn’t go to.

[CaptainMike]

I say make a 1/2 recipe of Velveeta and another 1/2 with a cheese of her choice and compare. Also do a side-by-side of the cheese nutrition and ingredient labels. I have come to believe that Velveeta has been wrongly maligned. There are several melting cheeses that will work in this dish, but that Velveeta was pretty dang good and pretty dang easy when I made it.