Kids love mac and cheese, and let’s be honest, you probably do too—it’s just one of those childhood staples that never gets old. In my family, when it comes to satisfying that comfort food craving, nothing hits the spot like a bowl of cheesy pasta. If your family is anything like mine, you probably get requests for the dish on a regular basis. Instead of cooking up a pot at home, you and the fam can get that tasty bowl of mac and cheese for free!

Noodles & Company is dishing out free mac and cheese in honor of National Noodle Day on Thursday, October 6. For one day only guests will receive a small, complimentary bowl of Wisconsin Mac & Cheese for each regular entrée purchased.

As an added bonus, each guest who dines at Noodles & Company on National Noodle Day will also receive a buy-one-get-one coupon to redeem for their new “grown-up” mac and cheese dishes that launch on October 12: Bacon Mac & Cheeseburger, BBQ Pork Mac & Cheese and Buffalo Chicken Mac & Cheese.

So take the night off and let someone else do the cooking. After all, it’s not like free mac and cheese comes around every day.

Christina Cook

Christina Cook is the associate editor for Colorado Parent magazine.