All American Macaroni Casserole Food

FOUR CHEESE MACARONI CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to boil over high heat. Add macaroni, and cook until al dente, about 8 to 10 minutes. Drain, and pour hot pasta into a casserole dish.
• Meanwhile, in a large bowl, stir together tomatoes, italian seasoning, oregano, basil, salt, and pepper.
• Stir into the hot pasta 1 cup of Cheddar, 1 cup of mozzarella, and 1/2 cup of Parmesan. Continue to stir until the cheeses have melted. Then stir in tomato and herb mixture. Sprinkle 1/2 cup Cheddar, 1/2 cup mozzarella, 1/4 cup Parmesan, and 1/4 cup feta over the top of the casserole.
• Bake in preheated oven for 15 to 25 minutes.

EASY MACARONI CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Cook macaroni and drain.
• Chop up onion, bell pepper and celery into small pieces.
• In skillet, melt butter and cook onions, celery, and bell pepper in butter until tender.
• Then add tomatoes and soup.
• Cook about three to five minutes longer.
• In casserole dish put a layer of macaroni, a layer of soup mixture, and a layer of cheese.
• Repeat layers, ending with cheese on the top.
• Bake until cheese melts.

ALL-AMERICAN MACARONI & CHEESE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• While making cheese mixture, cook macaroni per package instructions. Drain and set aside.
• In a medium saucepan over medium heat, melt butter.
• Cook onion and garlic in butter until translucent.
• Add flour to saucepan and stir to combine, leaving no dry flour bits.
• Add milk all at once to saucepan along with black pepper. Stir to combine. Stir constantly until mixture begins to thicken.
• Stir in cheeses one at a time until melted, and mixture is smooth.
• Place cooked macaroni in a 1-quart casserole dish. Stir in cheese mixture until combined.
• Bake for 30 minutes or until top is lightly browned.
• Cool for 10 minutes and serve.

ALL AMERICAN MACARONI CASSEROLE

Steps:

• 1. In a large saucepan over med heat cook meat , onion, bell peper until veg are tender and meat is no longer pink. Drain. Stir in tomato sauce, tomato paste, oregano salt and pepper: cover and simmer 20 minute. Heat oven to 375 f.
• 2. Meanwhile, cook pasta according to package direction for 8 minutes, drain. In 2 1/2 qt. casserole, layer one-half pasta, then meat suace. Spoon cottage cheese on top and sprinkle with 1/2 cheese. Repeat layers. Bake 15 minutes, cover loosely with foil and then uncover 15 minutes more until hot and bubbly..

MACARONI AND CHEESE CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Add macaroni and cook for 8 to 10 minutes or until al dente; drain.
• In a large bowl combine macaroni, processed cheese, mixed vegetables, mushroom soup, 1/2 of a soup can of water and sausage. Transfer to a 9x13 inch baking dish.
• Bake, covered with aluminum foil, for 20 to 25 minutes.

AMERICAN MACARONI SALAD

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine the macaroni, celery, onion, parsley and tomato, if using. In a small bowl, whisk together the mayonnaise, mustard, sugar, vinegar, sour cream and salt. Pour the dressing over the salad and stir to combine. Season with salt and pepper to taste. Serve. Store covered in the refrigerator, for up to 3 days.

MACARONI AND BEEF CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Gather the ingredients. Preheat the oven to 350 F.
• Fill a pasta pot with cold water and set on a burner over medium-high heat. When the pasta water comes to a boil, salt the water , stir and taste. It should taste like the sea. Undersalted? Add more. Oversalted? Pour out some water and add fresh water until you get the right balance.
• While the water is coming to a boil, heat a large skillet over medium heat. Add the olive oil, onion, bell pepper, and celery. Season with a pinch of salt and pepper and cook, stirring, for about 3 to 4 minutes, until tender.
• Add tomato paste and stir to incorporate into the vegetables, for 1 to 2 minutes. Add the garlic and cook for 1 minute longer.
• Add the ground beef and season with another pinch of salt and pepper. Cook, stirring and breaking up the meat, until no longer pink.
• Add the spaghetti sauce. Bring to a simmer. Simmer for 5 minutes.
• Pour pasta into boiling salted water gradually while stirring the water. When the water returns to a boil, begin the cooking time as directed by the packaging for al dente doneness. Drain.
• Add pasta to meat sauce. Stir to blend.
• Transfer half of the mixture to a 2 1/2- to 3-quart baking dish and top with half of the cheese. Add remaining mixture and top with remaining cheese.
• Bake for 20 to 25 minutes, until cheese is melted and the mixture is bubbly.