Creamy Macaroni With A Twist Food

CREAMY BAKED MACARONI

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400°. Cook macaroni according to package directions; drain. In a large bowl, combine the soup, milk, chives, mustard and hot pepper sauce. Stir in macaroni and cheese. , Spoon into a greased shallow 2-qt. baking dish. Combine bread crumbs and butter; sprinkle over the top. Bake, uncovered, until heated through and bubbly, 25-30 minutes.

MACARONI SALAD WITH A TWIST

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Add pasta, and cook until al dente, 8 to 10 minutes. Drain pasta, but do not rinse. Let stand 5 minutes.
• To make the dressing, combine the mayonnaise, vinegar, sugar, mustard, salt, and pepper in a bowl. Set aside.
• Combine the onion, celery, bell pepper, carrots, and ham in a large bowl. Stir in the dressing. Add the pasta and toss gently to blend all ingredients. Chill at least 4 hours before serving.

ROASTED GARLIC MAC AND CHEESE

Steps:

• Melt the butter in a medium saucepan over medium heat. Add the breadcrumbs and chives, stirring to combine. Cook for 1 to 2 minutes until toasted slightly. Transfer to a small bowl and set aside.
• Preheat the oven to 400ºF.
• Slice the top one-third off the head of garlic. Place the bottom portion on a piece of foil, drizzle it with olive oil, and season it with salt and pepper. Place the top portion back on the head of garlic and crumple the foil to create a sealed packet. Roast the garlic until golden and soft, about 45 minutes.
• Remove the roasted garlic from the oven and squeeze the cloves into a bowl. Using a fork, mashing the cloves into a paste. Set aside.
• Cook the pasta in a large pot of well-salted water until al dente. Drain the pasta, reserving 1/2 cup of the cooking water. Butter a 13x9-inch shallow baking dish.
• In a large, heavy saucepot (such as a Dutch oven), melt 1 stick butter over medium-low heat. Stir in the flour and reserved garlic paste. Cook the roux, stirring constantly, for 3 minutes until golden. Whisk in the milk. Bring the sauce to a boil, whisking constantly, then reduce it to a simmer and let it cook for 3 minutes. Stir in the shredded cheddar cheese, Parmesan cheese, mustard powder, salt and pepper until well combined.
• Add the pasta and the reserved 1/2 cup of pasta water to the pot, stirring to combine. (It will be soupy.) Transfer the macaroni and cheese to the buttered baking dish. Sprinkle it with the reserved crumb topping and place it on a sheet tray (in the event it bubbles over while baking). Bake the macaroni and cheese for 20 to 25 minutes until it's golden brown and bubbling.
• The garlic head can be roasted, and the garlic gloves mashed, 1 day in advance. Store the garlic paste, covered, in the fridge.
• The macaroni and cheese can be baked in a large baking dish or several smaller ramekins for individual servings.
• ★ Did you make this recipe? Don't forget to give it a star rating below!

CREAMY STOVETOP MACARONI AND CHEESE

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Add the macaroni and cook until it is al dente, about 6 minutes. Strain, reserving 1 cup of the pasta water. Set aside.
• Heat the half-and-half and cayenne in a large saucepan over medium heat until it just comes to a simmer. Continue simmering until the half-and-half is reduced to 1 1/2 cups, about 15 minutes. Add the cream cheese and stir until melted. Whisk in the Cheddar and Gruyere until all the cheese is melted and the sauce is smooth.
• Add the macaroni to the saucepan and stir to combine. Stir in some of the reserved pasta water to thin the sauce if needed. Season to taste with salt if needed. Serve hot.

CREAMY MACARONI AND CHEESE

Steps:

• Bring 2 quarts of water to boil in large soup kettle. Add salt and pasta. Using package directions as a guide, cook until al dente. Drain. To prevent sticking, drain and immediately pour onto a large lipped baking sheet and let cool while preparing sauce.
• Meanwhile, microwave the milk and chicken broth in a 4-cup Pyrex measuring cup or bowl until hot and steamy (not boiling). Melt butter in the empty pasta pot; whisk in flour, then hot milk mixture. Continue to whisk until thick and bubbly, 3 to 4 minutes. Whisk in mustard, Parmesan and pepper. Turn off heat, stir in cheddar until melted.
• Add drained pasta (and optional flavoring ingredients, see notes) to sauce, and stir until everything is well combined over low heat. Stir to heat through, and thin with a little water if the sauce is too thick. Serve hot.

CREAMY BAKED MACARONI AND CHEESE

Steps:

• Set an oven rack 6 inches from the heat source and preheat the oven to 425 degrees F.
• Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Add the macaroni and cook until it is al dente, about 6 minutes. Strain, reserving 1 3/4 cups of the pasta water. Set aside.
• Heat the half-and-half and cayenne in a large saucepan over medium heat until it just comes to a simmer. Continue simmering until the half-and-half is reduced to 1 1/2 cups, about 15 minutes. Add the cream cheese and stir until melted. Whisk in the Cheddar and Gruyere until all the cheese is melted and the sauce is smooth.
• Add the macaroni and the reserved pasta water to the saucepan and stir to combine. (It will look very loose, but the pasta will suck up a lot of the sauce as it bakes.) Season to taste with salt if needed. Pour into a 13-by-9-inch baking dish. Toss the bread crumbs with the butter and a sprinkle of salt in a small bowl and sprinkle evenly over the top of the macaroni and cheese. Bake until the cheese is bubbly and the bread crumbs are lightly browned and crispy, about 10 minutes.

MACARONI AND CHEESE WITH A TWIST

Steps:

• 1. Cook pasta in boiling salted water for 6 minutes; drain and set aside.
• 2. In a medium saucepan combine cornstarch, salt, pepper, and dry mustard; stir in milk until smooth. Add butter, worcestershire sauce, and hot pepper sauce. Stirring constantly, bring to a boil over medium-high heat and boil for 1 minute. Remove from heat and stir in 1 cup of sharp cheddar and 1 cup pepper jack cheeses until melted.
• 3. Add macaroni and turn into 2-quart casserole that has been sprayed with cooking spray. Combine remaining cheeses and bread crumbs. Sprinkle on top.
• 4. Bake in 350* oven for 25 minutes or until lightly browned.

MACARONI SALAD WITH A TWIST!

Steps:

• Cook macaroni and drain.
• Put macaroni in a bowl and pour pickle juice over it while it is still hot.
• Let set for about an hour and then drain juice and discard.
• Mix macaroni with remaining ingredients and put in fridge for 4-6 hours or overnight. Preparation time includes marinating the macaroni.

MAC N CHEESE WITH A TWIST

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 200c. After all the ingredients have been measured, put the butter in a steel saucepan and melt it. Once the butter has been melted, stir in the flour. After the butter has been absorbed by the flour, pour in the milk.
• Using a balloon whisk, you have to mix the sauce constantly, not allowing it to stick. after roughly 5 minutes, you should feel the sauce starting to thicken, once it coats the back of a spoon, take it off the heat and stir in the cheese, parsley and mustard.
• Next, separately heat a pan with oil in it and cook the onion until is is translucent with the garlic. Then add the pepper, chilli and mushrooms and cover and cook for a couple of minutes.
• Once the pepper has been cooked and the mushrooms have shrunk considerably uncover and mix in the tarragon, salt and pepper.
• In another pan of boiling water, add the pasta and cook as specified on the pack of pasta and drain.
• Pour the sauce onto the pasta and then fold in the vegetables making sure not to break up the pasta. Put the pasta is an oven proof serving dish and put in the oven for 20 mins or until browned.
• Whilst the pasta is in the oven, grill the bread slices in the grill; this will dry out the bread. halfway through the cooking time, cover the dish with foil and put back in the oven.
• in a food processor grind the dried bread into bread crumbs and sprinkle ontop of the macaroni cheese once it has been removed from the oven.
• please comment and give any feedback :)

CREAMY PASTA WITH PESTO AND TOMATOES

Steps:

• Cook the pasta according to packet instructions.
• In the meantime, heat up a 1 tbsp of olive oil in a small saucepan, then add the halvened tomatoes and let them soften for a few minutes. Squeeze them down lightly with a wooden spoon until they release the juices and flavour the oil.
• Then add the Crème Fraîche, pesto and a few basil leaves. Let it simmer a bit on a low heat until your pasta is ready.
• Drain the pasta and mix in with the sauce. Done!

HAWAIIAN MACARONI SALAD

Steps:

• Cook macaroni as directed on the packaging. Drain and pour into a mixing bowl.
• Pour the vinegar over the macaroni and stir to combine. Add the carrot, green onion, salt and pepper and stir.
• In a separate bowl mix together the mayo, milk and sugar.
• Fold the mayo mixture into the macaroni. Allow to cool before covering and storing in the fridge to chill completely.
• Store in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 5 days.

CREAMY MACARONI WITH A TWIST

Steps:

• Cook the pasta until "al dente," drain and set aside.
• In the same pot you cooked the pasta, stir in the butter and let it melt. When butter has melted, add sour cream, milk chicken bouillon, salt & pepper, and blend. When it's blended, add the corn, bell pepper, and the pasta.
• Stir carefully, and let it warm.
• Serve as a side dish, or alone as a light lunch.