Deluxe Mini Mac Cheese Food

DELUXE MINI MAC & CHEESE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 400ºF.
• Cook Macaroni in large saucepan as directed on package; drain. Do not return macaroni to pan.
• Melt butter in same saucepan on medium heat. Whisk in flour; cook and stir 1 min. Gradually stir in milk; cook 1 to 2 min. or until thickened, stirring frequently. Add Cheese Sauce; cook and stir on low heat 1 to 2 min. or until blended. Remove from heat.
• Add macaroni, egg, sour cream and 3/4 cup shredded cheese; mix well. Spoon into 12 muffin pan cups sprayed with cooking spray; sprinkle with remaining shredded cheese.
• Bake 13 to 15 min. or until golden brown. Cool 5 min. before removing from pan to serve.

MACARONI WITH HAM AND CHEESE DELUXE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C).
• Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Cook elbow macaroni in the boiling water, stirring occasionally until cooked through but firm to the bite, 8 minutes. Drain.
• Melt butter in a Dutch oven over medium heat. Cook and stir onion, garlic, and green bell pepper in melted butter until tender, about 5 minutes.
• Stir cooked macaroni, ham, Monterey Jack cheese, hot pepper Jack cheese, and 2 ounces sharp white Cheddar cheese into onion mixture until well blended.
• Gently stir milk into mixture until casserole is creamy, adding additional milk if needed.
• Stir tomato wedges into casserole. Top with 6 ounces sharp white Cheddar cheese.
• Bake casserole in the preheated oven until cheese is bubbling and browned on top, about 20 minutes.

DELUXE BAKED MACARONI AND CHEESE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. Cook macaroni according to package directions. In a Dutch oven, whisk flour, milk and cream until smooth. Bring to a boil; cook and stir 2 minutes or until thickened., Stir in cheeses until melted. Add tomatoes, ham, sour cream and mustard. Drain macaroni; add to cheese mixture and toss to coat., Transfer to a greased 13x9-in. baking dish. In a small bowl, mix topping ingredients; sprinkle over top. Bake, uncovered, 25-30 minutes or until bubbly and bread crumbs are lightly browned.

DELUXE MACARONI 'N' CHEESE

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine the cottage cheese, sour cream, egg, salt, garlic salt and pepper. Add cheddar cheese; mix well. Add macaroni and stir until coated. , Transfer to a greased 2-1/2-qt. baking dish. Bake, uncovered, at 350° for 25-30 minutes or until heated through. Sprinkle with paprika if desired.

HOMEMADE MACARONI AND CHEESE RECIPE IN NINJA FOODI

Steps:

• Add entire box of Pasta and four cups of water into Ninja Foodi Pressure cooker on HIGH for 6 MINUTES, quick release. There should be no water left. Once macaroni noodles are tender and ready, move onto step two of this recipe.
• Leaving your cooked macaroni noodles in the pressure cooker bowl, and while hot, add nearly all of the shredded cheese (reserving a bit for a top layer), pats of butter, heavy whipping cream and salt and pepper.
• Mix all ingredients well.
• Top macaroni with last bit of shredded cheese and close up with the Air Fryer lid.
• Air Fry macaroni for 5-7 minutes at 400 degrees.
• Open lid and check on melted cheese. Macaroni is ready when top is bubble and slightly brown.

BACON-BROCCOLI MAC & CHEESE BITES

Steps:

• Heat oven to 400ºF.
• Prepare Dinner as directed on package, adding broccoli to the boiling water for the last 2 min. Stir in bacon, onions and eggs.
• Spoon into 30 greased mini muffin pan cups; top with shredded cheese.
• Bake 8 to 10 min. or until golden brown. Cool slightly before removing from pans.

MAC AND CHEESE BITES

Steps:

• Grease a nonstick mini muffin pan very well with butter or nonstick cooking spray. Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.
• Bring a pot of salted water to a boil over high heat, then cook the pasta for 2 minutes less than the package says. My elbow macaroni said to cook for 7 minutes, so I drained it after 5.
• After you've cooked and drained the pasta, return the empty pasta pot to the heat and turn the heat down to medium. Melt the butter and add the paprika. Add the flour and stir the mixture around for 2 minutes. While whisking, add the milk. The mixture will be very thick, but that's intentional. Just make sure you have stirred out any lumps. Remove the pot from the heat and add the cheeses and drained pasta, stirring it all together until the cheese and sauce are well distributed.
• Portion your mac and cheese into the muffin cups, either with a spoon or a 3-tbsp cookie scoop. Pack the mac and cheese into the muffin cups with your fingers really well. If you don't pack the mac and cheese down, they won't hold their shape when you take them out after baking, and you don't want them to fall apart.
• Bake the mac and cheese cups for 15 minutes, until bubbling and gooey. Remove them to a wire rack to cool for at least 10 minutes, then carefully run a plastic knife or toothpick (assuming you need to not destroy the nonstick coating on your pan) around the edges to loosen. Remove the mac and cheese cups from the pan and garnish with chopped chives or scallion greens. Enjoy!

MACARONI AND CHEESE WITH GROUND BEEF, SALSA AND GREEN CHILES

Steps:

• Follow basic recipe for Creamy Macaroni and Cheese, but use pepper Jack cheese, not cheddar.
• Heat a 10-inch skillet over medium-high heat. Cook ground beef, seasoning lightly with salt and pepper, until most of the liquid evaporates, about 5 minutes. Stir in chili powder, salsa and chilies; simmer, 2 to 3 minutes. Add cilantro, then stir mixture into macaroni. Serve hot.