Easy Macaroni And Cheese With Cavatappi Pasta Food

EASY MACARONI AND CHEESE WITH CAVATAPPI PASTA

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F.
• Heat a medium size pot on medium heat and add butter. Stir the butter around the pot until it's melted. Add flour and stir continuously.
• When the butter and flour start to thicken (about 2 minutes), add milk and stir. Stir in garlic powder and salt. Remove the white sauce from the heat and set aside for a moment.
• In a medium size casserole dish, add the cooked pasta. Pour the white sauce over the pasta and stir together to coat the pasta.
• Add half of the cheese to the pasta and white sauce mixture. Stir so that the cheese is mixed in with the pasta and white sauce.
• Top the pasta mixture with the remaining cheese. Bake in a preheated oven until the cheese melts (about 15 minutes).
• Serve right away while warm.

CREAMY CAVATAPPI & CHEESE

Steps:

• Cook cavatappi according to package directions., Meanwhile, saute garlic in butter in a Dutch oven. Stir in flour and pepper sauce until blended; gradually add milk. Bring to a boil; cook and stir until thickened, about 2 minutes., Stir in cheeses until melted; add green onions. Drain cavatappi; stir into cheese mixture., Transfer to a greased 13x9-in. baking dish. Combine the bread crumbs, bacon and melted butter; sprinkle over top., Bake, uncovered, at 350° until bubbly, 20-25 minutes. Sprinkle with green onion and, if desired, pepper.

CAVATAPPI MAC AND CHEESE RECIPE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F. Grease a 9x13-inch baking dish.
• Cook cavatappi pasta in boiling water until al dente following package directions. Drain and set aside.
• In a skillet, melt butter over medium heat. Add onion and cook a few minutes until tender.
• Whisk in flour, continue whisking for two minutes. (mixture will thicken)
• Gradually add in milk and cream, whisking constantly after each addition.
• Taste and season with salt and pepper to taste.
• Continue to simmer until thickened. This should take approximately 1 and 1/2 to two minutes.
• Remove pan from heat. Stir in 2 and 1/4 cups of shredded Cheddar cheese 3/4 cups shredded Gruyere cheese (reserving the remaining cheese for the top) and stir until sauce is thick and creamy.
• Stir in cooked pasta, then transfer to prepared baking dish.
• Sprinkle with remaining cheese. (3/4 cup Cheddar and 1/4 cup Gruyere)
• Melt butter in a small saucepan over low heat, or in a microwave-safe bowl in the microwave. Stir in breadcrumbs.
• Sprinkled over pasta mixture.
• Bake in 350°F oven for 25 to 30 minutes until bubbly.

SIMPLE MACARONI AND CHEESE

Steps:

• 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 saucepan over medium heat; stir in flour, salt, and pepper until smooth, about 5 minutes. Slowly pour milk into butter-flour mixture while continuously stirring until mixture is smooth and bubbling, about 5 minutes. Add Cheddar cheese to milk mixture and stir until cheese is melted, 2 to 4 minutes.
• Fold macaroni into cheese sauce until coated.

EASY MACARONI AND CHEESE

Steps:

• Melt butter in a saucepan over a medium heat.
• Stir in flour and salt.
• Add milk and macaroni to saucepan, and bring to a boil.
• Reduce heat, and cover.
• Simmer for 15 minutes or until pasta is tender, stirring occasionally.
• Add cheese, and stir until cheese melts.
• Serve.

CREAMY CHEESY LOBSTER CAVATAPPI

Steps:

• Try Ina's variation on this dish with lobster!
• Preheat the oven to 375ºF.
• Drizzle oil into a large pot of boiling salted water.
• Add pasta and cook according to the directions on the package, 6 to 8 minutes; drain well.
• Meanwhile, heat the milk in a small saucepan, but don't boil it. In a large pot, melt 6 tablespoons of butter and add the flour.
• Cook over low heat for 2 minutes, stirring with a whisk.
• Still whisking, add the hot milk to form a thick and creamy sauce, and cook for a minute or two more until thickened and smooth.
• Off the heat, add the Gruyere, cheddar, Roquefort, 1 tablespoon salt, the pepper, nutmeg and crushed red pepper flakes, if using.
• Add the cooked macaroni and lobster and stir well.
• Place the mixture in 6 to 8 individual gratin dishes.
• Melt the remaining 2 tablespoons of butter, combine them with the fresh breadcrumbs, and sprinkle on the top.
• Bake for 30 to 35 minutes, or until the sauce is bubbly and the macaroni is browned on the top.
• Enjoy!