Family Reunion Baked Macaroni And Cheese Food

FAMILY REUNION BAKED MACARONI AND CHEESE

Steps:

• Cook pasta, only al-dente. You will be cooking it in the oven, so you don't want to overcook it. Rinse with cool water and drain well. Return to pan with a little butter to prevent sticking and set aside.
• Pre-heat oven to 375 degrees.
• Melt 6 Tbs. butter over medium heat in large saucepan. Add flour, salt, black pepper, dry mustard, and paprika. Stir constantly for 3 minutes. Add milk, whisking constantly for 10 minutes, or until sauce thickens. Remove from heat.
• Remove 1/4 cup of the sauce and slowly stir into your beaten egg to temper the egg. Add the egg mixture to the sauce.
• Add 4 cups of the shredded cheese to the sauce, return pan to heat, stirring until cheese is melted. Pour sauce over pasta.
• Pour 1/2 of the pasta into a 9 X 13 casserole dish, then sprinkle with 1/2 of the remaining shredded cheese. Repeat with the remaining pasta and cheese.
• Melt 2 Tbs. butter and combine with your bread crumbs. Sprinkle on top of pasta.
• Bake at 375 degrees for 30 minutes, or until top is bubbly and starting to brown.

REUNION CASSEROLE

Steps:

• In a large Dutch oven, cook the beef, sausage and onion over medium heat until meat is no longer pink; drain. Stir in 1 cup cheese, green pepper, corn, soup, tomato sauce, olives, garlic, salt and noodles. , Transfer to a greased 13x9-in. baking dish. Sprinkle with remaining cheese. Cover and bake at 350° for 35 minutes or until bubbly. Uncover; bake 10 minutes longer or until cheese is melted.

FAMILY REUNION MACARONI SALAD

Steps:

• Prepare Dinners as directed on package.
• Add remaining ingredients; mix lightly.

HOMEMADE BAKED MACARONI AND CHEESE

Steps:

• Grease or spray with non-stick cooking spray a casserole dish.
• Melt butter in medium saucepan.
• When melted, add flour, stirring constantly for about 1 minute (until butter is absorbed).
• Whisk in hot milk, cook for 3 minutes (stirring constantly).
• Add 1 cup each of the cheeses, and stir until smooth.
• Cook macaroni, drain, rinse under cold water, and drain again.
• Combine everything together and pour into casserole dish.
• Sprinkle the rest of the cheese on top, and bake at 400Ffor 20 minutes.

FOUR-CHEESE BAKED MACARONI

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit. Coat bottom and sides of a 13x9x2-inch glass baking dish with nonstick vegetable-oil cooking spray.
• Cook rotelli pasta in a large pot of lightly salted boiling water following the package directions. Drain the pasta well.
• Meanwhile, mix together the shredded cheddar, mozzarella, and Jarlsberg cheeses and the grated Parmesan cheese in a large bowl.
• Over medium heat, melt the butter in the pot in which the pasta was cooked. Whisk the flour into the melted butter until well blended; continue to cook, whisking constantly, for 2 minutes to eliminate flour taste. Whisk in 1 cup of the milk until well blended. Gradually whisk in the remaining milk, 1 cup at a time, whisking after each addition until well blended. Stir in the salt, nutmeg, and ground red pepper. Bring the mixture to simmering; cook, whisking constantly, until thickened and smooth, about 2 minutes. Remove saucepan from heat. Stir in 2 cups of the cheese mixture, whisking until the sauce is very smooth.
• Add the cooked pasta to the cheese sauce in the pot; toss together until well blended.
• Sprinkle 1/2 cup of the remaining cheese mixture evenly over the bottom of the prepared baking dish. Spoon half of the pasta mixture into the baking dish, spreading evenly. Sprinkle 1 cup of the cheese mixture over the pasta. Spoon the remaining pasta mixture over the cheese mixture. Sprinkle the remaining cheese mixture over the top of pasta. Arrange sliced tomatoes over top of casserole.
• Bake the macaroni and cheese in the preheated 350 degree oven for 45 minutes or until the top of the macaroni is lightly golden. Let dish stand for at least 10 minutes before serving.

BAKED MAC AND CHEESE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350ºF.
• Cook macaroni as directed on package, omitting salt.
• Meanwhile, heat 1 Tbsp. oil in large saucepan on medium heat. Add garlic; cook and stir 1 min. Add kale; cook and stir 3 to 4 min. or until wilted. Spoon into bowl; set aside.
• Heat remaining oil in same pan. Whisk in flour; cook and stir 1 min. Gradually whisk in milk; cook and stir 3 to 5 min. or until thickened. Add 1-1/4 cups shredded cheese, 1 Tbsp. Parmesan and mustard; cook and stir 2 to 3 min. or until shredded cheese is melted.
• Drain macaroni. Add to cheese sauce along with the kale; mix well. Spoon into 1-1/2-qt. casserole sprayed with cooking spray; top with remaining cheeses.
• Bake 20 min. or until heated through.

FANNIE FARMER'S CLASSIC BAKED MACARONI & CHEESE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400°F.
• Cook and drain macaroni according to package directions; set aside.
• In a large saucepan melt butter.
• Add flour mixed with salt and pepper, using a whisk to stir until well blended.
• Pour milk and cream in gradually; stirring constantly.
• Bring to boiling point and boil 2 minutes (stirring constantly).
• Reduce heat and cook (stirring constantly) 10 minutes.
• Add shredded cheddar little by little and simmer an additional 5 minutes, or until cheese melts.
• Turn off flame.
• Add macaroni to the saucepan and toss to coat with the cheese sauce.
• Transfer macaroni to a buttered baking dish.
• Sprinkle with breadcrumbs.
• Bake 20 minutes until the top is golden brown.
• (You can also freeze this recipe in zip-lock bags for later use - once you have mixed the macaroni along with the cheese sauce allow to cool to room temperature before adding to your freezer - I generally pull it out the night before and allow macaroni and cheese to reach room temperature; I then add the macaroni and cheese to a buttered baking dish, sprinkle with bread crumbs and then bake for 20 to 30 minutes, until golden brown on top and bubbling.

RICHLY BAKED MACARONI & CHEESE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350.
• Cook macaroni in boiling water according to directions. Drain. Pour into a 3 quart casserole.
• In a saucepan, melt butter and stir in flour. Gradually stir in milk and sour cream. Add salt and pepper.
• Cook over low heat, stirring constantly,until bubbly and thicken.
• Reserve 1 cup of cheese for the top of casserole. Toss macaroni with remaining cheese. Pour sauce over macaroni and mix.
• Sprinkle remaining cheese.