Gluten Free Chili Cheese Mac Food

HEALTHY CHILI MAC (GLUTEN FREE)

Steps:

• Preheat a 10-12" skillet with a tight fitting lid over medium heat.
• Add the oil.
• Add the onions and saute until soft, about 3-5 minutes.
• Crumble the ground meat and add in the garlic, stirring to break the meat up.
• When browned, add in tomato paste, canned tomatoes, beef broth, oregano, and chili powder. Stir to combine.
• Mix in the noodles. Bring to a boil, lower the heat, and cover. Cook until the noodles are al dente, about 7-10 minutes. The noodles will continue to soak up liquid as it sits, so don't worry if it seems thin at first.
• Stir in cheddar shreds until melted. Serve with preferred garnishes.

LIGHT AND EASY CHILI MAC N' CHEESE

Steps:

• In a large pot, heat 1-2 tbsp of olive oil over medium heat. Add onion, garlic, and peppers, saute until cooked through and translucent. Add in beans, spices, and diced tomatoes. Stir until mixed together. Add in water and pasta. Stir again and bring mixture to a boil. Once boiling reduce heat to medium-low and simmer until pasta is cooked through (about ten minutes). Remove pot from heat and stir in cheese until well dispersed. Serve hot with crushed cheddar crackers, tortilla chips, cilantro, and/or avocado, if desired.

EASY GLUTEN-FREE MACARONI AND CHEESE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Grease a 9x13-inch baking dish.
• 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 1/4 cup butter in a saucepan over medium heat. Stir salt and mustard powder into melted butter and remove saucepan from heat.
• Whisk milk and cornstarch together in a bowl until smooth; stir into butter mixture until well blended. Return saucepan to stove; cook milk mixture, stirring constantly, over medium heat until sauce is thickened, about 5 minutes. Remove saucepan from heat.
• Stir 3 cups Cheddar cheese into sauce until heat from sauce melts cheese. Add pasta to cheese sauce and stir well; pour into the prepared baking dish.
• Combine remaining 1 cup Cheddar cheese, gluten-free bread crumbs, 1 teaspoon butter, and paprika in a bowl; sprinkle over pasta mixture.
• Bake in the preheated oven until top is crunchy, about 30 minutes.

GLUTEN-FREE CHILI CHEESE MAC

Steps:

• Brown ground beef and drain.
• Add all ingredients except cheese, stir.
• Bring to boil, then cover and simmer for 20 minutes.
• Add shredded cheese to top, replace cover. Melt.
• You can leave the melted cheese on top or stir in, whichever you prefer.

GLUTEN-FREE MAC AND CHEESE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
• Grease 9 x 13 inch baking dish.
• Cook macaroni as directed on package, BUT, reduce cooking time so it is still firm. Drain and set aside.
• Melt butter in saucepan.
• Stir in salt and pepper, remove from heat.
• In a large bowl, whisk cornstarch and milk until smooth.
• Whisk milk mix into butter mix and blend well.
• Stir constantly over medium heat until thickened, (about 5 minutes), remove from heat.
• Stir 1 cup of the cheese into sauce until melted: reserve 1 cup of cheese for topping.
• Combine cheese mix with macaroni and spoon into prepared dish.
• Top with remaining cheese.
• Bake uncovered 25 - 30 minutes or until cheese is toasted.