Italian Mac N Cheese Food

ITALIAN MACARONI AND CHEESE

Steps:

• Bring a pot of salted water to a boil. As soon as the water comes to a boil, add the pasta and stir. While the pasta cooks, prepare the cheese fondue. Heat the cream in a saucepan over medium low heat until it is steaming but not bubbling. Add the rocchetta cheese, and stir until it melts. Keep it steaming hot until the pasta is ready. Undercook the pasta just a little, you want to let it finish cooking right in the cheese fondue. Once the pasta is very very al dente, drain it and add it to the cheese fondue and let it cook in the sauce for 2 minutes. Then add the parmesan, stir, and divide the macaroni and cheese between two bowls. Top with freshly ground black pepper, and toasted breadcrumbs if you like, and serve.

ITALIAN MAC & CHEESE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F
• Bring one large pot of water to a rolling boil.
• Add whole box of shells and a pinch of salt to boiling water, cover and switch to low heat.
• Spray oven safe dish with cooking spray.
• Put milk, one bag of cheese,a few dashes of pepper, the butter and a pinch of salt in the dish; mix well.
• When noodles are still firm, but partially cooked drain them and add them to the bowl of milk and other mixed ingredients.
• Stir together coating noodles in cheese mixture.
• Cook for 20 minutes.
• Add second bag of cheese and stir.
• Top with breadcrumbs and cook for 15 more minutes or until golden brown at the edges.

ITALIAN-STYLE MACARONI AND CHEESE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
• Make macaroni and cheese according to package directions. Transfer to a medium-size baking dish or casserole dish.
• Melt butter in a medium bowl on low power in the microwave. Add bread crumbs to bowl and toss to combine with butter. Sprinkle bread crumb mixture over top of macaroni and cheese. Place in oven and bake for 10 to 15 minutes, or until browned on top.

ITALIAN THREE-CHEESE MACARONI

Steps:

• Cook macaroni according to package directions., Meanwhile, preheat oven to 350°. In a small saucepan, melt butter. Stir in flour, Italian seasoning, salt and pepper until smooth; gradually add milk. Bring to a boil; cook and stir 2 minutes or until thickened. Remove from the heat; stir in cheddar and Parmesan cheeses until melted. Drain macaroni., Spread 1 cup cheese sauce in a greased 13x9-in. baking pan. Layer with half of macaroni, tomatoes and cheese sauce. Repeat layers. Sprinkle with mozzarella cheese. Combine bread crumbs and butter; sprinkle over top., Cover and bake 40 minutes. Uncover and bake 10-15 minutes longer or until golden brown and bubbly. Let stand 5 minutes before serving.

ITALIAN MACARONI AND CHEESE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F. Melt 3 Tbsp. of the butter in large saucepan on low heat. Stir in flour and seasonings. Cook and stir 2 minutes or until bubbly. Gradually add milk, stirring until well blended. Cook on medium heat until mixture boils and thickens, stirring constantly. Reduce heat to low; simmer 5 minutes. Pour over shells in large bowl. Add ricotta cheese; mix lightly.
• Spoon half of the pasta mixture into 2-quart casserole dish; sprinkle with 1-1/2 cups of the pizza shreds. Cover with remaining pasta mixture and pizza shreds; top with tomato slices. Melt remaining 2 Tbsp. butter. Mix with bread crumbs, Parmesan cheese and parsley; sprinkle over tomatoes.
• Bake 20 to 25 minutes or until heated through.

ITALIAN STYLE MACARONI AND CHEESE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Spray a 1-1/2-qt casserole dish with cooking spray and set aside.
• Heat large pot over medium heat and add the milk, flour, 1 cup sharp cheddar cheese, Mexican Style cheese, , onion powder, garlic powder and cayenne red pepper and whisk until the cheese begins to melt.
• Remove from the heat and stir in the pasta, diced tomatoes and spinach and continue to mix until the spinach is wilted.
• Pour the macaroni and cheese into a 1-1/2-qt. casserole dish. Sprinkle with 1/2 cup sharp cheddar cheese and the breadcrumbs. Bake for 20 minutes or until the cheese is bubbly.

ITALIAN - STYLE MAC 'N CHEESE

Steps:

• Prepare pasta according to package directions.
• Brown and crumble the sausage.
• Drain on paper towels.
• Return pan to heat and add olive oil, butter, garlic and mushrooms.
• Season with salt and pepper.
• Saute 3 to 5 minutes.
• Preheat broiler to high.
• To mushrooms, add flour and stir, cooking 2 mnutes.
• Whisk in stock, then stir in cream.
• Bring cream to a buble, then stir in two cups of 4 cheese blend.
• When cheese has melted, add tomatoes.
• When sauce comes to a buble, remove from head and adjust seasonings, adding hot sauce if desired.
• Combine cheese sauce with sausage and pasta, transfer to a baking dish.
• Sprinklge remaining 1/2 cup 4 cheese blend and the grated Parmesan over the top and brown under hot broiler.

MACARONI 'N' CHEESE ITALIANO

Steps:

• Cook pasta according to package directions until cooked but firm. Meanwhile, in a large nonstick skillet, saute the onion, celery and green pepper in oil until tender. Stir in spaghetti sauce, basil and oregano. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, for 5 minutes. Drain macaroni; stir into sauce. Transfer to a 2-qt. baking dish coated with cooking spray; set aside. , In a saucepan, combine the flour, salt, nutmeg and cayenne. Gradually stir in milk until smooth. Bring to a boil over medium heat; cook and stir for 2 minutes or until thickened. Reduce heat; stir in cheddar and mozzarella cheeses until melted. , Pour over macaroni mixture. Top with Parmesan cheese and tomatoes. Bake, uncovered, at 350° for 25-30 minutes or until bubbly and golden brown. Let stand for 5 minutes before serving.