Mac And Cheese With Ground Beef Food

CHEESY BEEF & MACARONI CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375°F.
• Cook noodles for ¾ of time according to package. (My noodles said 9 minutes so I cooked them for 6). Drain and rinse under cold water.
• Meanwhile, brown beef, garlic & onion in a frying pan. Drain.
• Combine green peppers, beef, noodles, tomatoes, tomato sauce & paste, basil, salt & pepper, 1 cup of cheddar cheese, 2 tablespoons fresh parsley. Pour into a 9×13 casserole dish.
• Combine remaining cheeses & 1 tablespoon of parsley. Sprinkle on top of casserole. Bake uncovered for 35-40 minutes or until bubbly and cheese is browned!

ONE-SKILLET CHEESY BEEF AND MACARONI

Steps:

• Heat a very large skillet (for this full recipe, it should be a deep 12-inch pan) over medium high heat and brown the beef, stirring until no pink remains, about 5 minutes. Drain the beef and set aside.
• Wipe out the skillet, add the oil, and heat it over medium heat. Add the peppers, carrots, onion and garlic and sauté until almost tender, about 5 minutes.
• Add the ground beef back to the skillet, as well as the basil, oregano, tomatoes with their juice, water, Worcestershire sauce, and chili powder if using. Season with salt and pepper, turn the heat to high, and bring to a simmer. Add the pasta, stir and cover. Lower the heat to medium and simmer covered, stirring occasionally, until the pasta is tender, and most of the liquid is absorbed, 8 to 10 minutes. Taste and season again if needed.
• Sprinkle the cheese over the casserole then cover for just 1 more minute until the cheese is melty, and serve. Serve this right out of the pan.

CHEESY MACARONI-BEEF SKILLET

Steps:

• Brown meat in large skillet; drain.
• Stir in tomatoes and water; cover. Bring to boil. Stir in Macaroni and the Cheese Sauce Mix; simmer, covered, on medium-low heat 10 min. Stir.
• Top with shredded cheese. Remove from heat. Let stand, covered, 5 min. or until cheese is melted.

MACARONI AND CHEESE WITH GROUND BEEF AND TOMATOES

Steps:

• In a large pot on medium-high heat, bring 2 quarts of salted (1 teaspoons salt) water to a boil.
• Add macaroni to boiling water and cook until tender.
• Drain off the water from the macaroni.
• On low heat add butter, milk and cheese. Stir until cheese is melted.
• Remove from heat and set aside.
• In a deep skillet on medium heat cook the ground beef, salt, pepper and garlic powder until the ground beef is no longer pink, making sure that the ground beef is finely broken up.
• Add the diced tomatoes to the ground beef, without any juice from the tomatoes.
• Add the ground beef mixture to the pot that contains the macaroni. Stir for 1 minute on low heat. Serve and enjoy.

MAC AND CHEESE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F.
• Drizzle oil into a large pot of boiling salted water. Add the macaroni 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. Melt 6 tablespoons of butter in a large (4-quart) pot and add the flour. Cook over low heat for 2 minutes, stirring with a whisk. While whisking, add the hot milk and cook for a minute or two more, until thickened and smooth. Off the heat, add the Gruyere, Cheddar, 1 tablespoon salt, pepper, and nutmeg. Add the cooked macaroni and stir well. Pour into a 3-quart baking dish.
• Slice the tomatoes and arrange on top. Melt the remaining 2 tablespoons of butter, combine them with the fresh bread crumbs, 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.

CHEESE AND HAMBURGER MACARONI

Steps:

• Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat. Cook and stir ground beef, onion, garlic powder, onion powder, salt, and black pepper in the hot skillet until browned and crumbly, 5 to 7 minutes; drain and discard grease.
• Return skillet to burner over high heat. Add water; cover skillet and bring to a boil. Stir macaroni into the boiling water-ground beef mixture; cover and lower heat to medium. Cook, keeping covered, for 5 minutes. Stir, cover, and cook until macaroni is tender, about 5 more minutes.
• Stir processed cheese food into ground beef-macaroni mixture until melted. Remove from heat; stir in sour cream.

BEEF 'N' CHEESE MACARONI

Steps:

• In a skillet, cook beef over medium heat until no longer pink. , Meanwhile, in a saucepan, cook macaroni according to package directions; drain and set aside. In the same pan, melt butter. Add the cheese, milk and salt; cook and stir until the cheese is melted. Drain beef. Stir beef and macaroni into cheese sauce; heat through.

LAYERED MAC 'N CHEESE WITH GROUND BEEF

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350 degrees.
• Spray 2 quart casserole with cooking spray.
• Cook and drain macaroni as directed on package.
• Meanwhile, in 10-inch skillet, cook beef and garlic, 1/2 t of the salt and 1/4 t pepper over medium-high heat 5-7 minutes, stirring occasionally, until beef is thoroughly cooked; drain, if desired.
• In 2-quart saucepan, melt butter over medium heat.
• Stir in flour, cook 1 minute, stirring constantly, until bubbly.
• Stir in milk, cook 5-6 minutes, stirring constantly, until mixture thickens slightly.
• Stir remaining 1/2 t salt, the nutmeg and cayenne.
• Remove from heat; stir in cheese.
• Fold in macaroni.
• Spoon 1/3 of the macaroni mixture (about 1 1/3 cups) into casserole; top with half of the beef (about 1 1/2 cups).
• Layer with another 1/3 of the macaroni mixture, remaining beef and remaining macaroni mixture.
• Top with bread crumbs.
• Bake uncovered 25-30 minutes or until bread crumbs are golden brown.

MACARONI WITH CHEESE & GROUND BEEF

Steps:

• Using a large deep saute pan heat oil and saute onion,garlic& red pepper for about 2 minutes.
• Crumble in the ground beef and cook about 10 minutes or until cooked thoroughly.
• Heat the beef broth on the stove or in the microwave.
• Add hot broth,macaroni,tomatoes,& seasonings to the ground beef mixture.
• Simmer about 10 minutes or until it has reduced and macaroni is cooked.
• Mix in sour cream& cheese and cook over low heat another 5 minutes continuing to stir until creamy.
• Mix in parsley& serve.

HOMESTYLE BEEF, MACARONI AND CHEESE

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Add pasta and cook for 8 to 10 minutes or until al dente; drain.
• In a skillet over medium heat, brown the ground beef until no pink shows; drain excess fat. In the large pot, combine macaroni, beef, tomato soup, tomato juice and corn; heat through. Stir in cheese.

MAC AND CHEESE WITH GROUND BEEF

Steps:

• 1. Brown ground beef, drain. Prepare Kraft dinner as directed on pkg. Add ground beef to kraft dinner, and add onion, salt and pepper. Top with shredded cheese, cook all on low until cheese melts.