Macaroni And Cheese Tomatoes And Onions Au Gratin Food

MACARONI AU GRATIN

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Butter a 2 quart casserole dish.
• Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Add macaroni and cook for 8 to 10 minutes or until al dente; drain. Transfer to prepared casserole dish and lay cheese slices over macaroni. Sprinkle with paprika.
• Melt butter in a small saucepan over medium heat. Add milk and flour, stirring until it thickens. Stir in salt and pepper and pour over macaroni and cheese.
• Bake in preheated oven for 30 minutes.

MACARONI BEEF GRATIN

Steps:

• 1. Preheat your oven to 350 degrees. Cook your pasta in salted water as directed on box. Set aside.
• 2. In a large saute pan, add your olive oil and allow to get warm over medium heat. Add your bay leaf, onion, and garlic. Followed by whisking in your knorr stock pack.
• 3. Once your onions start to brown, add your wine. Whisk until full incorporated, then add your beef. Season with salt, crushed red pepper, and oregano. Allow beef to cook partially though.
• 4. Stir in tomato paste and sliced sausage. I used turkey chourico, which is a portuguese sausage, but use what you have available to you.
• 5. Cover and allow to simmer over low heat for about 5 minutes or so.
• 6. While you are waiting, mix breadcrumbs with melted butter.
• 7. Grease your baking dish, and pour in prepared pasta. Remove meat sauce from heat, and remove the bay leaf from your sauce. Pour the meat sauce over pasta. Top with breadcrumbs and shredded cheese. Allow to bake in the oven for about 10 minutes.

MACARONI AU GRATIN

Steps:

• Cook macaroni according to package directions; drain. Place in a greased 2-qt. baking dish; set aside. , In a saucepan, melt butter over medium heat. Stir in flour until well blended. Gradually add milk; bring to a boil. Cook and stir for 2 minutes; reduce heat. Add cheese, onion, Worcestershire sauce, salt, pepper and mustard; stir until cheese melts. , Pour over macaroni and mix well. Sprinkle with bread crumbs. Bake, uncovered, at 375° for 30 minutes.

Steps:

• Cook elbow macaroni as per instructions. * I add some olive oil to prevent it from sticking, but that's optional. Drain macaroni through colander.
• Return to pot or casserole dish and add tomatoes.
• Mix tomatoes into macaroni.
• Heat oven to broil (500 degrees F) and top with shredded cheese.
• Bake macaroni and cheese with tomatoes on middle rack under the broiler for 3-5 minutes or until bubbly and lightly browned (to your preference). * I put a cookie sheet underneath to prevent spills from dripping down. * Keep a close eye on it to prevent burning.
• Serve hot.

MACARONI AND CHEESE, TOMATOES AND ONIONS AU GRATIN

Steps:

• Cook the long macaroni al dente and set aside.
• Dice the onions or put in food processor until finely chopped.
• In a large saucepan, heat the olive oil, add the onions and cook until tender.
• Add the tomato juice, tomato soup (do not add water), salt and pepper and let cook for about 5 minutes (until the flavors blend).
• Spread out the cooked macaroni in 2 (13 x 9) dishes and pour the tomato and oignon mixture over the macaroni.
• Make sure that everything is well coated.
• Cut the block of cheese in 1 inches squares (grate some for the top) and insert randomly in the mixture (push each square in the macaroni with your fingers).
• Put the reserve grated cheese on top of the dishes and pour a little milk over the cheese (that's how my grandmother did it).
• Bake at 350 for about 45 minutes until bubbly.

POTATO AND MACARONI GRATIN

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F. Butter 8 x 8 x 2-inch baking dish. Cook potato in large pot of boiling salted water until tender, about 10 minutes. Using slotted spoon, transfer potato to large bowl. Add macaroni to same pot of boiling water; cook until just tender but still firm to bite. Drain macaroni. Add to bowl with potato.
• Meanwhile, melt 2 tablespoons butter in heavy large skillet over medium-high heat. Add sliced onions and sauteé until tender and brown, stirring often, about 15 minutes.
• Add onions, cream, milk and cheese to potato mixture and mix well. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Transfer to prepared dish. Bake until heated through and cheese melts, about 20 minutes. Let cool 5 minutes; serve hot.

MACARONI AND CHEESE AU GRATIN

Steps:

• Cook the macaroni according to package directions.
• Drain.
• Melt the 1 T butter in a saucepan;
• stir in the onions and saute until they are translucent.
• Stir in the flour and cook a minute or so, stirring.
• Slowly add the milk, stirring constantly.
• When all the milk is in and the sauce is smooth and creamy, stir in the salt, pepper, the 1 and 1/2 c cheese, the worcestershire and dry mustard.
• Reheat a bit if necessary to melt all the cheese.
• Stir in the cooked macaroni.
• Now comes the au gratin part:.
• Turn the macaroni and cheese into a greased 2 quart casserole.
• Combine the bread crumbs and the 1/2 c cheese and sprinkle over the surface of the M&C.
• Melt the 3 T butter in a small pan and drizzle over all.
• Bake at 350 for 10 minutes or so (unless the mixture had gotten cold before it went into the oven, in which case make it 20 or 30 minutes), And run it under the broiler quickly at the end to brown the top.

ONIONS AU GRATIN

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease an 8 inch square baking dish.
• Melt the butter in a large skillet over medium heat. Add onions; cook and stir until tender, about 5 minutes. Transfer to the prepared baking dish. In a medium bowl, stir together the beef broth and flour until smooth. Mix in the cream and season with salt and pepper; pour over the onions. Sprinkle Swiss cheese and Parmesan cheese over the top.
• Bake for 25 to 30 minutes in the preheated oven, until cheese is golden brown and the sauce is bubbly.