Macaroni And Tomatoes My Way Food

MACARONI AND TOMATOES

Steps:

• Fill a large pot with lightly salted water and bring to a rolling boil over high heat. Once the water is boiling, stir in the macaroni, and return to a boil. Cook the pasta uncovered, stirring occasionally, until the pasta has cooked through, but is still firm to the bite, about 8 minutes. Drain well in a colander set in the sink.
• Pour the macaroni into a saucepan and place over medium heat; stir in the butter, bacon grease, tomato sauce, stewed tomatoes with juice, and sugar; season with salt and pepper. Stir while cooking until butter and bacon grease has melted and incorporated completely, 5 to 10 minutes; remove from heat, cover, and allow to sit about 20 minutes before serving.

MACARONI AND TOMATOES -- MY WAY

Steps:

• 1. Add macaroni to salty boiling water. Cook macaroni until done. Drain
• 2. Add macaroni back to pot with butter. Add remaining ingredients, stir until combined. Turn heat to medium, and simmer until ingredients blend together, about 15 minutes. Pour into bowl, or eat from the pot.

MACARONI AND CHEESE MY WAY

Steps:

• Preheat broiler.
• Bring a large post of water to a rolling boil, add pasta shells and cook al dente, according to package instructions.
• Meanwhile, in a large skillet, add the olive oil and tasso or bacon, cook until just crisp,
• then add shallots and garlic. Cook and stir over moderate heat just until shallots are translucent. Add the flour, cook stirring constantly to blend and toast the flour, about 5 minutes. Add the white wine, reduce until almost dry. Add the cream, bring to a simmer until the sauce coats the back of a spoon, about 5 to 10 minutes. Remove from the heat and stir in the cheeses, shrimp and spinach. Gently stir until cheese is melted, spinach is wilted and shrimp is beginning to turn pink. Season with salt and white pepper, to taste. Season with hot sauce, to taste.
• Drain the pasta, making sure to shake all of the water off and out of the shells.
• In a large flameproof baking dish, place drained shells. Add the cheese and shrimp mixture and gently fold into the pasta. Sprinkle with the bread crumbs and chopped parsley. Place under the broiler until the breadcrumbs are toasted about 2 to 3 minutes.

MAC AND CHEESE - MY WAY

Steps:

• Cook macaroni in boiling salted water until tender, but firm. Drain well. Preheat the broiler. Melt the butter in a saucepan. Remove and toss 1 tablespoon of the butter with the bread crumbs. Reserve. Add the flour to the remaining butter, whisking for 2 minutes. Slowly whisk in the milk and broth. Bring to a boil, whisking constantly. Add green onions. Whisk 2 minutes longer. Remove from heat or keep on very, very low
• heat. Add half of the cheese, stirring until smooth. Add remaining cheese, stirring until melted and smooth. Add the macaroni to the sauce and stir well. Spoon into a 2-quart shallow baking dish. Sprinkle with the buttered crumbs. Broil until the crumbs brown, about 2 minutes. Serve immediately. (If you wish, the mixture can be prepared before broiling up to several hours ahead and refrigerated. You may need to stir in a little more milk or broth if it thickens to much. Then bake, covered, for 15 minutes at 375 degrees. Uncover, and bake about I0 minutes more until crumbs are browned and casserole is hot and bubbly.)
• IDEAS FOR LIVENING UP BOXED MAC AND CHEESE
• Stir in chopped pasta-ready canned tomatoes and chopped fresh basil (Italian)
• Stir in a can of chopped green chiles and a teaspoon of chili powder (Mexican)
• Stir in a can of drained water-packed tuna fish, a small can of olives, and some chopped fresh herb such as parsley, basil, thyme, tarragon, sage, or chives
• Stir in leftover bits of cooked vegies (broccoli or corn) or deli meats (ham or smoked turkey or salami

MACARONI, CHEESE & TOMATOES

Steps:

• Cook elbows according to package directions, drain.
• In glass casserole dish cover bottom with some elbow macaroni and pour enough tomatoes to give your macaroni a light coat. Drop Cheez Whiz by the spoonful in 4 or 5 spots. Keep going with this layering until your done. On the top finish off with the bread crumbs and pour the melted butter on top of that. Pour milk down through the casserole.
• Bake at 325°F for 40 minutes or until bubbly and brown.

MACARONI AND TOMATOES

Steps:

• Cook and drain the macaroni as directed on the package.
• Pour macaroni into a large bowl.
• Add diced tomatoes and tomato sauce and stir well to combine.
• Serve.
• Can be served cold or hot, I prefer it cold.

MACARONI AND TOMATOES

Steps:

• 1. Cook pasta according to package instructions, drain and put back into the pan. Pour in the diced tomatoes, but not all of the juice. Add sugar to taste, to take away some of the acidity of the tomatoes. Cook until everything is warmed completely through. Enjoy!

MACARONI AND TOMATOES

Steps:

• While macaroni is cooking according to package directions, I cut the tomatoes in smaller pieces.
• Drain macaroni and put back into pot cooked in, add butter and Lawrey's Seasoning Salt (no substitutions).
• Stir to coat.
• Add tomatoes along with the juice.
• You could also add crisp bacon pieces when served.