Nacho Typical Macaroni N Cheese Food

MACARONI AND CHEESE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
• Cook the macaroni until still slightly firm. Drain and set aside.
• In a small bowl, beat the egg. In a large pot, melt the butter and sprinkle in the flour. Whisk together over medium-low heat. Cook for a couple of minutes, whisking constantly. Don't let it burn. Pour in the milk, add the mustard and whisk until smooth. Cook until very thick, about 5 minutes. Reduce the heat to low.
• Take 1/4 cup of the sauce and slowly pour it into the beaten egg, whisking constantly to avoid cooking the eggs. Whisk together until smooth. Pour the egg into the sauce, whisking constantly. Stir until smooth. Add in the cheese and stir to melt. Add 1/2 teaspoon salt, 1/2 teaspoon seasoned salt and the pepper. Add any additional spices if desired. Taste the sauce and add more salt and seasoned salt as needed! DO NOT UNDERSALT.
• Pour in the drained, cooked macaroni and stir to combine. Serve immediately (while it's still very creamy) or pour into a buttered baking dish, top with extra cheese and bake until bubbly and golden on top, 20 to 25 minutes.
• Fry the bacon in a skillet over medium-high heat until slightly crisp, about 8 minutes. Remove from the pan and cut into bite-size pieces.
• In a separate pan, cook the onions in the butter over a low heat until caramelized, 20 to 30 minutes, stirring occasionally.
• Use a fork to crumble the gorgonzola.
• Put the bacon, caramelized onions and crumbled gorgonzola into separate bowls. Serve as delicious toppings for both sliders and macaroni cheese.

NACHO MACARONI & CHEESE CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350ºF.
• Melt butter in large saucepan on medium heat. Whisk in flour; cook and stir 5 min. Gradually stir in milk; cook and stir 10 min. or until thickened. Add shredded cheese; cook 5 min. or until melted, stirring constantly. Remove from heat.
• Add macaroni, tomatoes, wieners, nacho slices and 2 Tbsp. Parmesan; mix lightly. Stir in egg.
• Spoon into 2-qt casserole sprayed with cooking spray; top with remaining Parmesan.
• Bake 20 min. or until heated through. Sprinkle with cilantro.

NACHO MAC 'N' CHEESE

Steps:

• Cook gemelli according to package directions. Meanwhile, in a Dutch oven, cook beef and red peppers over medium heat until meat is no longer pink; drain. , Stir in the butter, flour, taco seasoning and pepper until blended. Gradually stir in milk. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 2 minutes or until thickened. Remove from the heat. Stir in cheese and corn until cheese is melted. , Drain gemelli; add to beef mixture and stir to coat. Sprinkle with tortilla chips.

CLASSIC BAKED MACARONI AND CHEESE

Steps:

• Cook pasta in a large pot of salted boiling water until it's barely al dente. (It should be more al dente than your average pasta: It's going to continue to cook in the oven.) Drain and set aside.
• Meanwhile, heat butter in a medium pot over medium heat. (The pot should be large enough to hold all the pasta when cooked.) Whisk in flour and cook, whisking constantly, until the flour is foamy and just starting to turn a light golden brown, about 4 minutes. Slowly whisk in milk to avoid clumping. Add garlic, paprika and season with salt and pepper. Bring to a simmer, whisking constantly and paying special attention to the edges of the pot to make sure the flour mixture is totally incorporated.
• Add grated cheese and whisk to blend until the cheese is completely melted. (The sauce will seem thick at first and thin out as the cheese melts; it will thicken while it bakes.) Season with salt and pepper and add cooked pasta, stirring to coat well.
• Heat oven to 425 degrees. Line a rimmed baking sheet with aluminum foil (to catch any cheesy drips).
• Make the optional topping: Combine bread crumbs, melted butter and Parmesan, if using, in a medium bowl. Season with salt and pepper and, using your hands, mix well to ensure the bread crumbs are evenly coated.
• Transfer the macaroni and cheese mixture to a 3-quart or 9 x 13 baking dish and scatter bread crumbs, if using, evenly over the top. Place on prepared baking sheet and bake until macaroni and cheese is bubbling, thickened and creamy, and bread crumbs are evenly golden brown, 25 to 30 minutes. Let cool slightly before serving.

NACHO MACARONI AND CHEESE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425°F. Cook macaroni in large saucepan of boiling salted water until tender but still firm to bite, stirring occasionally, about 6 minutes. Drain.
• Meanwhile, blend salsa and cilantro in processor. Toss 2 cups cheese and flour in medium bowl to coat.
• Bring milk, cream, and cloves to simmer in large saucepan over medium-high heat. Add cheese mixture. Whisk until sauce is smooth, about 1 minute. Mix in macaroni; season with pepper.
• Spread half of macaroni mixture in 11 x 7-inch baking dish. Drop half of salsa mixture over in dollops. Sprinkle with 1/2 cup cheese. Top with remaining macaroni mixture and salsa mixture. Sprinkle chips over. Top with 1/2 cup cheese. Bake until heated through, about 10 minutes.

NACHO TYPICAL MACARONI 'N' CHEESE

Steps:

• Cook macaroni in water to al dente.
• While macaroni is cooking, brown beef in skillet with the chilies, onion, garlic, and Essence.
• Drain the beef.
• After pasta is cooked to doneness, drain and place in a large bowl.
• Add the ground beef and the nacho cheese sauce. Mix together and serve.

LAYERED MAC AND NACHO CHEESE BAKE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350ºF.
• Prepare Dinners as directed on package; spread onto bottom of 13x9-inch baking dish sprayed with cooking spray. Cover with beans.
• Blend canned tomatoes and jalapeño pepper in blender until smooth; pour over beans. Top with shredded cheese; cover.
• Bake 25 min. or until heated through, uncovering for the last 5 min.
• Top with remaining ingredients.

NACHO MAC AND CHEESE

Steps:

• Heat oil over medium-high heat in a Dutch oven. Add ground beef, onion, and jalapeno. Cook, breaking ground beef apart with a wooden spoon, until beef is no longer pink.
• Sprinkle taco seasoning over ground beef. Stir to combine.
• Transfer ground beef mixture to a bowl and set aside.
• Add butter to same Dutch oven and place over medium heat. Once butter is melted, sprinkle flour over butter and whisk together for 1 minute.
• Gradually whisk in milk. Add can of Rotel. Simmer until mixture thickens slightly, about 3 to 5 minutes.
• Set aside 1/2 cup of Pepper Jack cheese and 1/2 cup cheddar cheese. Add remaining cheese to Dutch oven and remove pan from heat. Stir until cheese is melted.
• Add meat mixture and stir to combine.
• Add cooked macaroni and stir to combine.
• Pour into a greased 11X8-inch pan. (A 13x9-inch will work too.)
• Sprinkle the cheese that was set aside and the Doritos on top.
• Place in a 350 degree oven and bake for 20 to 25 minutes.
• Sprinkle with cilantro.

EASY DOUBLE CHEESY NACHO MACARONI

Steps:

• Cook pasta til al dente; drain and return to burner on med-low.
• Add remaining ingredients and stir until well combined.
• Pour into a casserole dish and broil for 3 minutes or until the top is brown, bubbly and slightly crunchy at the edges.