Old Fashioned Mac And Cheese Food

OLD FASHIONED MACARONI AND CHEESE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit.
• Combine cooked macaroni, butter, cheese, salt and pepper.
• Place in a greased 1 1/2 quart baking dish.
• Combine eggs and milk; pour over macaroni.
• Bake for 40 to 50 minutes.

OLD FASHIONED MAC AND CHEESE

Steps:

• Cook macaroni as directed on package.
• Cook and stir butter, onion,salt and pepper over medium heat until onion is slightly tender.
• Blend in flour. Cook over low heat, stirring constantly, until mixture is smooth and bubbly; remove from heat.
• Stir in milk. Heat to boiling, stirring constantly, Boil and stir 1 minute ; remove from heat.
• Stir in cheese until melted.
• Place macaroni in ungreased 1 1/2 quart casserole. Stir cheese sause into macaroni.
• Cook uncovered in 375 degree oven for 30 minutes.

OLD FASHIONED MAC AND CHEESE

Steps:

• preheat oven 375.
• boil pasta as per package directions cut off about 4 mins cooking time.
• while pasta cooks cube cheese set about half of one flavour cheese aside, I personally set aside about half of the mild cheese.
• drain pasta when finished cooking.
• in pan or large baking dish combine remaining cheese celery soup or cheddar cheese soup, milk, and pasta. Stir to combine well.
• Place set aside cheese over top.
• Place in oven about 45 mins or until cheese on top is a golden brown.

OLD FASHIONED MACARONI AND CHEESE

Steps:

• Cook macaroni according to package directions and drain. Grease 2 quart casserole. Layer 1/3 noodles, 1/3 cheese, repeat. Combine milk, eggs, salt, pepper and pour over mac and cheese. Dot with butter. Cover and bake at 350 for 45 minutes. Uncover and sprinkle with a little more cheese and paprika. Cover and let stand 10 minutes before serving.

OLD FASHIONED MAC AND CHEESE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Prepare the elbow macaroni according to package directions.
• Meanwhile, melt the butter in a small saucepan over medium high heat. Stir in the flour until a cream colored paste forms. Then pour in the milk and stir constantly until this comes to a hard boil, then stir for 1 more minute. Remove from heat and set aside.
• When the macaroni is cooked, spread 1/2 of it into the bottom of a lightly greased 9x13-inch baking dish. Then layer 1/2 of the grated onion, 1/2 of the salt and pepper and 1/2 of each of the cheeses. Repeat this one more time: macaroni, onion, salt and pepper and cheeses, and then pour the reserved white sauce over all. Top off with small pats of butter to taste.
• Cover and bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 45 minutes.

SUPER DELUXE OLD FASHIONED MACARONI AND CHEESE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Meanwhile, melt 4 tablespoons of the butter in a non-reactive saucepan. When bubbly whisk in flour and cook for a couple of minutes, stirring every now and then. Slowly whisk in the milk and bring to a boil. Reduce heat to low and simmer, whisking on occasion for 3 to 4 minutes. Remove pan from heat and whisk in grated cheese. Stir vigorously just until cheese has melted. Then whisk in heavy cream to adjust the texture and season to taste with salt and cayenne pepper. In a mixing bowl combine sauce with sun dried tomatoes and drained macaroni and adjust seasoning. Transfer mixture to a 13 x 9-inch baking pan and spread it out evenly. Sprinkle bread crumbs on top and dot with remaining 4 tablespoons of butter. Bake until hot and bubbly, about 30 minutes. Let stand 5 minutes before serving.

OLD-FASHIONED SCRATCH MACARONI AND CHEESE

Steps:

• Cook macaroni according to package directions.
• Drain.
• Immediately place cooked macaroni into large bowl.
• While still hot, stir in the butter, the cubed cheddar, and the handful of grated cheddar.
• Mix well for one minute.
• Add the eggs and the can of cheddar soup.
• Mix through.
• Season liberally with Lawry's salt and pepper.
• Mix through.
• At this point, I like to give it a taste (I know, I know, raw eggs, but I live dangerously), to test for seasoning.
• Adjust seasoning as needed.
• Add the milk and mix again.
• Place mixture into a mid-size casserole.
• I use an 11x8x3 or so.
• Don't use a dish too deep or browning will be a pain.
• Spread evenly.
• Bake at 375 for 35-45 minutes, until golden brown and bubbly.
• Let sit for 10-15 minutes before serving.
• This is a very old family recipe from a woman I work with.
• I am kind of a mac&cheese junkie and have tried many over the years.
• This one is tops, bar none.
• Enjoy!
• PS If you have trouble finding Lawry's seasoned pepper, you can substitute McCormick's, not as good, but will do.

OLD FASHIONED MAC AND CHEESE

Steps:

• 1. Boil elbows in highly salted water. Drain. While elbows are boiling, in large saucepan, heat butter and cheese until melted. Add 4 cups buttermilk, dry mustard and eggs. Heat until thoroughly melted and blended. Add to drained elbows. Stir together. Pepper to taste. Add more buttermilk to just the top of elbows. Put 4 or 5 slices of American Cheese on top. Bake uncovered in a 350 degree preheated oven for 55 minutes or until hot and bubbly.
• 2. NOTE: Even if you hate buttermilk you will love this. The buttermilk just gives it that sharp pungent taste that you crave in macaroni and cheese dishes.

OLD-FASHIONED MACARONI AND CHEESE

Steps:

• Cook macaroni in boiling water until almost tender; drain. Meanwhile, in a Dutch oven, melt butter. Stir in the flour, salt, mustard, pepper and pepper sauce until smooth. Cook for 1 minute or until bubbly. Stir in the macaroni, milk and 4 cups cheese. , Transfer to an ungreased 13x9-in. baking dish. Cover and bake at 350° for 45-50 minutes or until bubbly. Uncover; sprinkle with the remaining cheese. Let stand for 5 minutes before serving.

OLD FASHIONED BAKED MAC 'N CHEESE

Steps:

• Cook macaroni noodles in salted water until just before being tender. (Noodles will continue to bake in dish.).
• While noodles are cooking, beat eggs in a large bowl.
• Add milk to eggs and stir in all other ingredients except the 8 ounces of cheese.
• Combine drained noodles with egg mixture.
• Pour into buttered 9 x 13 inch baking dish.
• Begin baking at 450 degrees for 15 minutes. Then reduce heat to 375 degrees and bake 15 more minutes until becomes bubbly and slight brown at edges. Sprinkle 8 ounces of cheese on top and bake for last 5 minutes. Do not over bake. Remove from oven and let sit for 5 minutes.

OLD-FASHIONED MACARONI AND CHEESE

Steps:

• cook pasta according to package directions.
• saute onion in butter until tender.
• stir in flour, salt & pepper.
• add milk or kefir all at once.
• cook and stir until thickened and bubbly, then continue for 1-2 minutes more.
• Add cubed cheese, and stir til melted, OR throw onion mixture and cheese into blender and blend til smooth.
• In a 2.5 quart casserole, mix the pasta and cheese sauce together.
• sprinkle with EITHER shredded cheese, OR a mixture of the butter/bread crumbs/parmesan cheese.
• bake in 350 degree oven 30-35 minutes.
• broil at the end to brown the topping to a crisp.

OLD FASHIONED MAC AND CHEESE

Steps:

• 1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Cook and drain macaroni. Heat milk, eggs, butter, and cheese in a small saucepan until cheese is melted. Stir together macaroni, cheese mixture and salt and pepper. Pour into a buttered casserole and bake for 20-30 minutes until just beginning to brown.
• 2. Optional: Grandma often added some finely crushed soda crackers on top of casserole during the last 10 minutes of baking to give the dish a little crunch.