Oven Mac And Cheese Food

THE BEST HOMEMADE BAKED MAC AND CHEESE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350F. Lightly grease a large 3 qt or 4 qt baking dish and set aside.Combine shredded cheeses in a large bowl and set aside.
• Cook the pasta one minute shy of al dente according to the package instructions. Remove from heat, drain, and place in a large bowl.
• Drizzle pasta with olive oil and stir to coat pasta. Set aside to cool while preparing cheese sauce.
• Melt butter in a deep saucepan, dutch oven, or stock pot.
• Whisk in flour over medium heat and continue whisking for about 1 minute until bubbly and golden.
• Gradually whisk in the milk and heavy cream until nice and smooth. Continue whisking until you see bubbles on the surface and then continue cooking and whisking for another 2 minutes. Whisk in salt and pepper.
• Add two cups of shredded cheese and whisk until smooth. Add another two cups of shredded cheese and continue whisking until creamy and smooth. Sauce should be nice and thick.
• Stir in the cooled pasta until combined and pasta is fully coated with the cheese sauce.
• Pour half of the mac and cheese into the prepared baking dish. Top with remaining 2 cups of shredded cheese and then the remaining mac and cheese.
• In a small bowl, combine panko crumbs, Parmesan cheese, melted butter and paprika. Sprinkle over the top and bake until bubbly and golden brown, about 30 minutes. Serve immediately.

BAKED MACARONI AND CHEESE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
• In a large pot of boiling, salted water cook the pasta to al dente.
• While the pasta is cooking, in a separate pot, melt the butter. Whisk in the flour and mustard and keep it moving for about five minutes. Make sure it's free of lumps. Stir in the milk, onion, bay leaf, and paprika. Simmer for ten minutes and remove the bay leaf.
• Temper in the egg. Stir in 3/4 of the cheese. Season with salt and pepper. Fold the macaroni into the mix and pour into a 2-quart casserole dish. Top with remaining cheese.
• Melt the butter in a saute pan and toss the bread crumbs to coat. Top the macaroni with the bread crumbs. Bake for 30 minutes. Remove from oven and rest for five minutes before serving.
• Remember to save leftovers for fried Macaroni and Cheese.

MOM'S FAVORITE BAKED MAC AND CHEESE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Melt butter in a medium saucepan over medium heat. Saute onion for 2 minutes. Stir in flour and cook 1 minute, stirring constantly. Stir in milk, salt, mustard and pepper; cook, stirring frequently, until mixture boils and thickens.
• Meanwhile, bring a pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Add macaroni and cook for 8 to 10 minutes or until al dente; drain.
• To the milk mixture add the Cheddar and American cheeses; stir until cheese melts. Combine macaroni and cheese sauce in a 2 quart baking dish; mix well.
• Bake in preheated oven for 30 minutes, or until hot and bubbly. Let cool 10 minutes before serving.

BEST EVER MACARONI CHEESE RECIPE

Steps:

• Heat the oven to 200C/180C fan/gas 6. Spread the baguette chunks over a baking sheet, drizzle with the melted butter and season. Bake for 6 mins until crisp, then set aside.
• Boil the pasta for 2 mins less than stated on the pack, then drain. Meanwhile, melt the butter in a saucepan. Add the garlic and English mustard powder, cook for 1 min, then stir in the plain flour.
• Cook for 1 min more, then gradually whisk in the milk until you have a lump-free sauce. Simmer for 5 mins, whisking all the time until thickened. Take off the heat, then stir in the cheddar and half the parmesan.
• Stir the pasta and some seasoning into the cheesy sauce. Tip into a large ovenproof dish, or four individual dishes.
• Scatter over the bread and the remaining parmesan, then bake for 20 mins until crisp and golden. Can be frozen before baking - defrost thoroughly before cooking.

EASY BAKED MAC AND CHEESE RECIPE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. In a baking dish add pasta, milk, broth, garlic, and spices. Cover and bake for 45-50 minutes.
• Add cheese and butter. Stir until cheese is melted.
• In a separate bowl add all the ingredients for the topping. Top the macaroni and cheese. Broil for 5-10 minutes or until top is golden brown!

CREAMY OVEN-FRIED MAC AND CHEESE BITES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400°. Brush the cups of three 12-cup mini cupcake pans with the melted butter. Then sprinkle each tin with breadcrumbs and shake the pan, tilting to coat with breadcrumbs.
• Bring a medium pot of salted water to a boil. Add the macaroni and cook according to the package directions until al dente. Drain and set aside.
• Meanwhile, make the béchamel: Melt the remaining 2 tablespoons of butter in a medium pot over medium heat. Add the flour and cook, stirring, until very lightly toasted, about 1 minute. Stir in the mustard and paprika.
• While whisking, slowly pour in the milk. Bring to a boil and cook over medium-low heat, stirring, until the mixture is thick enough to coat the back of a spoon, about 2 minutes. Reduce the heat to low and add the cheese, a small handful at a time, stirring until the cheese is melted before adding the next addition. (You should have 2½ cups cheese sauce.) Remove from the heat and stir the cooked macaroni into the cheese sauce.
• In a large bowl, beat the eggs, then scrape the mac and cheese into the eggs and stir to combine. Season with salt and pepper.
• Mound about 2 rounded tablespoons of the mac and cheese mixture into each cup of the prepared cupcake pan.
• Bake until the cheese is melted and the bites are golden brown, 20 to 25 minutes. Let cool for at least 5 minutes before removing from the tins. Run a knife around the outside of each bite before removing it. Serve warm or at room temperature with hot sauce on the side, if desired.

GRANDMA'S OVEN BAKED MACARONI AND CHEESE

Steps:

• Boil 4-6 cups of water in a pot on the stove.
• Add 2 tsp salt.
• Add in 1 cup Elbow Macaroni noodles.
• Boil for 7 minutes.
• Preheat oven to 400F.
• When finished boiling, pour macaroni into a strainer basket and then add to a 9"x9"x1.5" oven safe (preferably pyrex) dish.
• Scramble the egg, then add the egg to the 1 cup of milk.
• Add in salt and pepper, mix well.
• Add to macaroni the milk, egg, salt, pepper mixture (Ensure the noodles do not float).
• mix in 6-8 oz of cheese.
• Add the remaining cheese to the top. Try to cover all the noodles on top.
• Place dish in center rack in oven and bake for 30 minutes. Top layer of cheese should be slightly golden brown on the sides.
• Remove from oven and let cool slightly and serve. May be microwaved for enjoyment again and again.

COPYCAT MARY MAC'S TEA ROOM OVEN BAKED MACARONI & CHEESE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350
• Spray square baking dish with non-stick spray
• In large bowl, whisk the eggs.
• Add evaporated milk, salt, pepper, sugar, butter and hot sauce to eggs and whisk
• Spread half of macaroni in the baking dish
• Pour half of the milk mixture on top of the noodles
• Spread half of the cheese mixture on top.
• Repeat the layers of noodles, milk and cheese - ending with the cheese.
• Sprinkle paprika over the cheese
• Bake for 35 minutes until set.

OVEN MAC AND CHEESE

Steps:

• Layer a 9x13 dish (sprayed with cooking spray) in the following order.
• Uncooked macaroni.
• Butter.
• Cheddar Cheese.
• Mozzarella Cheese.
• Pour milk over the top layer
• Bake in a 350 degree oven, uncovered, for one hour.
• Note: Cover with foil for the last 15 minutes of baking if you see it getting too brown and crusty.
• Variation: Use any cheeses you have handy to give a different flavor.

OVEN BAKED SPICY MACARONI AND CHEESE

Steps:

• Preheat oven 350 degrees.
• Put a pot of water on for the pasta. Cook pasta according to package directions. While water is coming to a boil begin making the cheese sauce.
• Melt butter in a large pot over medium heat, add in minced onion and cook until onion is almost done.
• Stir in minced garlic and minced chipotle peppers in adobo sauce. Cook two minutes stirring constantly.
• Whisk in six tablespoons of flour. Cook two minutes whisking constantly.
• Whisk in milk a little at a time. When mixture starts to thicken, add in more milk, repeat until all the milk is added in.
• Turn down the heat a little and whisk in cheddar and Monterey jack cheeses. Stir to combine as cheese melts.
• Taste the cheese sauce for salt and black pepper.
• Turn off heat, stir in cooked drained pasta, and a drained can of corn (optional).
• Transfer spicy macaroni and cheese into a 9" x 13" pan sprayed with non-stick cooking spray.
• Tightly cover macaroni and cheese with foil.
• Bake at 350 degrees for 45 minutes.
• Remove cover and bake an additional 15 minutes or until mac n cheese is browned to your liking.

BAKED MACARONI AND CHEESE

Steps:

• For the macaroni: Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Butter a 2-quart casserole dish.
• Bring 4 quarts of water to a boil in a large saucepan. Add the salt and macaroni. Bring the water back to a boil and cook the macaroni until tender, about 12 minutes. Drain well.
• For the cheese sauce: Meanwhile, melt the butter in a 1-quart saucepan. Using a wire whisk, stir in the flour and salt, stirring and cooking over medium heat until the roux bubbles and the flour turns pale brown, about 3 minutes. Slowly whisk in 1 cup of the milk and then whisk in the remaining 1 cup milk. Continue to cook, stirring constantly, until the sauce thickens. Add the cheese and stir until it melts. Add the drained macaroni to the cheese sauce and mix thoroughly.
• For the topping: In a small bowl, stir the breadcrumbs with the butter until the crumbs are moistened.
• Transfer the macaroni and cheese to the prepared baking dish and top with the buttered breadcrumbs. Bake until the dish bubbles around the edges, about 15 minutes.

BAKED MACARONI AND CHEESE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Lightly grease a 2-quart baking dish.
• In a large pot of salted water, lightly boil the macaroni for about 5 minutes until half-cooked.
• Whisk the egg and milk together in a large cup. Add butter and cheese to the egg and milk. Stir well.
• Place the lightly cooked macaroni in the prepared baking dish. Pour the egg and cheese liquid over the macaroni, sprinkle with salt and pepper, and stir well. Press the mixture evenly around the baking dish.
• Bake uncovered, for 30 to 40 minutes, or until the top is brown.