Pioneer Woman Cheeseburger Macaroni Food

MACARONI & CHEESE

Steps:

• Cook the macaroni until very firm. The macaroni should be too firm to eat right out of the pot. Drain.
• 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 the mixture for 5 minutes, whisking constantly. Don't let it burn. Pour in the milk, add the mustard, and whisk until smooth. Cook for 5 minutes until very thick. 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 egg. Whisk together till smooth.
• Pour the egg mixture into the sauce, whisking constantly. Stir until smooth. Add in the cheese and stir to melt. Add the salt, seasoned salt and pepper. 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 (very creamy) or pour into a buttered baking dish, top with extra cheese, and bake at 350˚ for 20 to 25 minutes, or until bubbly and golden on top.

CHEESEBURGER MEATLOAF

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Spray a broiler pan with nonstick spray.
• Mix together the bread and milk in a bowl and set aside.
• Add the ground beef, bacon, eggs, chopped red onion, 2 tablespoons ketchup, 1 tablespoon mustard, 1/2 teaspoon salt and 1/2 teaspoon pepper to a large bowl. Add the soaked bread and mix with your hands, trying to keep the mixture light. Gently mix in the cubed Cheddar, making sure to distribute it evenly throughout the meat.
• Form the meat mixture into a loaf approximately 6 to 8 inches wide and 1 1/2 inches thick on the prepared pan. Mix the grated yellow onion with the remaining 1 cup ketchup, 1/4 cup mustard, 1/2 teaspoon salt and 1/2 teaspoon pepper in another bowl. Spread half of the sauce on top of the meatloaf. Tent the pan with foil and bake for 1 hour.
• Remove the foil, add the rest of the sauce and continue baking until the internal temperature reaches 160 degrees F and the meatloaf is no longer pink in the middle, another 35 to 40 minutes. Sprinkle on the grated Cheddar and return to the oven for 5 minutes to melt. Let the meatloaf rest for 10 minutes before removing to a platter.
• Slice and serve with the sliced red onions and dill pickle chips.

PERFECT BACON CHEESEBURGERS

Steps:

• Place the beef into a medium mixing bowl. Add the cream, hot sauce, Worcestershire, salt and pepper. With clean hands, mix the meat well. Set aside.
• Next, slice the rolls in half and spread each half with some softened butter. Place the rolls face-down on a skillet over medium heat. Lightly grill the rolls so they're nice and golden. Let the rolls cool on a plate until you need them.
• Heat a skillet over medium-high heat and add the butter. Form the beef mixture into 6 patties and place in the skillet, in batches if needed. Allow each to cook about 4 minutes on the first side, flip them and place a slice of Cheddar on to melt.
• When the patties are done in the middle, place them on the base of the halved buns. Top each with 2 pieces of the bacon and top with the other half of the rolls.

PIONEER WOMAN MACARONI & CHEESE

Steps:

• Cook macaroni until very firm. Macaroni should be too firm to eat right out of the pot. Drain.
• In a small bowl, beat egg.
• n a large pot, melt butter and sprinkle in flour. Whisk together over medium-low heat. Cook mixture for five minutes, whisking constantly. Don't let it burn.
• Pour in milk, add mustard, and whisk until smooth. Cook for five minutes until very thick. Reduce heat to low.
• Take 1/4 cup of the sauce and slowly pour it into beaten egg, whisking constantly to avoid cooking eggs. Whisk together till smooth.
• Pour egg mixture into sauce, whisking constantly. Stir until smooth.
• Add in cheese and stir to melt.
• Add salts and pepper. Taste sauce and add more salt and seasoned salt as needed! DO NOT UNDERSALT. (Also becareful not to over salt.).
• Pour in drained, cooked macaroni and stir to combine.
• Serve immediately (very creamy) or pour into a buttered baking dish, top with extra cheese, and bake for 20 to 25 minutes or until bubbly and golden on top.
• Either way YUM YUM YUM! (Try not to eat the whole pot!).

CHEESEBURGER MACARONI SKILLET

Steps:

• In a large skillet, cook beef over medium heat 6-8 minutes or until no longer pink, breaking into crumbles; drain., Stir in macaroni, broth, milk, ketchup, steak seasoning, mustard and onion powder; bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, 10-15 minutes or until macaroni is tender. Stir in cheese until melted. Sprinkle with chives.

MACARONI AND CHEESE (PIONEER WOMAN)

Steps:

• Cook the macaroni until very firm. It should be too firm to eat right out of the pot. If you're in a hurry and don't want to bake the macaroni and cheese, cook it now until it's done. Drain.
• Preheat oven to 350 and butter a large oval or rectangular baking dish.
• In a large pot, melt the butter and sprinkle in the flour.
• Whisk it together over medium-low heat and cook for 5 minutes, whisking constantly. Don't let it burn.
• :Pour in the milk.
• Add the mustard and whisk until smooth.
• Cook for 5 minutes or until very thick, whisking constantly. Reduce the heat to low.
• To temper the eggs, slowly pour 1/4 cup of the sauce into the beaten egg, whisking constantly to avoid cooking the egg. Whisk until smooth.
• Pour the egg mixture into the sauce, whisking until smooth.
• Add in all but 1/2 cup of the cheese and stir until melted.
• Add the seasonings. Taste the sauce and add more salt and seasoned salt as needed. Do not undersalt or you'll regret it.
• Pour in the cooked, drained macaroni and stir to continue.
• Serve immediately or pour into the baking dish and top with the remaining cheese.
• Bake for 20 to 25 minutes or until bubbly and golden on top.
• Serve.

ONE-POT CHEESEBURGER PASTA

Steps:

• Heat the oil in a large pot or Dutch oven over medium-high heat. Add the white and light-green parts of the scallions and cook, stirring occasionally, until softened, 2 to 3 minutes. Stir in the garlic and cook until just fragrant, about 1 minute. Add the ground beef, 1 teaspoon salt and a few grinds of black pepper and cook, breaking up the beef into small pieces, until no longer pink, 5 to 6 minutes.
• Stir in the ketchup, mustard and tomato paste. Add the milk, macaroni, 2 cups water, 3/4 teaspoon salt and a few grinds of black pepper and stir to combine. Bring the mixture to a boil, then reduce to a simmer, cover and cook until the pasta has absorbed most of the liquid and is softened, 13 to 15 minutes.
• Uncover (any remaining liquid will thicken as the dish sits), add the cheese and stir until melted. Garnish with the parsley and remaining scallion greens.