Saucepan Macaroni And Cheese Food

SIMPLE MACARONI AND CHEESE

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Cook elbow macaroni in the boiling water, stirring occasionally until cooked through but firm to the bite, 8 minutes. Drain.
• Melt butter in a saucepan over medium heat; stir in flour, salt, and pepper until smooth, about 5 minutes. Slowly pour milk into butter-flour mixture while continuously stirring until mixture is smooth and bubbling, about 5 minutes. Add Cheddar cheese to milk mixture and stir until cheese is melted, 2 to 4 minutes.
• Fold macaroni into cheese sauce until coated.

EASY MACARONI AND CHEESE

Steps:

• Melt butter in a saucepan over a medium heat.
• Stir in flour and salt.
• Add milk and macaroni to saucepan, and bring to a boil.
• Reduce heat, and cover.
• Simmer for 15 minutes or until pasta is tender, stirring occasionally.
• Add cheese, and stir until cheese melts.
• Serve.

UPSCALE MACARONI AND CHEESE

Steps:

• Melt butter in heavy large skillet over medium-high heat.
• Add bell peppers and celery and saute until just beginning to soften, about 7 minutes.
• Remove from heat; dseason with salt and pepper.
• Combine cream, half and half, and blue cheese in heavy medium saucepan. Stir over low heat until cheese melts. Remove from heat.
• Add celery seeds.
• Season sauce with cayenne, salt and pepper.
• Beat yolks in medium bowl to blend.
• Gradually whisk in half of cheese sauce.
• Return mixture to saucepan and whisk to blend.
• Add celery leaves.
• Butter 13x9" baking dish.
• Cook pasta in pot of boiling salted water until just tender but still firm to bite, stirring occasionally. Drain. Return to same pot.
• Add sauce and vegetables; stir to blend.
• Transfer to baking dish.
• Can be made one day ahead, cover and chill. Let stand at room temperature 1 hour before continuing.
• Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
• Sprinkle Parmesan over surface of pasta.
• Bake until pasta is heated through, sauce is bubbling, and top is beginning to brown, about 25 minutes.

ONE-POT MAC 'N' CHEESE

Steps:

• Put the milk and macaroni in a medium saucepan. Bring the milk to a boil over medium heat, stirring frequently to keep the macaroni from clumping, then cook, stirring frequently, until the macaroni is tender and the milk has thickened to the consistency of heavy cream, 4 to 5 minutes. Remove the saucepan from the heat, add the Cheddar, mozzarella, cream cheese, butter, mustard, cayenne, nutmeg and 1 1/2 teaspoons salt, and stir until smooth, thick and creamy. Serve hot. (The dish will thicken as it cools; thin it out with a little hot water if desired.)

ONE-POT CHEESEBURGER MACARONI

Steps:

• Heat the oil in a large pot over medium-high heat. Add the onion and cook, stirring occasionally, until softened 6 to 7 minutes. Add the garlic and cook, stirring, until fragrant, about 1 minute. Stir in the chili powder, smoked paprika, red pepper flakes (if using), 1 teaspoon salt and a few grinds of black pepper and stir to combine. Add the beef and break it up into small pieces with a large spoon; cook, stirring occasionally, until beef is cooked through and no longer pink in the center, 6 to 7 minutes. Stir in the tomato paste and Dijon until combined. Pour in the chicken stock and 1 teaspoon salt, stir to combine and bring to a boil, 6 to 7 minutes. Add the elbow macaroni and cook, stirring occasionally, until the sauce has thickened and the pasta is al dente, 9 to 11 minutes. Remove from the heat and stir in the Cheddar and cream cheese until smooth. Fold in the parsley. Garnish with more parsley, if desired.
• Store leftovers in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 5 days.

SAUCEPAN MACARONI AND CHEESE

Steps:

• Prepare pasta as per package directions. Drain.
• Return the pan to the heat and add butter over medium heat. Add cream cheese and Velveeta. Stir until melted. Stir in onion powder and garlic powder.
• Add pasta. Stir and heat until pasta is warm and coated. Season with salt and pepper.

MACARONI AND CHEESE WITH TOMATO SAUCE

Steps:

• FOR MACARONI AND CHEESE: In med sauce-pan slowly melt cubed cheese over med/low heat taking care not to burn the cheese.
• After cheese is melted, add 1 tbsp of flour and the butter, stirring till mixed through; slowly add milk to mixture.
• Meanwhile cook noodles according to pkg/drain.
• In large mixing bowl or pot used to cook noodles mix noodles and cheese till all noodles are covered.
• Spoon macaroni and cheese into baking dish and top with sliced American cheese. Bake at 350°F for 20-25 minutes or until top is lightly browned and bubbly.
• FOR TOMATO SAUCE: Best to prepare this 5-10 minutes before macaroni is done baking.
• Empty 16 ounce can of tomatoes into medium saucepan over medium heat.
• Add remaining tbsp of flour and 8 tbsp of sugar.
• Stir continually for 2-3 minutes.
• Bring just to a simmer and remove from heat.
• Serve over hot macaroni and cheese.
• Enjoy.

MACARONI AND CHEESE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• In a pan cook butter, salt, pepper and flour and stir until smooth.
• Remove from heat add milk, return to heat and bring to a boil.
• Boil 1 minute.
• Remove from heat and add cheese, stir until melted.
• Pour over elbows, sprinkle with breadcrumbs and bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes.

MAC AND CHEESE SAUCE

Steps:

• Melt butter in medium saucepan on low heat. Add flour; whisk until blended. Cook 2 min. or until hot and bubbly, stirring constantly. Gradually stir in milk until blended.
• Bring to boil on medium heat, stirring constantly. Simmer on medium-low heat 3 to 5 min. or until thickened, stirring frequently.
• Add remaining ingredients; cook and stir 2 min. or until cheddar is completely melted and sauce is well blended.