Southern Living Mac And Cheese Food

BEST-EVER MACARONI AND CHEESE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F. Prepare pasta according to package directions for al dente.
• Melt butter in a large saucepan over medium. Add next 6 ingredients; cook, stirring, 30 seconds. Add flour, and cook, stirring, until golden, 2 minutes. Gradually whisk in milk and cream. Bring to a boil, whisking occasionally. Reduce heat to medium-low; simmer, whisking, until slightly thickened, 5 minutes. Stir in Worcestershire sauce. Remove from heat; stir in 3/4 cup each of shredded Cheddar cheeses until melted. (Reserve remaining 1/4 cup each of shredded cheeses.) Stir in pasta and diced cheeses; pour into a lightly greased 13- x 9-inch (3-quart) baking dish.
• Bake on a rimmed baking sheet in preheated oven until bubbly and golden, 30 minutes. Remove from oven; increase oven temperature to broil. Sprinkle with reserved shredded cheeses; broil 6 inches from heat until cheeses are melted and golden, about 2 minutes. Remove from oven; cool slightly on a wire rack, about 15 minutes.

SOUTHERN LIVING BAKED MACARONI AND CHEESE

Steps:

• In a 3/4 cup saucepan, melt butter over medium heat.
• Add onion, cooking and stirring for approximately 2 minutes.
• Whisk in soup, milk, hot sauce and 1/2 cheddar cheese.
• Stir just until cheese melts.
• Stir in macaroni, and pour into a lightly greased 9-inch square baking dish.
• Top with remaining cheese, and bake@ 375ºF.
• for 30-45 minutes, or until golden and bubbly.

SOUTHERN BAKED MAC AND CHEESE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F. Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil.
• Cook the macaroni according to the package directions until 3 minutes less than fully cooked. Drain and rinse under cold water until cooled; drain well. Add the cooked pasta back to the pot.
• Put the eggs, heavy cream, Cajun seasoning, ground mustard, nutmeg and a big pinch of salt in a medium bowl and whisk to combine. Pour over the cooked pasta and stir to combine.
• Toss together the Cheddar, mozzarella and Gouda in a large bowl. Add the cheeses to the pot and stir to evenly combine. Transfer the mixture to a 9-by-13-inch baking dish.
• Bake until the center of the mac and cheese is set and the top is golden brown, 60 to 70 minutes. Let cool about 10 minutes before serving.

CLASSIC MAC & CHEESE (SOUTHERN LIVING FEB 2007)

Steps:

• Prepare pasta according to package directions. Keep warm.
• Melt butter in a large saucepan or Dutch oven over medium-low heat; whisk in flour until smooth. Cook, whisking constantly, 2 minutes. Gradually whisk in milk, and cook, whisking constantly, 5 minutes or until thickened. Remove from heat. Stir in salt, black and red pepper, 1 cup shredded cheese, and cooked pasta.
• Spoon pasta mixture into a lightly greased 2-qt. baking dish; top with remaining 1 cup cheese.
• Bake at 400°F for 20 minutes or until bubbly. Let stand 10 minutes before serving.
• Note: For testing purposes only, we used Kraft Sharp Cheddar Cheese. To lighten, 2% reduced-fat milk and reduced-fat cheese may be substituted.
• One-Pot Macaroni and Cheese: Prepare recipe as directed, stirring all grated Cheddar cheese into thickened milk mixture until melted. Add cooked pasta, and serve immediately. Prep: 10 min., Cook: 7 minutes.

SOUTHERN LIVING'S CLASSIC BAKED MACARONI AND CHEESE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
• Prepare pasta according to package directions. Keep warm.
• Melt butter in a large saucepan or Dutch oven over medium-low heat; whisk in flour until smooth. Cook, whisking constantly, 2 minutes. Gradually whisk in milk, and cook, whisking constantly, 5 minutes or until thickened. Remove from heat. Stir in salt, peppers, 1 cup shredded cheese and cooked pasta.
• Spoon pasta mixture into 4 lightly greased (8-ounce) ramekins; top with remaining 1 cup cheese.
• Bake for 15 minutes or until bubbly. Let stand 10 minutes before serving.

SOUTHERN MACARONI AND CHEESE

Steps:

• Spray a flat bottomed casserole dish with vegetable spray.
• Put half of the macaroni in the dish, top with half of the shredded cheese.
• Sprinkle with salt and pepper.
• Repeat.
• Mix the melted butter and enough crushed saltines to absorb the butter, together.
• Spread on top of cheese layer.
• Pour milk slowly over all.
• Bake at 350°F for 35-45 minutes or until milk is no longer liquid.
• Let set for at least 10 minutes before serving.

SOUTHERN LIVING MACARONI & CHEESE

Steps:

• Cook macaroni according to pkg. instructions; drain. Stir together hot macaroni with next 3 ingredients (cheeses).
• Spoon into lightly greased 9x13 pan or 2 8" pans. Whisk together milk and eggs: pour over macaroni. Stir together the melted butter and breadcrumbs and sprinkle over top.
• Bake covered at 350°F for 45-50 min. Uncover and bake 10 min. more until set and golden.