Special Everyday Mac And Cheese Food

BAKED MACARONI AND CHEESE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Butter four 14-ounce ovenproof dishes. In a small bowl, toss 1 tablespoon melted butter with breadcrumbs and 1/4 cup cheddar.
• In a large pot of boiling salted water, cook macaroni until al dente, according to package instructions; drain.
• In a large saucepan over medium heat, bring milk to a boil. Reduce heat to medium-low; add cream cheese, cut into cubes, stir until melted, 2 minutes. Gradually stir in remaining cheddar until melted, 5 minutes. Add cooked pasta, 1/4 teaspoon salt, and 1/8 teaspoon pepper; toss to combine.
• Divide the mixture among prepared dishes. Bake until bubbling, 10 minutes. Remove from the oven; sprinkle with the breadcrumb mixture. Bake until golden, 10 minutes more.

SPECIAL MAC AND CHEESE FOR A CROWD

Steps:

• Boil macaroni in water with 1 Tbsp oil in very large pot until tender.
• Add frozen peas for last minute of boiling time.
• Drain and keep warm.
• While macaroni is boiling, melt butter in medium sized bowl in microwave.
• Add flour to butter and stir until most of lumps are gone.
• Add milk all at once and stir to get butter paste incorporated.
• Microwave on high 8 to 10 minutes, stirring every 2 minutes.
• After first 2 minutes add cream cheese.
• Continue to stir every 2 minutes until cream cheese is melted in and sauce becomes thick.
• Add 1-1/2 cups cheese and stir until melted.
• Mix in salt, pepper, garlic salt and ground mustard.
• Add to macaroni mixture and stir until sauce is mixed well.
• Pour into a 9x13-inch casserole.
• You will probably have enough to fill it and then some. I use two or three 8x8-inch squares.
• Top with additional cheese and crushed croutons, bake 30 minutes at 350°F.
• If freezing, leave out last step until ready to bake.

IYANLA'S DIVINE MAC & CHEESE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375ºF. Prepare Dinner as directed on package. Meanwhile, combine cubed and shredded cheeses; set aside. Beat egg, milk and pepper with wire whisk until well blended.
• Spoon half of the Dinner into greased 2-qt. casserole dish; cover with half of the cheese mixture. Repeat layers. Drizzle evenly with egg mixture.
• Bake 15 min. or until center is set and Dinner mixture is heated through.

GOURMET FOUR CHEESE MACARONI AND CHEESE

Steps:

• PLEASE NOTE: This is a BAKED macaroni and cheese, therefore, it will NOT turn out with a lot of extra cheesy sauce asis absorbed into the pasta while baking. If you require an extra saucy mac & cheese, just reduce the amount of pasta you place into the dish or make more sauce so it is creamier. Thanks so much for making this dish; I hope you enjoy it! :).
• Heat oven to 350 degrees. Coat a 3 quart rectangular baking dish with non-stick spray. Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to boiling.
• Toss all the shredded cheeses together in a large bowl, set aside.
• Melt butter in a medium-sized saucepan over medium heat. Whisk in the flour until smooth and slightly bubbly.
• In a thin stream, whisk in the milk. Stir in the onion powder, salt, nutmeg, dried mustard and cayenne.
• Bring to a boil over medium high heat. Reduce heat and simmer 3 minutes. Remove from heat; whisk in 2 1/2 cups of the cheese mixture and stir until smooth. Cover to retain the heat.
• Once water boils, add pasta. Cook until your desired doneness, then drain. In the pasta container, stir together the cooked pasta and cheese sauce.
• Pour half of the mixture into the prepared dish. Sprinkle with a generous cup of the reserved cheese. Spoon remaining cheese-covered pasta into the dish and top with the remaining cheese.
• Add 1 cup of Japanese Panko Bread crumbs to the top of mixture.
• Bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes or until the Panko crumbs are lightly browned and the cheese is bubbly. Cool slightly before serving.