SUPER SIMPLE MACARONI CHEESE
Crisp on top, oozing with sauce and with perfectly cooked pasta, my Super Simple Macaroni Cheese is totally delicious and so simple to make - perfect for those busy days when you just want to make something easy!
Provided by Eb Gargano
Categories Main Course
Time 20m
Number Of Ingredients 7
Steps:
- Preheat the oven to 220C / 200C Fan / Gas Mark 7.
- Cook the macaroni until it's a bit less done than normal - a couple of minutes less than you would usually do. The brand I use takes 10 minutes normally, so I give it 8 minutes for macaroni cheese.
- While the macaroni is cooking, make the cheese sauce. Melt the butter in a medium sized pan on a low heat. When the butter is foaming, add the flour and stir until it's mixed in. Then keep cooking for 2 minutes, stirring frequently. It takes guts to do this. It looks like something is going to go wrong but it doesn't!
- Very gradually add the milk, stirring constantly. Make sure each bit of milk is incorporated before adding the next bit. If you do this slowly on a very low heat, you should end up with a perfectly smooth cheese sauce with no lumps and no need to whisk. However, if it does go wrong for some reason, you can always use a whisk to beat out the lumps.
- When all the milk is incorporated, add the mustard, salt and pepper. (N.B. I use slightly salted butter, so I don't add any extra salt here.) Then add half the cheese, stir to combine and turn off.
- When the pasta is done, drain it, retaining a little bit of the cooking water.
- Tip the pasta and a couple of tablespoonfuls of the cooking water into the cheese sauce and stir.
- Pour the macaroni cheese into a shallow ovenproof dish and sprinkle over the remaining cheese.
- Bake in the oven for 10 minutes. The top should be brown but the bottom should still be saucy and the macaroni should be perfectly cooked.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 633 kcal, Carbohydrate 67 g, Protein 27 g, Fat 28 g, SaturatedFat 17 g, Cholesterol 81 mg, Sodium 437 mg, Fiber 3 g, Sugar 9 g, ServingSize 1 serving
SIMPLE MACARONI AND CHEESE
A very quick and easy fix to a tasty side-dish. Fancy, designer mac and cheese often costs forty or fifty dollars to prepare when you have so many exotic and expensive cheeses, but they aren't always the best tasting. This recipe is cheap and tasty.
Provided by g0dluvsugly
Categories Main Dish Recipes Pasta Macaroni and Cheese Recipes Stovetop Macaroni and Cheese Recipes
Time 30m
Yield 4
Number Of Ingredients 7
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.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 630.2 calories, Carbohydrate 55 g, Cholesterol 99.6 mg, Fat 33.6 g, Fiber 2.1 g, Protein 26.5 g, SaturatedFat 20.9 g, Sodium 777 mg, Sugar 7.6 g
SUPER DECADENT MAC AND CHEESE
Provided by Kardea Brown
Categories main-dish
Time 1h
Yield 8 to 10 servings
Number Of Ingredients 12
Steps:
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Grease a 9- by 13-inch baking dish with butter.
- Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil, add the macaroni and cook, stirring occasionally, until al dente, about 7 minutes. Strain in a colander, run cold water over the pasta and set aside.
- Using the same pot the macaroni was cooked in, melt the 1/4 cup butter over medium heat, add the flour and whisk until smooth. While whisking constantly, slowly add the milk and then the cream. Bring to a simmer, add the cream cheese and the shredded Cheddar except for 1/2 cup and stir until melted. Stir in the granulated garlic, 1/2 teaspoon salt and 1/4 teaspoon pepper. Remove the cheese sauce from the heat and stir in the macaroni. Season with salt and pepper.
- Whisk together the eggs and sour cream in a small bowl and then fold into the macaroni and cheese. Spread the mixture into the prepared baking dish, fold in the cubed Cheddar and top with the reserved 1/2 cup shredded Cheddar. Bake until the top just begins to brown, about 20 minutes. Loosely cover with foil and bake 10 to 15 minutes more.
SUPER SPICY MAC AND CHEESE
Provided by Ree Drummond : Food Network
Time 30m
Yield 8 to 10 servings
Number Of Ingredients 14
Steps:
- Bring a large pot of water to a boil. Cook the macaroni according to the package instructions. Drain and set aside.
- Heat the butter in a large saucepan over medium heat. Add the crushed red pepper, jalapeno, garlic and onion and cook, stirring, until the veggies have softened, about 5 minutes. Add the milk and heat until starting to bubble around the edges. Add the processed cheese and stir until melted. Add the Monterey Jack and pepper jack cheeses, pepper, kosher salt, seasoned salt and hot sauce to taste. Stir until the cheese is melted. Taste and adjust the seasoning. Add a splash of milk if the sauce seems too thick. Fold in the cooked macaroni and serve.
- Reheating instructions: Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Put the mac and cheese in a baking dish, cover with foil and heat until warmed through, about 25 minutes.
EASY MACARONI AND CHEESE
A wonderful and easy Macaroni and cheese recipe. Have dinner ready for the hungry kids quickly. Serve alone or as a side dish.
Provided by Chelsea_
Categories Cheese
Time 25m
Yield 4 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 6
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.
SUPER MACARONI AND CHEESE
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Generously grease a 2-quart casserole; set aside.
- Heat the oil in a large nonstick saucepan over medium heat. Add the shallots and celery and saute for 5 minutes, or until the vegetables are very soft. Lower the heat and stir in the flour until well incorporated. Whisk in the hot half-and-half and then the wine. Cook, stirring constantly, for about 4 minutes, or until the mixture has begun to thicken. Remove from the heat and beat in the cheeses, stirring until they have melted into the sauce.
- Stir in the macaroni and season, to taste, with hot sauce and salt. Pour the mixture into the prepared casserole.
- If using the Parmesan, combine it with the bread crumbs in a small bowl. Sprinkle the bread crumbs over the macaroni. Bake for 15 minutes, or until the edges are bubbling and the top is golden. Serve hot.
SUPER DELUXE OLD FASHIONED MACARONI AND CHEESE
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Meanwhile, melt 4 tablespoons of the butter in a non-reactive saucepan. When bubbly whisk in flour and cook for a couple of minutes, stirring every now and then. Slowly whisk in the milk and bring to a boil. Reduce heat to low and simmer, whisking on occasion for 3 to 4 minutes. Remove pan from heat and whisk in grated cheese. Stir vigorously just until cheese has melted. Then whisk in heavy cream to adjust the texture and season to taste with salt and cayenne pepper. In a mixing bowl combine sauce with sun dried tomatoes and drained macaroni and adjust seasoning. Transfer mixture to a 13 x 9-inch baking pan and spread it out evenly. Sprinkle bread crumbs on top and dot with remaining 4 tablespoons of butter. Bake until hot and bubbly, about 30 minutes. Let stand 5 minutes before serving.
SUPER SIMPLE MACARONI AND CHEESE
Make and share this Super Simple Macaroni and Cheese recipe from Food.com.
Provided by firefly68
Categories One Dish Meal
Time 1h30m
Yield 8 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- Melt butter in largish, heavy-bottomed saucepan over low-medium heat.
- Add flour, stirring with whisk or spatula until it bubbles; cook, stirring constantly, 1 minute.
- Do NOT let it brown. [If it browns, save it for brown gravy and start again.].
- Remove from heat and mix in mustard, pepper, cayenne, and Worcestershire; blend well, then add milk APPROXIMATELY ONE TABLESPOON AT A TIME until it is soupy or gloppy. This method prevents lumps.
- Return to medium heat and gradually add the rest of the milk, and the salt.
- Stir or whisk constantly until it comes to a boil (a wooden spatula is a handy tool for this); simmer one minute, always stirring.
- Remove from heat and add cheese; stir occasionally until all lumps of cheese disappear.
- This takes 5-10 minutes, but you can return it to very low heat if necessary.
- Note: Removing it from the heat is not absolutely necessary with Velveeta; but with natural cheese, it is best to melt it this way to avoid clumping and stringiness. Natural cheese will blend much better if it melts into the sauce off the heat, something about how the protein reacts to heat.
- Meanwhile, slightly undercook cook elbows in salted water in large pot and drain and return to large pot.
- Add sauce and mix gently with a lifting motion so the pasta isn't smashed.
- Place in buttered or Pammed casserole dish; I like to use an 11x15 so I get lots of surface area for the crust, but if you don't like crusty mac&cheese use a smaller, deeper pan.
- [At this point, or after mixing in large pot, you can refrigerate it for a couple of days if desired. Let it return to room temp or cook longer. You can also freeze, thaw, and spread in pan.] Top with bread crumbs if desired.
- Bake at 350F for 1 hour or until it's bubbling well and top is browned the way you like it. Mmmm.
NANNY'S SIMPLE MACARONI AND CHEESE
Gosh, there are so many Mac and Cheese recipes! I looked at many before deciding to post my favorite recipe from childhood. My grandmother makes this all of the time. My girls and I love it but the Hubby doesn't like it much. "Too bland" he says. Great comfort food!
Provided by MSZANZ
Categories One Dish Meal
Time 1h10m
Yield 6 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 4
Steps:
- Boil pasta according to package in salted water.
- For firmer pasta reduce boiling time by a few minutes.
- Drain.
- Grease a deep casserole dish (I use a spray).
- Place a layer of macaroni, enough to cover the bottom, in the casserole dish.
- Add a layer of cheese slices covering the macaroni.
- Very lightly season with salt and pepper (I actually skip this and we add salt and pepper to taste on our individual servings).
- Repeat these layers until you are out of pasta.
- Pour milk over the casserole until the milk almost reaches the top of the casserole dish (It doesn't take much because the dish is already full of pasta and cheese).
- Bake covered for about 45 minutes to an hour in a 350 degree oven.
- You'll know it is finished cooking when the milk is no longer liquid.
- Sometimes I add leftover ham chunks to the layers.
- Cook time and servings are approximate!
Nutrition Facts : Calories 878.2, Fat 49.7, SaturatedFat 30.8, Cholesterol 143.8, Sodium 917.9, Carbohydrate 60.6, Fiber 2.4, Sugar 2.1, Protein 45.9
SUPER SIMPLE AND DELICIOUS BAKED MACARONI & CHEESE
This macaroni & cheese dish was a hit at Thanksgiving and Christmas. It is so simple to make and can be made in big batches for a big group. Once you try it, this recipe will become a family favorite!
Provided by Miranda Roderick
Categories Pasta Sides
Time 1h20m
Number Of Ingredients 5
Steps:
- 1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- 2. Grease a 13x9 baking sheet.
- 3. Mix together all of the ingredients in a large mixing bowl.
- 4. Pour mixture into grease baking pan and cover with foil.
- 5. Bake for 30 minutes. Uncover, stir, and bake for approximately 30 minutes more or until pasta is fully cooked.
- 6. Let cool for 5-10 minutes and enjoy! Told you it was simple :-)
SUPER CHEESY MACARONI AND CHEESE
This is super cheesy and creamy. I started with the basic mac and cheese recipe from the back of the box and have over the years tweaked on it til it is just super!
Provided by earlybird
Categories Cheese
Time 1h
Yield 4-6 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- melt margarine.
- add flour and cook until pasty.
- add dry mustard.
- stir.
- add milk and whisk til combined.
- add velveeta and stir til melted.
- Add 3/4 of bag of cheese and stir til melted.
- add 2 slice of cheese and stir til melted.
- Combine sauce with warm macaroni that has been drained but not rinsed.
- Pour into casserole dish and let set for 5 minutes until macaroni absorbs cheese sauce and thickens.
- Top with remaining1/4 bag of cheese.
- Bake at 350 for 30-40 minutes til cheese bubbles.
- Let set for 5 minutes before serving.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 760.5, Fat 43.9, SaturatedFat 25.2, Cholesterol 126.1, Sodium 1390.3, Carbohydrate 54.8, Fiber 1.8, Sugar 6.2, Protein 36
SUPER CREAMY MACARONI AND CHEESE
This is a no bake, one pot recipe that my kids think is the best! For a special surprise, add a 15 ounce can of well drained regular diced, or my favorite, fire roasted tomatoes at the very end. You can broil this for a few minutes if you like the browned cheese look. Will lose it's creaminess if left to sit or is reheated, but still tastes great.
Provided by MarylandMomof3
Categories Macaroni And Cheese
Time 20m
Yield 8-12 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- Boil macaroni until tender.
- Tear provolone in pieces and set aside.
- Mix flour, salt, mustard, and pepper and set aside.
- Once macaroni is in colander, melt butter in pot.
- Add flour mix and cook for a minute or so.
- Add milk and bring to a boil.
- Add cheeses and stir until smooth.
- Add macaroni back into the pot and stir. Serve immediately.
SUPER EASY AND FAST MACARONI AND CHEESE
This can be made plain, with ham stirred into it, or with a can of Rotel (Rotel diced tomatoes and chilies) added when you add the Cheese Whiz. Another variation is to add crisp homemade bacon bits and peas.
Provided by Andtototoo
Categories Cheese
Time 1h10m
Yield 6 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 3
Steps:
- Cook the pasta in salted boiling water until tender.
- Drain and rinse with cold water.
- Put the pasta into a large mixing bowl.
- Melt the Cheese Whiz in the microwave, stirring every 15 seconds until the Cheese Whiz is hot, and then stir the Cheese Whiz into the pasta.
- Add the grated cheese and stir until well blended.
- Put the mixture into a greased baking dish and bake at 350F for 40-45 minutes until hot.
- If you want this super fast, put the mixture into a large glass bowl and microwave it, stirring every 30 seconds until the cheese has melted and macaroni is very hot.
- Sometimes I also use a blend of different grated cheeses.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 691, Fat 34.1, SaturatedFat 21.1, Cholesterol 107.7, Sodium 1092.5, Carbohydrate 61.2, Fiber 2.5, Sugar 4.3, Protein 33.3
A SIMPLE BAKED MACARONI AND CHEESE
Make and share this A Simple Baked Macaroni and Cheese recipe from Food.com.
Provided by Athena Ann
Categories Cheese
Time 45m
Yield 4-6 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- Bring a large pot of water to a boil. Salt water (after it comes to a boil) add pasta and cook for 8 to 10 minutes or until al dente.
- Preheat oven to 350°F.
- While pasta is cooking begin to make your roux. Over low heat begin to melt butter. Once butter is melted add flour. Whisk constantly to avoid burning. If rue burns throw it out and start again. You want your rue to be almost a copper brown color. It should take a little over 5 minutes.
- Once you get your rue to the color you want add the milk while continuing to whisk constantly. Salt and pepper your sauce to your liking. When the mixture begins to boil you will notice your sauce will start to thicken. Once it is at the thickness you desire remove from heat immediately and add cheese, reserving about a 1/4 of a cup of cheddar.
- Drain macaroni and return to cooking pot. Combine cheese sauce with your macaroni. Pour macaroni and cheese into a 2 quart baking dish. Sprinkle bread crumbs and remaining cheese over top and bake for 35 minutes until a nice crust forms on the top.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 1046.4, Fat 43.1, SaturatedFat 25.6, Cholesterol 122.5, Sodium 994, Carbohydrate 115, Fiber 4.6, Sugar 13.8, Protein 47.7
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