Beckas Macaroni Cheese Recipes

BAKED MACARONI AND CHEESE

Steps:

• For the macaroni: Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Butter a 2-quart casserole dish.
• Bring 4 quarts of water to a boil in a large saucepan. Add the salt and macaroni. Bring the water back to a boil and cook the macaroni until tender, about 12 minutes. Drain well.
• For the cheese sauce: Meanwhile, melt the butter in a 1-quart saucepan. Using a wire whisk, stir in the flour and salt, stirring and cooking over medium heat until the roux bubbles and the flour turns pale brown, about 3 minutes. Slowly whisk in 1 cup of the milk and then whisk in the remaining 1 cup milk. Continue to cook, stirring constantly, until the sauce thickens. Add the cheese and stir until it melts. Add the drained macaroni to the cheese sauce and mix thoroughly.
• For the topping: In a small bowl, stir the breadcrumbs with the butter until the crumbs are moistened.
• Transfer the macaroni and cheese to the prepared baking dish and top with the buttered breadcrumbs. Bake until the dish bubbles around the edges, about 15 minutes.

FAMILY-FAVORITE MACARONI AND CHEESE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F. Cook and drain macaroni as directed on package.
• While macaroni is cooking, melt butter in 3-quart saucepan over low heat. Stir in flour, salt, pepper, mustard and Worcestershire sauce. Cook over medium low heat, stirring constantly, until mixture is smooth and bubbly; remove from heat. Stir in milk. Heat to boiling, stirring constanly. Boil and stir 1 minute. Stir in cheese. Cook, stirring occasionally, until cheese is melted.
• Gently stir macaroni into cheese sauce.
• Pour into ungreased 2-quart casserole. Bake uncovered 20 to 25 minutes or until bubbly.

MOM'S MACARONI AND CHEESE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 375°F. Cook and drain macaroni as directed on package using minimum cook time.
• Meanwhile, in 2-quart saucepan, melt butter over medium heat. Cook onion, salt and pepper in butter, stirring occasionally, until onion is crisp-tender.
• In small bowl, mix flour and milk until smooth; stir into onion mixture. Heat to boiling, stirring constantly. Boil and stir 1 minute; remove from heat. Stir in cheese until melted. Stir in macaroni. Into ungreased 1 1/2-quart casserole, spoon macaroni mixture.
• Bake about 30 minutes or until bubbly and light brown.

BEST EVER MACARONI CHEESE RECIPE

Steps:

• Heat the oven to 200C/180C fan/gas 6. Spread the baguette chunks over a baking sheet, drizzle with the melted butter and season. Bake for 6 mins until crisp, then set aside.
• Boil the pasta for 2 mins less than stated on the pack, then drain. Meanwhile, melt the butter in a saucepan. Add the garlic and English mustard powder, cook for 1 min, then stir in the plain flour.
• Cook for 1 min more, then gradually whisk in the milk until you have a lump-free sauce. Simmer for 5 mins, whisking all the time until thickened. Take off the heat, then stir in the cheddar and half the parmesan.
• Stir the pasta and some seasoning into the cheesy sauce. Tip into a large ovenproof dish, or four individual dishes.
• Scatter over the bread and the remaining parmesan, then bake for 20 mins until crisp and golden. Can be frozen before baking - defrost thoroughly before cooking.

BECKA'S MACARONI & CHEESE

Steps:

• Combine cheeses together in a bowl.
• Butter OR spray with nonstick spray a 13" x 9" lasagna pan.
• Preheat oven to 350º.
• In a 5-quart pot, melt butter.
• Whisk in flour, mustard, salt,& cayenne.
• Whisk in milk& cream.
• Cook, stirring, until thickened and bubbly.
• Add the soup and almost 3 cups of the grated cheese.
• Stir until melted.
• Stir in elbows.
• Pour into prepared pan.
• Top with remaining grated cheese.
• Combine melted butter and bread crumbs.
• Spread over top of grated cheese.
• Bake 20 to 25 minutes, just until heated through.
• If the top is not crusty enough, broil briefly-- do NOT over bake.

BEV'S MACARONI AND CHEESE

Steps:

• Melt butter in medium saucepan.
• Stir in flour, salt, mustard and pepper until smooth.
• Remove from heat and gradually stir in milk until smooth.
• Stirring constantly, cook over medium heat until thickened (about 10 minutes).
• Remove from heat.
• Stir in 1 1/2 cups cheese until melted.
• Combine cheese mixture with macaroni in greased 2 quart casserole.
• Sprinkle remaining cheese on top.
• Bake in 375 degree oven for 25 minutes or until lightly browned.
• Makes 6 servings.

BEEF 'N' CHEESE MACARONI

Steps:

• In a skillet, cook beef over medium heat until no longer pink. , Meanwhile, in a saucepan, cook macaroni according to package directions; drain and set aside. In the same pan, melt butter. Add the cheese, milk and salt; cook and stir until the cheese is melted. Drain beef. Stir beef and macaroni into cheese sauce; heat through.

MACARONI BEAUCAIRE

Steps:

• To cook the macaroni, bring 3 quarts of water to a boil in a pot. Add the macaroni, and stir until the water returns to a boil, so the elbows do not stick to the pan.
• Cook until just tender, from 10 to 20 minutes (depending on the manufacturer). Remove about 3/4 cup of the cooking liquid and put it in a serving bowl large enough to hold the macaroni. Drain the elbows in a colander. To the reserved liquid in the bowl, add the olive oil, grated cheese, 1 teaspoon salt and pepper. Mix well. Add the drained macaroni and the chives, and mix well again. Set aside.
• To make the garnish, heat the canola oil in a large skillet. When hot, add the eggplant slices in one layer, sprinkle them with 1/2 teaspoon salt, and saute 2 1/2 to 3 minutes on each side, until soft and nicely browned. Set aside.
• Reserve the six nicest slices of eggplant and half the tomato slices, and arrange the rest of those vegetables to cover the bottom of a gratin dish measuring 14 by 10 inches. Distribute the macaroni evenly on top, and arrange the reserved eggplant and tomato slices in an alternating pattern over the macaroni. Sprinkle with the shredded cheese.
• Put the gratin in a 400-degree oven for about 20 minutes (25 to 30 minutes if the dish has been refrigerated), until the cheese melts and the macaroni is heated through. Serve immediately.