Easy Cheesy Mac And Beef Recipes

HOMESTYLE BEEF, MACARONI AND CHEESE

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Add pasta and cook for 8 to 10 minutes or until al dente; drain.
• In a skillet over medium heat, brown the ground beef until no pink shows; drain excess fat. In the large pot, combine macaroni, beef, tomato soup, tomato juice and corn; heat through. Stir in cheese.

ONE-SKILLET CHEESY BEEF AND MACARONI

Steps:

• Heat a very large skillet (for this full recipe, it should be a deep 12-inch pan) over medium high heat and brown the beef, stirring until no pink remains, about 5 minutes. Drain the beef and set aside.
• Wipe out the skillet, add the oil, and heat it over medium heat. Add the peppers, carrots, onion and garlic and sauté until almost tender, about 5 minutes.
• Add the ground beef back to the skillet, as well as the basil, oregano, tomatoes with their juice, water, Worcestershire sauce, and chili powder if using. Season with salt and pepper, turn the heat to high, and bring to a simmer. Add the pasta, stir and cover. Lower the heat to medium and simmer covered, stirring occasionally, until the pasta is tender, and most of the liquid is absorbed, 8 to 10 minutes. Taste and season again if needed.
• Sprinkle the cheese over the casserole then cover for just 1 more minute until the cheese is melty, and serve. Serve this right out of the pan.

EASY CHEESY BEEF MAC

Steps:

• Prepare the macaroni (just the pasta) as directed on the package and cook until al dente. Drain well. Meanwhile, brown the ground beef in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Drain off any excess grease. Stir the cooked macaroni into the beef along with the cream of mushroom soup, milk, and cheese sauce packet. Cook, stirring for 1 minute or until the cheese powder is mixed in. Reduce the heat to medium-low and cook, stirring occasionally, until heated through. Serve hot.

CHEESE AND HAMBURGER MACARONI

Steps:

• Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat. Cook and stir ground beef, onion, garlic powder, onion powder, salt, and black pepper in the hot skillet until browned and crumbly, 5 to 7 minutes; drain and discard grease.
• Return skillet to burner over high heat. Add water; cover skillet and bring to a boil. Stir macaroni into the boiling water-ground beef mixture; cover and lower heat to medium. Cook, keeping covered, for 5 minutes. Stir, cover, and cook until macaroni is tender, about 5 more minutes.
• Stir processed cheese food into ground beef-macaroni mixture until melted. Remove from heat; stir in sour cream.

SKILLET BEEF AND MACARONI

Steps:

• In a large skillet over medium-high heat, cook beef and onion until the meat is no longer pink; drain. Stir in the remaining ingredients; bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, covered, until macaroni is tender, stirring occasionally, 20-25 minutes. Add more water if needed.

EASY CHEESY HAMBURGER MAC

Steps:

• Bring 1-1/2 qt. (6 cups) water to boil in large saucepan. Stir in Macaroni; cook 7 to 10 min. or until tender, stirring occasionally.
• Meanwhile, brown meat in large skillet on medium heat; drain. Add Cheese Sauce Mix and all remaining ingredients except macaroni; mix well. Simmer on medium-low heat 5 min. or butter is completely melted and meat mixture is heated through, stirring occasionally.
• Drain macaroni. Add to ingredients in skillet; mix lightly.

CHEESY BEEF MACARONI

Steps:

• In a large skillet, cook beef over medium heat until no longer pink; drain. Add the corn and soup. Set aside 1/2 cup cheese for topping; stir remaining cheese into meat mixture until melted. Gently stir in macaroni until coated. , Transfer to a greased 8-in. square baking dish. Top with reserved cheese. Bake, uncovered, at 350° for 20-25 minutes or until heated through.

EASY CHEESY MAC AND BEEF

Steps:

• Preheat large saute pan or electric skillet on medium high 2-3 minutes. Place ground beef in pan, cook 5-7 minutes, stirring to crumble meat, or until beef is brown and no pink remains.
• Stir in broth, water and macaroni, bring to a boil. Cook 10-12 minutes, stirring occasionally, or until liquid is mostly absorbed and macaroni is soft and tender.
• Stir milk into pasta, remove from heat (or turn heat off). Stir in both cheeses until smooth and melted. Serve.

BEEFY MAC AND CHEESE

Steps:

• Bring a pot of salted water to a boil. Add the pasta and cook as the label directs. Reserve 3/4 cup of the cooking water, then drain the pasta. Meanwhile, melt 1 tablespoon butter in a large nonstick skillet over medium heat. Add the onion and cook, stirring, until soft, about 5 minutes. Add the tomato paste and chili powder and stir until brick red, about 2 minutes. Add the beef and cook, stirring, until browned, 4 minutes. Stir in 1/2 teaspoon salt. Spread the mixture in a 3-quart flameproof baking dish. Preheat the broiler. Melt the remaining 2 tablespoons butter in a pot over medium heat. Add the flour and cook, stirring, 1 minute. Add the milk and reserved cooking water, bring to a simmer and cook, whisking, until thick, 2 minutes. Add 2 cups cheese, the cooked pasta and 3/4 teaspoon salt and stir until the cheese melts. Spread over the beef mixture. Mix the remaining 1/2 cup cheese and the breadcrumbs; sprinkle over the pasta mixture and broil until golden. Top with the scallions.

CHEESY MACARONI-BEEF SKILLET

Steps:

• Brown meat in large skillet; drain.
• Stir in tomatoes and water; cover. Bring to boil. Stir in Macaroni and the Cheese Sauce Mix; simmer, covered, on medium-low heat 10 min. Stir.
• Top with shredded cheese. Remove from heat. Let stand, covered, 5 min. or until cheese is melted.

ZACH'S EASY-CHEESY MACARONI & HAMBURGER MEAT

Steps:

• Prepare the Kraft Macaroni& Cheese as directed.
• I also start browning the ground beef, adding the onions.
• Drain fat.
• Mix browned, ground beef& onion with the macaroni& cheese and serve!
• This recipe is so easy and kids should really love it!