EASIEST MAC-N-CHEESE EVER!
I have tried many more-complicated recipes for macaroni and cheese. Not only is this one often requested for family functions, but it is easy to make! Kids LOVE this recipe. It is so handy for busy moms.
Provided by Anncredible
Categories Main Dish Recipes Pasta Macaroni and Cheese Recipes Stovetop Macaroni and Cheese Recipes
Time 20m
Yield 6
Number Of Ingredients 4
Steps:
- Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Add pasta and cook until al dente, 8 to 10 minutes; drain.
- Place a saucepan over medium-low heat. Combine the cheese food, milk, and pepper in the saucepan; cook until the cheese has melted, stirring frequently. Stir in the drained macaroni until evenly coated.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 136.2 calories, Carbohydrate 15.9 g, Cholesterol 15.7 mg, Fat 5.2 g, Fiber 0.6 g, Protein 6.2 g, SaturatedFat 3 g, Sodium 241.5 mg, Sugar 2.4 g
COPYCAT BOXED MACARONI AND CHEESE
This recipe originally comes from King Arthur Flour, which is where I buy my cheddar cheese powder. You can buy cheese powder from many sites on the web, and sometimes you can find it at baking supply stores; many people use it to make cheese bread or crackers. Obviously, your end product will depend on the kind of cheese powder you buy - the one I use is real cheddar which has been dried and ground to a powder, so the sauce turns out white, not day-glo orange ;) But if you want the orange stuff there are several places on the web to buy it. Depending on what sort of cheese powder you get, this may or may not taste close to Kraft macaroni and cheese. I don't know what sort of cheese powder you'll be able to get, so I can't guarantee that. If you are trying to replicate Kraft exactly, you may have to try to find their powdered cheese; sometimes I have seen it for sale in canisters on its own (i.e. not as part of the boxed mac and cheese). The 6 ounces of macaroni listed below measures out to 1 and 1/2 cups, dry.
Provided by xtine
Categories Kid Friendly
Time 10m
Yield 3 cups
Number Of Ingredients 5
Steps:
- Cook macaroni according to package directions. Drain and return to the pot you cooked it inches.
- Add butter and mix until butter is melted.
- Add cheese powder and milk, mixing until all ingredients are well combined.
- Taste and add salt, if needed.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 414.4, Fat 20.1, SaturatedFat 12.3, Cholesterol 51.6, Sodium 269.9, Carbohydrate 47.1, Fiber 1.9, Sugar 1.6, Protein 11.2
COSTCO MAC AND CHEESE
Steps:
- Bring a pot of water to a boil - add cavatapi and cook according to directions on package. Drain water and set aside.
- Add butter to a large skillet and melt over low heat. Add heavy cream and milk and stir until combined.
- Slowly mix in cheeses over medium-low heat until it thickens. If it doesn't thicken, you can add in a mixture of 1 teaspoon cornstarch and 2 teaspoons cold water.
- Add seasonings to taste.
- Combine the pasta with the sauce and pour into a large baking dish.
- Top with shredded cheddar cheese
- Bake at 400 for 25-30 minutes or until heated through. Broil to caramelize cheese.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 484 calories, Carbohydrate 19 grams carbohydrates, Cholesterol 114 milligrams cholesterol, Fat 40 grams fat, Fiber 1 grams fiber, Protein 14 grams protein, SaturatedFat 24 grams saturated fat, ServingSize 1, Sodium 522 grams sodium, Sugar 4 grams sugar, TransFat 1 grams trans fat, UnsaturatedFat 12 grams unsaturated fat
HOME-STYLE MACARONI AND CHEESE
A Cheddar and cream cheese sauce with a touch of Dijon is mixed with macaroni pasta, topped with bread crumbs, and baked.
Provided by Janet
Categories Main Dish Recipes Pasta Macaroni and Cheese Recipes Baked Macaroni and Cheese Recipes
Time 50m
Yield 6
Number Of Ingredients 14
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
- 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 to 10 minutes. Drain.
- Melt 1/4 cup butter in a 3-quart saucepan over medium heat. Stir flour into melted butter and cook until smooth and bubbling, about 1 minute. Mix milk, cream cheese, jalapeno peppers, Dijon mustard, black pepper, and salt into flour-butter mixture; cook, stirring occasionally, until sauce is thickened, about 5 minutes. Mix macaroni and Cheddar cheese into sauce; pour into a 2-quart casserole dish.
- Mix bread crumbs, 2 tablespoons butter, and parsley together in a bowl; spread over macaroni and cheese.
- Bake in the preheated oven until golden brown, 15 to 20 minutes.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 634.4 calories, Carbohydrate 46.3 g, Cholesterol 117.6 mg, Fat 40.1 g, Fiber 2.1 g, Protein 22.2 g, SaturatedFat 24.8 g, Sodium 719.4 mg, Sugar 6.2 g
THE BEST CHICK-FIL-A MAC AND CHEESE RECIPE (COPYCAT)
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F
- Bring a large pot water to a boil with salt.
- Boil noodles until al dente, drain and set aside (reserve about 1/2 cup of pasta water in case you need to thin up the sauce)
- Melt butter in a large sauce pan over medium heat.
- Whisk in flour and mix continuously for about 4-5 minutes over low heat.
- Slowly pour in the cream and whole milk and stir the whole time until it starts to thicken over low heat.
- Mix in the combination of cheeses until the cheese starts to melt and become creamy and season with salt and pepper to taste.
- If it becomes too thick, thin the sauce with a little bit of the reserved water.
- Mix in the macaroni noodles.
- Pour mixture into a large baking dish.
- Top with additional shredded cheddar cheese.
- Cook for five minutes.
- After five minutes, cook on a low broil for two minutes.
- Remove from oven and mix together so crispy cheese on top is incorporated throughout the dish
Nutrition Facts : Calories 393 calories, Carbohydrate 18 grams carbohydrates, Cholesterol 83 milligrams cholesterol, Fat 28 grams fat, Fiber 1 grams fiber, Protein 17 grams protein, SaturatedFat 17 grams saturated fat, ServingSize 1, Sodium 692 milligrams sodium, Sugar 4 grams sugar, TransFat 1 grams trans fat, UnsaturatedFat 9 grams unsaturated fat
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