Franks And Beans With Mac And Cheese Recipes

CLASSIC FRANK AND BEAN CASSEROLE

Steps:

• 1.Preheat oven to 375 degrees. spray a casserole dish (This is the same one my mom gave me all those years ago, it's a classic and comes with a lid) with cooking spray, set aside. 2.Grill or fry the hot dogs in a nonstick pan or grill pan use a tablespoon of butter or olive oil. Cook just until a few minutes just to make them slightly crispy or with grill marks. This step is optional. 3.Let the hot dogs cool just so you can slice them up into about 1 inch pieces.4.Toss the cut hot dogs into the casserole dish along with the two cans beans and the spices. Gently mix in all the ingredients. Try not to break up the beans. 5.Bake on a foil lined cookie sheet for about 20 to 30 minutes or until casserole is bubbling. Take out of the oven and let sit on cooling rack for about 5 minutes. Now, serve up! Enjoy!

BAKED MAC AND CHEESE WITH LITTLE WHITE BEANS

Steps:

• In a large pot of boiling salted water, cook the pasta until it's tender but not mushy and set aside.
• Preheat oven to 350. In the empty pot, melt the butter over medium heat. Whisk in the flour and cook for a minute or so, until the mixture starts to turn golden.
• Stir in the milk and bring the sauce to a full boil, whisking constantly. Reduce the heat and simmer for a few minutes, until the mixture is nice and thick.
• Remove the sauce from the heat and stir in the cheese until it melts. Add salt to taste, then stir in the drained pasta and beans.
• If you want a breadcrumb topping, pulse the bread, butter, and Parmesan in a food processor until the bread turns into crumbs and the mixture is well blended.
• Pour the macaroni and cheese into a baking dish and top with the breadcrumbs or additional cheese.
• Bake for 15 to 20 minutes, until the dish is bubbly around the edges and the topping is golden.

BEANS-N-FRANKS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Melt butter in a skillet over medium heat. Saute onions in butter until tender. Stir in the baked beans and sliced frankfurters. Season with brown sugar, mustard and celery salt. Transfer to a 2 quart casserole dish.
• Bake for 40 minutes, stirring occasionally.

MAC AND CHEESE WITH BEANS

Steps:

• Cook pasta.
• combine milk and beans in food processor or blender.
• pour into saucepan, heat 1-2 minutes, add cheese and cook until smooth and creamy. Add remaining spices. Stir in noodles, serve warm.

FAST AND EASY - FRANKS AND BEANS PASTA

Steps:

• Put pasta into boiling water to cook for the time suggested on the packet.
• Meanwhile fry off the onions and mushrooms in a pan until the onions just start to turn brown.
• Add chopped hot dogs to the pan and cook, stirring frequently, until the hot dog bits are heated through.
• Add the beans and heat through.
• Stir in the can of soup and the spices and stir until the soup is heated through.
• Drain the cooked pasta and add to the pan. Toss until the sauce mixture has fully coated the pasta.
• Put into bowls and sprinkle with cheese.