Italian Mac And Cheese Bars Of Gold Recipes

ITALIAN MAC-N-CHEESE

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of water to a boil. Salt water and cook pasta to a chewy al dente, about 8 minutes.
• In a nonstick skillet, brown and crumble the sausage. Drain cooked crumbles on paper towel lined plate. Return pan to heat and add extra-virgin olive oil, butter, garlic and mushrooms. Season liberally with salt and pepper. Saute 3 to 5 minutes, until mushrooms are lightly golden.
• Preheat broiler to high.
• To mushrooms, add flour and stir, cooking 2 minutes. Whisk in stock, then stir in cream. Bring cream to a bubble, then stir in 2 cups of 4 cheese blend. When cheese has melted into sauce, add tomatoes. When sauce comes to a bubble, remove from heat and adjust seasonings, adding hot sauce if desired.
• Combine cheese sauce with sausage and pasta, transfer to flameproof baking dish, casserole or flameproof serving platter. Sprinkle remaining 1/2 cup of 4 cheese blend and the grated Parmesan over the top and brown under hot broiler.

MAC & CHEESE BARS OF GOLD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400°F. Prepare Dinner as directed on package.
• Spread into 13x9-in. baking pan.
• Bake 25 min. Cool 10 min. Cut into 9 bars to serve.

ITALIAN THREE-CHEESE MACARONI

Steps:

• Cook macaroni according to package directions., Meanwhile, preheat oven to 350°. In a small saucepan, melt butter. Stir in flour, Italian seasoning, salt and pepper until smooth; gradually add milk. Bring to a boil; cook and stir 2 minutes or until thickened. Remove from the heat; stir in cheddar and Parmesan cheeses until melted. Drain macaroni., Spread 1 cup cheese sauce in a greased 13x9-in. baking pan. Layer with half of macaroni, tomatoes and cheese sauce. Repeat layers. Sprinkle with mozzarella cheese. Combine bread crumbs and butter; sprinkle over top., Cover and bake 40 minutes. Uncover and bake 10-15 minutes longer or until golden brown and bubbly. Let stand 5 minutes before serving.

ITALIAN MAC AND CHEESE MUFFINS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F. Spray 12 regular-size muffin cups with cooking spray. Cook macaroni as directed on package-except cook 2 minutes less time. Drain; place in large bowl.
• Meanwhile, in 10-inch skillet, cook ground beef over medium-high heat 5 to 7 minutes, stirring occasionally, until thoroughly cooked. Drain; set aside.
• In microwavable bowl, microwave butter, milk and prepared cheese product on High about 5 minutes. Remove from microwave; stir with whisk until cheese begins to melt. Microwave on High in 1-minute increments, stirring after each minute, until cheese is completely melted and mixture is smooth.
• Add cheese mixture and ground beef to macaroni in bowl. Stir in 1 1/2 cups of the shredded cheese until well mixed. Add salt and pepper to taste.
• Fill each muffin cup with macaroni mixture. Sprinkle bread crumbs and remaining shredded cheese over tops.
• Cover pan loosely with foil, making sure foil does not touch cheese. Bake 20 minutes.
• Remove from oven; remove foil. Cool at least 10 minutes before remove muffins from cups.

ITALIAN MAC & CHEESE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F
• Bring one large pot of water to a rolling boil.
• Add whole box of shells and a pinch of salt to boiling water, cover and switch to low heat.
• Spray oven safe dish with cooking spray.
• Put milk, one bag of cheese,a few dashes of pepper, the butter and a pinch of salt in the dish; mix well.
• When noodles are still firm, but partially cooked drain them and add them to the bowl of milk and other mixed ingredients.
• Stir together coating noodles in cheese mixture.
• Cook for 20 minutes.
• Add second bag of cheese and stir.
• Top with breadcrumbs and cook for 15 more minutes or until golden brown at the edges.

ITALIAN-STYLE MACARONI AND CHEESE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
• Make macaroni and cheese according to package directions. Transfer to a medium-size baking dish or casserole dish.
• Melt butter in a medium bowl on low power in the microwave. Add bread crumbs to bowl and toss to combine with butter. Sprinkle bread crumb mixture over top of macaroni and cheese. Place in oven and bake for 10 to 15 minutes, or until browned on top.

ITALIAN MAC AND CHEESE BARS OF GOLD

Steps:

• Heat oven to 400ºF.
• Prepare Dinners as directed on package.
• Add remaining ingredients; mix well. Spoon into foil-lined 13x9-inch baking dish.
• Bake 20 min. Cool 5 min. before cutting into bars.

ITALIAN MAC AND CHEESE RECIPE BY FABIO VIVIANI

Steps:

• Cook pasta in the pot of salted boiling water until just a minute shy of the package direction.
• Drain the pasta and set aside.
• Smash garlic cloves and place them in oil in a sauté pan over medium low heat and cook until soft.
• Remove garlic and mix with pasta.
• Heat butter on medium heat, add flour and whisk until nutty but not brown.
• Add milk and all cheeses and whisk until smooth, do not allow to boil. Should be a little runnier than melted peanut butter. Salt and pepper to taste.
• Add pasta and garlic to the cheese sauce, mix to incorporate.
• Put the breadcrumbs, parsley and lemon zest in a food processor and pulse until well combined.
• Place Mac and cheese in an oven safe shallow pan and top with bread crumb mixture and bake at 400F for 10-15 minutes or until golden brown and bubbly.
• Serve.