Kraft Home Style Mediterranean Macaroni Cheese Recipes

MEDITERRANEAN MACARONI AND CHEESE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Set a large pot of salted water to boil and butter an 8-inch square baking dish. In a small bowl, combine tomatoes, olives, and oregano.
• Cook pasta 2 minutes less than package instructions; drain pasta and return to pot. Meanwhile, melt butter in a medium saucepan over medium. Add garlic; cook until fragrant, 1 minute. Add flour and cook, stirring constantly, 1 minute. Whisk in milk and bring to a boil. Reduce heat to medium-low; simmer, whisking constantly, until sauce thickens, 3 minutes. Remove from heat; whisk in 4 ounces feta. Stir in tomato mixture. Season with salt and pepper. Pour mixture over pasta; stir to combine.
• Pour pasta mixture into dish and top with 4 ounces feta. Bake until sauce is bubbling and cheese begins to brown, 20 to 25 minutes.

HOME STYLE MACARONI AND CHEESE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
• Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Add macaroni pasta and cook for 8 to 10 minutes or until al dente; drain.
• In a 3 quart saucepan over medium heat, melt butter and stir in flour. Cook for about 1 minute, until smooth and bubbly; stirring occasionally. Mix in milk, cream cheese, salt, pepper, and Dijon mustard. Continue cooking until sauce is thickened. Add cooked macaroni and Cheddar cheese.
• Pour into 2 quart casserole dish. In small bowl mix together bread crumbs, butter and parsley; spread over macaroni and cheese. Bake for 15 to 20 minutes or until golden brown and heated through.

HOME-STYLE MACARONI AND CHEESE

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.

CRAFTIER THAN KRAFT MACARONI AND CHEESE

Steps:

• Boil salted water and cook the macaroni.
• In a microwaveble bowl, add cream cheese and milk.
• Microwave the cream cheese and milk for about 20 or 30 seconds then stir well so that the cream cheese is melted.
• Drain macaroni and put it back in the pot.
• Add the powder cheese from the box, melted cream cheese/milk combination, butter, Velveeta and cheddar cheese.
• Add seasoning salt, parsley and garlic powder (if you choose to use it).
• Cook over medium heat until all cheese is melted (add small amounts of milk as needed to keep the consitency you like).
• Sprinkle with paprika and serve -- OR top with more shredded Cheddar and bake at 350 degrees for about 5-7 minutes, then sprinkle with paprika before serving.

KRAFT HOME-STYLE MACARONI & CHEESE DINNER CLASSIC CHEDDAR

Steps:

• Heat oven to 425ºF.
• Cook Macaroni in large saucepan as directed on package; drain. Do not return macaroni to pan.
• Melt butter in same saucepan on medium heat. Whisk in flour; cook and stir 1 min. Gradually stir in milk; cook 1 to 2 min. or until thickened, stirring constantly. Add Cheese Sauce and macaroni; mix well.
• Spoon macaroni mixture into 1-1/2-qt. casserole sprayed with cooking spray; top with shredded cheese and bread crumbs.
• Bake 5 min. or until shredded cheese is melted.

COPYCAT KRAFT MAC AND CHEESE

Steps:

• Cook macaroni according to package directions. Drain and return to the pot.
• Add margarine and mix until the margarine is melted.
• Add cheese powder and milk, mixing until all ingredients are well combined.
• Taste, and add salt if needed.

KRAFT HOME-STYLE MEDITERRANEAN MACARONI & CHEESE

Steps:

• Prepare Dinner in large saucepan as directed on package.
• Add spinach and peppers; cook and stir on medium heat 1 min. or until heated through.
• Top with olives.