Kraft Home Style Tomato Basil Mac Cheese Recipes

KRAFT HOME-STYLE TOMATO-BASIL MAC & CHEESE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 425ºF.
• Cook Macaroni as directed on package.
• Meanwhile, melt butter in large skillet on medium heat. Add chicken; cook and stir 5 min. or until evenly browned. Add flour; cook and stir 1 min. Gradually stir in milk; cook 3 to 4 min. or until thickened, stirring frequently. Add Cheese Sauce; cook and stir on low heat 2 min. or until mixture is well blended.
• Drain macaroni. Add to chicken mixture along with the tomatoes, basil and Parmesan; cook and stir 2 min. or until heated through.
• Spoon macaroni mixture into 1-1/2-qt. casserole sprayed with cooking spray; top with mozzarella and bread crumbs.
• Bake 5 to 10 min. or until mozzarella is melted.

BASIL, TOMATO & MOZZARELLA CHEESE

Steps:

• Whisk together dressing ingredients.
• Set aside.
• Layer on a platter the tomatoes,cheese, and basil.
• Pour dressing over the salad and serve.

BAKED TOMATO MAC N CHEESE CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Butter a baking dish.
• 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 minutes; drain, return macaroni to pot, and stir tomatoes into the macaroni. Cook over medium heat until the macaroni absorbs some of the liquid from the tomatoes, about 4 minutes. Remove from heat.
• Melt butter in a large saucepan over medium-high heat. Stir flour into melted butter and cook until bubbly, 1 to 2 minutes. Slowly stream half-and-half and chicken broth into the butter mixture while stirring. Bring the mixture to a boil and continue to cook while stirring continually until thickened and bubbly, 2 to 3 minutes.
• Remove saucepan from heat. Melt mild Cheddar cheese and sharp Cheddar cheese into the butter mixture one handful at a time, stirring to incorporate each addition before adding the next. Season the cheese mixture with pepper and pour over the macaroni; stir to coat pasta evenly. Transfer the mixture to the prepared baking dish and top with crushed crackers.
• Bake in preheated oven until crust is golden brown and the liquid is bubbling, 15 to 20 minutes. Cool 10 minutes before serving.

KRAFT HOME-STYLE CAPRESE MAC

Steps:

• Prepare Dinner in large saucepan as directed on package.
• Stir in tomatoes and basil; cook and stir 1 min. or until heated through.

MACARONI CHEESE WITH TOMATO AND BASIL

Steps:

• Cook the macaroni until done and drain.
• Combine cheeses, salt, pepper, cream and eggs in a bowl.
• Stir in macaroni and spread half of this mixture in a greased casserole dish.
• Arrange tomato slices and basil over this layer and top with remaining macaroni.
• Melt the butter in a frying pan and cook the breadcrumbs gently until golden.
• Combine breadcrumbs and cheese and sprinkle over the top.
• Bake at 180°C for 15-20 minutes until it's golden on top.

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.

TOMATO MAC 'N' CHEESE

Steps:

• Cook pasta according to package directions. Meanwhile, in a Dutch oven, melt butter over medium heat. Stir in flour until smooth; gradually add the milk. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 2 minutes or until thickened. , Reduce heat to medium. Stir in the cheese, salt, mustard and pepper. Cook and stir until cheese is melted. Drain pasta; stir into cheese sauce. Cook and stir for 3 minutes or until heated through. Stir in tomatoes just until combined.