Macaroni Au Gratin Recipes

MACARONI AND CHEESE AU GRATIN

Steps:

• Cook the macaroni according to package directions.
• Drain.
• Melt the 1 T butter in a saucepan;
• stir in the onions and saute until they are translucent.
• Stir in the flour and cook a minute or so, stirring.
• Slowly add the milk, stirring constantly.
• When all the milk is in and the sauce is smooth and creamy, stir in the salt, pepper, the 1 and 1/2 c cheese, the worcestershire and dry mustard.
• Reheat a bit if necessary to melt all the cheese.
• Stir in the cooked macaroni.
• Now comes the au gratin part:.
• Turn the macaroni and cheese into a greased 2 quart casserole.
• Combine the bread crumbs and the 1/2 c cheese and sprinkle over the surface of the M&C.
• Melt the 3 T butter in a small pan and drizzle over all.
• Bake at 350 for 10 minutes or so (unless the mixture had gotten cold before it went into the oven, in which case make it 20 or 30 minutes), And run it under the broiler quickly at the end to brown the top.

MACARONI AND CHEESE, TOMATOES AND ONIONS AU GRATIN

Steps:

• Cook the long macaroni al dente and set aside.
• Dice the onions or put in food processor until finely chopped.
• In a large saucepan, heat the olive oil, add the onions and cook until tender.
• Add the tomato juice, tomato soup (do not add water), salt and pepper and let cook for about 5 minutes (until the flavors blend).
• Spread out the cooked macaroni in 2 (13 x 9) dishes and pour the tomato and oignon mixture over the macaroni.
• Make sure that everything is well coated.
• Cut the block of cheese in 1 inches squares (grate some for the top) and insert randomly in the mixture (push each square in the macaroni with your fingers).
• Put the reserve grated cheese on top of the dishes and pour a little milk over the cheese (that's how my grandmother did it).
• Bake at 350 for about 45 minutes until bubbly.

MACARONI GRATIN

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 190 degrees C.
• In a large pot, bring 2 liters of water to a boil with a bit of salt and add the pasta.
• Cook for 8 minutes.
• Drain by lifting it out of the water and immediately coat with the olive oil.
• Meanwhile, take a broad oven proof dish-- wide enough to comfortably fit two layers of pasta.
• If it is too small the pasta will be too deep and only a small portion of it will be"au gratin".
• Rub the inside of the dish hard with the clove of garlic, cut in half.
• In a bowl, mix the pasta with the cream and cheese.
• Season with salt and pepper and pour into the ovenproof dish.
• Dot the surface with butter and put into the preheated oven for 10-15 minutes.
• When it is done you should have a wonderful golden gratin.
• If you want more colour, you can pop the gratin under the grill for a minute or so.