Supreme Macaroni Cheese Recipes

SUPREME MACARONI & CHEESE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Lightly grease a 13x9-inch baking dish; set aside.
• In a Dutch oven, combine milk, 1 cup cream, butter, and salt. Bring to a simmer over medium heat. Add pasta; cook for 12 minutes, stirring frequently. Remove from heat; add 1 cup Parmesan cheese, stirring until cheese is melted. (Or, you can simply have already boiled pasta and then add the cooked and drained pasta into the cream mixture, and then stir in the Parmesan cheese. You can also add a cup of shredded cheddar cheese, if you desire). (You can also substitute the pasta for peeled and cut cooked potatoes for a lovely scalloped or au gratin potatoes).
• Spoon pasta mixture into prepared baking dish. (Stir in chunks of cooked ham, if desired). Pour remaining 1 cup cream over pasta. Top with remaining 1 cup Parmesan cheese (and some shredded cheddar cheese, too, if you wish). Evenly sprinkle parsley and paprika over top of cheese. Bake for 20 minutes, or until lightly browned and bubbly.

MOM'S MACARONI SUPREME

Steps:

• Cook pasta according to package directions however cook until al-dente- or approximately 2 minutes less that it says to cook. Drain noodles. Do not rinse.
• Take a 9x13" pan and butter well. Sprinkle parmesean cheese on bottom of pan and set pan aside.
• Heat half and half, milk, butter and salt together over medium heat until hot. DO NOT BOIL. ( A non-stick pot is great so that the milk won't stick and burn on the bottom.) Take out 1 cup of the milk / butter mixture and set aside.
• Stir pasta into hot milk mixture and cook over medium heat until pasta and milk thickens, about 20 minutes.
• Pour pasta into prepared pan. Drizzle the reserved 1 cup milk mixture over top. Sprinkle parmesan cheese on top.
• Bake at 400' for 25 minutes or until top is beginning to brown and it is bubbly.
• Cut into squares and scoop out to serve.