Comments on: Does Anyone Have A Good Homemade Mac And Cheese Recipe?

By: <3

Sun, 29 Nov 2009 17:39:57 +0000

here are some REALLLY yummy ones
Four Cheese Macaroni
INGREDIENTS:
1 tablespoon vegetable oil
1 (16 ounce) package elbow
macaroni
9 tablespoons butter
1/2 cup shredded Muenster
cheese
1/2 cup shredded Cheddar
cheese
1/2 cup shredded sharp
Cheddar cheese 1/2 cup shredded Monterey
Jack cheese
1 1/2 cups half-and-half
8 ounces cubed processed
cheese food
2 eggs, beaten
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/8 teaspoon ground black
pepper
DIRECTIONS:
1. 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 well and return to cooking pot.
2. In a small saucepan over medium heat, melt 8 tablespoons butter; stir into the macaroni.
3. In a large bowl, combine the Muenster cheese, mild and sharp Cheddar cheeses, and Monterey Jack cheese; mix well.
4. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
5. Add the half and half, 1 1/2 cups of cheese mixture, cubed processed cheese food, and eggs to macaroni; mix together and season with salt and pepper. Transfer to a lightly greased deep 2 1/2 quart casserole dish. Sprinkle with the remaining 1/2 cup of cheese mixture and 1 tablespoon of butter.
6. Bake in preheated oven for 35 minutes or until hot and bubbling around the edges; serve.
Home Style Macaroni and Cheese
INGREDIENTS:
7 ounces macaroni
1/4 cup butter
3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
2 cups milk
1 (8 ounce) package cream
cheese
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon black pepper 2 teaspoons Dijon mustard
2 cups shredded Cheddar
cheese
1 cup dry bread crumbs
2 tablespoons butter
2 tablespoons chopped fresh
parsley
DIRECTIONS:
1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
2. 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.
3. 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.
4. 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.
Baked Macaroni and Cheese
INGREDIENTS:
2 slices bacon
8 ounces penne pasta
1 onion, chopped
1 clove garlic, minced
3 cups shredded Cheddar cheese
2 tablespoons butter
3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
2 cups milk
DIRECTIONS:
1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
2. Place bacon in a large, deep skillet. Cook over medium high heat until evenly brown. Drain, crumble and set aside.
3. In a large pot with boiling salted water cook pasta until al dente. Drain.
4. In a medium skillet saute the chopped onion, and minced garlic. Take off heat and add chopped cooked bacon and set aside.
5. To make the sauce, in a medium saucepan melt the butter or margarine over low heat. Once melted, add the flour and stir constantly for 2 minutes. Gradually add milk and continue stirring until thickened. Stir in 2 cups of the grated Cheddar cheese and stir until melted.
6. Combine cooked pasta, sauteed vegetables and sauce. Pour into a 2 quart casserole dish. Add the last cup of grated Cheddar cheese to top of mixture.
7. Bake uncovered in preheated oven until cheese on top is melted and brown, 15 to 20 minutes. Serve warm.

By: miss universe

miss universe — Sun, 29 Nov 2009 17:35:32 +0000

JUST GOOGLE IT!!!!!!

By: Mr. Bunny

Mr. Bunny — Sun, 29 Nov 2009 16:36:03 +0000

well what my mom does is just uses the box, BUT, with the cheese packet she puts milk and butter in it so it all melts, and then she put some Velveeta in it, and put some other cheeses, or you can use your own noodles, and no cheese packets and experiment! that always works

By: blue_gal

blue_gal — Sun, 29 Nov 2009 16:09:53 +0000

My mom’s recipe
1 pkg large shells mac
2-3 tbsp butter
2 tbsp all purpose flour
1 2-4 cup pkg shedded cheese (chedder, colby/jack, 4 cheese, or any combo u like)
Salt, pepper, & garlic powder
Milk
Cook shells following directions on pack. In another sauce pan on med heat, melt butter and add flour. Stir constantly so u cook the flour but don’t burn it. At this time u can add salt, pepper, and garlic to taste. Slowly add aboud 1/2-1 cup of milk (u have to eyeball it so it makes a creamy rue… not too thin). Once that is done add cheese and stir. Once the cheese is all melted, add cooked mac and stir until well blended. To jazz it up, u can add some cooked crumbled bacon or diced ham. U can also make this into an easy baked mac n cheese by putting in a baking dish and just adding shredded cheese on top. Then cook in oven at 350° until cheese is melted and golden brown.
Yum!!!

By: violet

violet — Sun, 29 Nov 2009 16:07:30 +0000

Macaroni and Cheese
makes: 6 servings (1 cup each)
2 cups uncooked regular or whole wheat elbow macaroni (8 oz)
2 cups milk
3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon Dijon mustard
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
1/8 teaspoon ground red pepper (cayenne)
2 cups shredded sharp Cheddar cheese
In 3-quart saucepan, cook and drain macaroni as directed on package. Return to saucepan; cover to keep warm.
Meanwhile, heat oven to 350°F. Spray 8-inch square (2-quart) glass baking dish with cooking spray. In 2-quart saucepan, stir milk, flour, mustard, salt, black pepper and red pepper with wire whisk until smooth. Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, until mixture boils and thickens. Remove from heat. Stir in cheese until melted.
Add cheese sauce to cooked macaroni; mix well. Spoon into baking dish.
Bake 20 to 25 minutes or until edges are bubbly.

By: favorite

favorite — Sun, 29 Nov 2009 16:03:29 +0000

1 small red onion, diced
1 (16 ounce) package small pasta shells
salt and ground black pepper to taste
1 pinch garlic salt
1 tablespoon butter
1/4 cup brown sugar
3 (11 ounce) cans condensed cream of Cheddar cheese soup
2/3 cup shredded cheese
1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese
1 1/3 cups shredded Cheddar cheese
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
Place the diced onion in a large pot of lightly-salted water; bring to a boil. Cook the pasta until al dente, 8 to 10 minutes; drain. Transfer the onion and pasta to a casserole dish; season with salt, pepper, and garlic salt. Stir the butter and brown sugar into the pasta mixture until the butter melts. Add the Cheddar cheese soup, Havarti cheese, Parmesan cheese and 1/3 cup of Cheddar cheese; stir well. Sprinkle remaining Cheddar cheese over top of the dish.
Bake in preheated oven about 45 minutes. Change oven setting to ‘Broil’ and cook until top is golden brown, about 4 minutes.

By: Ebony P

Ebony P — Sun, 29 Nov 2009 15:15:13 +0000

1 pkg elbow mac
1/4 lb fontina cheese, shredded
1/2 lb smoked cheddar cheese, shredded
1 cup whole milk, room temp
1/4 cup flour
1/4 cup butter + few tablespoons for topping
1 sleeve ritz crackers
1 ham steak, diced
Boil the elbow mac according to package directions. In a large sauce pot, melt 1/4 cup of butter over medium low heat. Add the flour and stir until a blond color, about 3 minutes. Add the milk to the flour mixture and whisk until there are no lumps. Gradually add the cheeses, one handful at a time until you have a smooth sauce. Reserve a little of both the cheddar and fontina for the top of the casserole.
Drain the noodles and mix with ham. Add cheese sauce and transfer to a greased baking dish. In a small bowl, melt about 4 tablespoons of butter in microwave. Add crumbled crackers to butter to form crust. Top noodles with a layer of reserved cheese and crackers. Bake in a 400 degree oven for about 1 hour.
I make a chipotle sauce, combining the following ingredients in a tupperware bowl w/ lid.
1/4 cup of mayo,
1/4 cup of sour cream
juice of 1/2 lime
1 chipotle pepper
1 tbsp of chipotle sauce
salt and pepper
Shake the bowl with lid on until the everything comes together. Drizzle over each serving of macaroni.

By: Toughbear Element

Toughbear Element — Sun, 29 Nov 2009 14:47:43 +0000

When it comes to mac and cheese, this is what my family wants me to make…….excellent flavor!!
Ingredients:
1 pound of elbow macaroni
4 tablespoons (1/2 stick) of unsalted butter
1/3 cup of all-purpose flour
4 cups of milk, heated
2 cups (8oz)of shredded extra-sharp Cheddar cheese (white or yellow, Cracker Barrel)
2 cups (8oz)of finely chopped white American cheese
Salt and freshly ground pepper
Hot pepper sauce
1/4 (1oz) of freshly grated Parmesan cheese
Italian bread crumbs for the top
Procedure:
Cook macaroni until al dente…drain well.
Position rack in the center of oven, preheat to 350.
Butter a deep 4qt casserole.
Melt butter in a medium saucepan over medium heat. Whisk in the flour, Gradually whisk in the milk. Bring to a simmer, stirring constantly, until the sauce thickens. Reduce the heat to low and simmer for 5 minutes.
Remove from the heat and stir in 1 cup of the Cheddar and 1 cup of the American chesses. Season to taste with salt, pepper and hot sauce.
Combine the remaining Cheddar and American cheeses. Spread one third of the elbows over the bottom of the casserole dish. Top with half of the cheeses and a third of the sauce. Repeat, using another third of the elbows with the remaining cheeses and half of the sauce. Finish with the remaining elbows and sauce. Sprinkle parmesan cheese and bread crumbs over the top.
Bake until bubbly and golden brown around the edges, about 30 minutes.

By: Sarahsue

Sarahsue — Sun, 29 Nov 2009 14:09:44 +0000

Ingredients:
1 1/2 cups uncooked elbow macaroni
2 tablespoons butter
2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
1/4 cup milk
1 cup half-and-half
1/4 teaspoon paprika
1/2 teaspoon pepper
2 1/2 cups grated sharp cheddar cheese, divided
salt
Preparation:
Preheat oven to 350°. Cook macaroni in boiling salted water according to package directions; drain well and set aside. Meanwhile, melt butter in a medium saucepan over low heat. Blend in flour, stirring constantly, until smooth and bubbly. Gradually stir in milk and half-and-half. Cook, stirring constantly, until mixture boils and thickens, about 2 to 3 minutes. Remove from heat and add paprika, pepper, and 2 cups of the cheese; stir until cheese is melted and sauce is smooth. Combine sauce with the macaroni and add salt to taste. Place in a buttered 1 1/2-quart casserole dish. Garnish top with remaining 1/2 cup of cheese and dot with additional butter. Bake 25 to 30 minutes.
Serves 4 to 6.