Macaroni and Cheese, Dressed Up

Here are several ideas to dress up plain old macaroni and cheese and turn it into a true family meal that even adults will enjoy.

Start from scratch. Homemade macaroni and cheese suggest the taste of a box and powdered cheese anywhere. Here is a simple recipe to create your base of macaroni and cheese:

• 1 package macaroni
• 1 c. grated Colby Jack cheese
• 1 c. grated cheddar cheese

Sprinkle with flour :

Boil your macaroni shells until soft. Place in a 9 x 13 inch pan and sprinkle enough flour to easily cover your shells. Add grated cheese on top. Cover and bake in 350 degree oven for 1 / 2 hour. Uncover the last 5 minutes of baking.

You can add almost anything to the database. You can add minced meat or ground turkey. You can add cut up hot dogs for the kids. You can add shredded chicken, and of course you can add veggies you want. To make it easy to add the frozen vegetable mixture. There are carrots, peas and corn in the simple mixture.

Want some crunch to your macaroni and cheese? Add some meat to the mac and cheese, then put the mixture in a taco shell. Top with some lettuce and tomato, and you have a very interesting taco.

If you like spicy food, try adding some spicy sausage to your macaroni and cheese. You can also add a half packet of hot taco seasoning mix for a macaroni and cheese with a kick. You can also add a teaspoon of hot sauce to the pan.

Have you ever made a 7 layer dip? Try using hot macaroni and cheese as your base. Then add sliced olives, sliced onions and chopped tomatoes on top. Grab some tortilla chips and start dipping.

Have fun with your Mac and cheese. Add what you have in the fridge and create your own wonderful combinations.

When you make macaroni and cheese at home, it is usually a simple layer of cooked macaroni, shredded or sliced layers of cheese, topped with salt and pepper. To jazz it up, you can add chopped vegetables or any meat with a few herbs and spices. But if you really want to go a little further, here are some recipes that will contribute to a new zing to the traditional recipes and make you love macaroni with cheese more ...

Macaroni and cheese with bacon :

Ingredients :

1. Uncooked Elbow Macaroni - 2 cups
2. Bacon - ¼ pounds
3. Condensed Milk - 1 Cup
4. Worcestershire sauce - 1 tsp
5. Grated onion - 2 tbsp
6. Flour - 3 tbsp
7. Butter - 2 tbsp
8. Shredded Cheddar Cheese - 6 Ounces
9. Salt & Pepper - to taste

Directions :

• Cook the macaroni in boiling salted water per the instructions provided. Drain liquid into a measure 2 cups. Add a little water if required.
• Fry bacon and drain all the fat after keeping a tablespoon of it aside.
• In macaroni liquid, add the bacon fat and butter, and set it on medium flame. Pipes flour and then condensed milk with 2 cups water.
• Stir the mixture constantly until it begins to boil.
• Season mixture with salt, pepper, onion and Worcestershire sauce.
• Add cheese and heat the mixture slowly until the cheese melts
• Now add the pasta and heat the entire mixture is piping hot.
• Serve warm with crumbled bacon on top.

Macaroni and cheese croquette :

This is a very useful recipe you can make croquette with leftover cheese and macaroni.

Ingredients :

1. Side Stone Cheese and Macaroni
2. Proposed Eggs - 2
3. Bread Crumbs - 1 Cup
4. Oil for deep frying

Directions :

• Heat oil in a while until a cube of bread brown when cooked in it turns brown in 30 seconds.
• Molds macaroni and cheese into small balls. Dip the balls into the breadcrumbs, beaten egg and then crumbs again. Now, drop the balls carefully into the oil and cook in oil for a minute, or until they become deep brown. Remove croquette with paper towels to drain.
• Serve hot with some tomato sauce.

Macaroni and cheese with tuna :

Ingredients :

1. Uncooked Elbow Macaroni - 8 ounces
2. Cream of mushroom soup - 1 Can
3. Tuna (flaked and dried) - 1 Cup
4. Milk - ¾ Cup
5. Shredded Cheddar Cheese - 3 Cups
6. Salt & Pepper - to taste

Directions :

• Cook the macaroni in boiling salted water per the instructions provided.
• Add cream of mushroom soup, milk, tuna, pepper, salt and 2 cups of shredded cheese to macaroni. Mix the whole mixture.
• Transfer mixture to a shallow and easy butter baking dish.
• Sprinkle the remaining cheese over macaroni and bake for about 40 minutes at 350 degrees.

Macaroni and Cheese with Green Chile :

Ingredients :

1. Cooked Macaroni - 6 Cups
2. Cheese Sauce Mix - 2 packages
3. Chopped Onions - 1 Cup
4. Shredded Cheddar Cheese - 3 Cups
5. Milk - ¾ Cups
6. Green Chile - 1 Can
7. Butter - 4 Ounces

Directions :

• In a medium saucepan, make the cheese sauce per instructions provided.
• Add in 1 cup cheese and the chopped green Chile.
• In a small skillet, sauté onion in butter until it becomes golden brown in color.
• Add the onions in cheese sauce and mix well.
• Spread the pre-cooked macaroni in a casserole dish and mix in cheese sauce.
• Top the pot with the remaining cheese and bake for 30 minutes at 350 degrees.