Easy Meatball Mac Cheese Recipes

BAKED MACARONI AND CHEESE WITH MEATBALLS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°.
• Place meatballs on a foil lined baking sheet and bake 15-20 minutes or according to package directions.
• Cook macaroni according to package directions, drain.
• Add milk, cheese sauce packets and sour cream, stir to combine.
• Place meatballs in the bottom of an oven proof casserole, top with macaroni, cover with tomato slices sprinkled with parmesan.
• Bake uncovered 25-30 minutes.

MEATBALL MACARONI BAKE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350.
• For the meatballs, mix first 7 ingredients in a large bowl thoroughly with your hands. Form into balls, I usually make rather large ones but the size is up to you, although the bigger ones come out more moist.
• Boil a large pot of well salted water and add pasta when boiling, cook to just almost al dente, then drain.
• Heat olive oil in a large, deep skillet over medium heat, add onion and garlic and cook untill soft. Do not stir too much, just give it a shake every couple minutes.
• Add meatballs to pan and turn up heat to med high and brown on all sides.
• Add spaghetti sauce to pan to cover meatballs. Add a little pasta water to thin out, if needed. turn heat back to medium or medium-low and simmer untill meatballs are mostly cooked through.
• Add pasta to a large casserole or baking dish, pour meatballs and sauce over pasta and mix slightly to make sure everything is mixed and coated with sauce. Keeping the meatballs down more on the bottom makes them come out more moist.
• Spinkle cheeses evenly over the top and bake for about 15 minutes, or untill cheese is melted and meatballs are done.

BEST EVER MACARONI CHEESE RECIPE

Steps:

• Heat the oven to 200C/180C fan/gas 6. Spread the baguette chunks over a baking sheet, drizzle with the melted butter and season. Bake for 6 mins until crisp, then set aside.
• Boil the pasta for 2 mins less than stated on the pack, then drain. Meanwhile, melt the butter in a saucepan. Add the garlic and English mustard powder, cook for 1 min, then stir in the plain flour.
• Cook for 1 min more, then gradually whisk in the milk until you have a lump-free sauce. Simmer for 5 mins, whisking all the time until thickened. Take off the heat, then stir in the cheddar and half the parmesan.
• Stir the pasta and some seasoning into the cheesy sauce. Tip into a large ovenproof dish, or four individual dishes.
• Scatter over the bread and the remaining parmesan, then bake for 20 mins until crisp and golden. Can be frozen before baking - defrost thoroughly before cooking.

MEATBALL MAC & CHEESE

Steps:

• Mix all ingredients in a large bowl by hand (bare hands yield best results, but be sure to wash hands thoroughly before and after handling raw meat).
• Roll meatballs in the size of golf balls - you can make smaller meat balls but you will need to adjust cooking time accordingly.
• Drop raw meatballs into large pot (stock pots work well) full of sauce, it should be about one jar of your favorite sauce.
• Simmer for 3 hours.
• Either store, in the fridge or freezer your meat balls for later mac and cheese use. Or start cooking your box of mac and cheese in the last 20 minutes of simmering your meat balls.
• Top your mac and cheese with as many meatballs as you want, you may have leftovers depending on how many you use.
• Great some fresh parmesan cheese on top, if desired.