Italian Homestyle Macaroni And Cheese Recipes

HOME-STYLE MACARONI AND CHEESE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
• Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Cook elbow macaroni in the boiling water, stirring occasionally until cooked through but firm to the bite, 8 to 10 minutes. Drain.
• Melt 1/4 cup butter in a 3-quart saucepan over medium heat. Stir flour into melted butter and cook until smooth and bubbling, about 1 minute. Mix milk, cream cheese, jalapeno peppers, Dijon mustard, black pepper, and salt into flour-butter mixture; cook, stirring occasionally, until sauce is thickened, about 5 minutes. Mix macaroni and Cheddar cheese into sauce; pour into a 2-quart casserole dish.
• Mix bread crumbs, 2 tablespoons butter, and parsley together in a bowl; spread over macaroni and cheese.
• Bake in the preheated oven until golden brown, 15 to 20 minutes.

ITALIAN HOMESTYLE MACARONI AND CHEESE

Steps:

• Add salt to 3 quarts of water and bring to a boil.
• Once the water comes to a boil, add the elbow macaroni, stirring occasionally.
• Cook macaroni for about 6-8 minutes, or until desired tenderness. (I prefer al dente').
• While macaroni is cooking, using a cheese grater, finely grate 2 cups of Fontinella cheese.
• Pour finished macaroni into a strainer, and strain out all the water.
• Place butter in the bottom of a medium mixing bowl, and pour macaroni on top of it. Mix until all the macaroni is coated with butter.
• Finally, gradually mix in the grated Fontinella cheese, mixing together with a fork, until all the macaroni is covered with the now-melted cheese.
• Enjoy!

HOMESTYLE MACARONI AND CHEESE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees Fahrenheit.
• Cook macaroni (1/2 pound= 2 cups dry) until just al dente.
• You can use elbows for a traditional look, but try scoobi-doo-- it works well in this recipe.
• Drain pasta well.
• While the mac is boiling, melt the 1/4-cup butter in a large pot.
• Whisk in the flour.
• Over med heat, whisk until smooth and bubbly (only about a minute).
• Stir in milk, cream cheese, salt, pepper& mustard.
• Keep cooking and stirring until sauce is thickened-- about three or four minutes.
• Cut the block of cheddar into half-inch cubes.
• Add drained macaroni and cubed cheddar& combine well.
• Pour into a casserole sprayed with Pam.
• In a small bowl, combine the remaining ingredients and sprinkle over top.
• Dust with paprika if desired.
• Bake for 15-20 minutes, or until top is golden brown and casserole is heated through.

HOME STYLE MACARONI AND CHEESE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.

KRAFT HOME-STYLE TOMATO-BASIL MAC & CHEESE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 425ºF.
• Cook Macaroni as directed on package.
• Meanwhile, melt butter in large skillet on medium heat. Add chicken; cook and stir 5 min. or until evenly browned. Add flour; cook and stir 1 min. Gradually stir in milk; cook 3 to 4 min. or until thickened, stirring frequently. Add Cheese Sauce; cook and stir on low heat 2 min. or until mixture is well blended.
• Drain macaroni. Add to chicken mixture along with the tomatoes, basil and Parmesan; cook and stir 2 min. or until heated through.
• Spoon macaroni mixture into 1-1/2-qt. casserole sprayed with cooking spray; top with mozzarella and bread crumbs.
• Bake 5 to 10 min. or until mozzarella is melted.