Spicy Baked Macaroni Cheese Recipes

BAKED MAC AND CHEESE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. Cook macaroni according to package directions for al dente; drain., In a Dutch oven, heat 1/3 cup butter over medium heat; saute onion until tender. Stir in flour and seasonings until blended; gradually stir in milk. Bring to a boil, stirring constantly; cook and stir until thickened. Stir in cheese until melted. Stir in macaroni. Transfer to a greased 13x9-in. baking dish., In a microwave, melt remaining butter; toss with bread crumbs. Sprinkle over casserole. Bake, uncovered, until heated through, 30-35 minutes.

SPICY MACARONI AND CHEESE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
• In a large bowl, toss together the pasta with the cheese cubes and pour into the baking dish.
• In a large bowl, mix together the flour, salt, black pepper, cayenne pepper, dry mustard, nutmeg. Add the sour cream, egg, heavy cream, half-and-half and onions. Pour over the pasta and cover with the shredded Cheddar. Bake uncovered until the top is just beginning to brown, about 35 minutes.
• Meanwhile, cut the bread into crouton-size squares. In a skillet over medium heat, melt the butter, add the bread cubes and toast until golden. Sprinkle the bread cubes on top of the macaroni and cheese and bake until golden brown, about 10 minutes more.

SPICY JALAPENO-BACON MAC AND CHEESE

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Cook elbow macaroni in the boiling water, stirring occasionally, until tender yet firm to the bite, about 8 minutes. Drain.
• Place bacon in a large skillet and cook over medium-high heat, turning occasionally, until nearly crispy, about 5 minutes. Add jalapenos and fry with bacon until soft and bacon is crispy, about 5 minutes. Drain some of the bacon fat, leaving 4 tablespoons of fat in the pan.
• Stir chile paste into the pan and fry for 1 minute. Add salt and pepper to taste. Add flour and cook for 1 minute. Cook and stir garlic in the pan for 1 minute. Pour in milk and cook over medium heat, whisking constantly, for 5 minutes. Remove from heat and let sit for 10 minutes to cool slightly and prevent cheese from separating.
• Stir Cheddar cheese and Parmesan cheese into the mixture until melted. Add drained pasta and mix together. Serve.

OVEN BAKED SPICY MACARONI AND CHEESE

Steps:

• Preheat oven 350 degrees.
• Put a pot of water on for the pasta. Cook pasta according to package directions. While water is coming to a boil begin making the cheese sauce.
• Melt butter in a large pot over medium heat, add in minced onion and cook until onion is almost done.
• Stir in minced garlic and minced chipotle peppers in adobo sauce. Cook two minutes stirring constantly.
• Whisk in six tablespoons of flour. Cook two minutes whisking constantly.
• Whisk in milk a little at a time. When mixture starts to thicken, add in more milk, repeat until all the milk is added in.
• Turn down the heat a little and whisk in cheddar and Monterey jack cheeses. Stir to combine as cheese melts.
• Taste the cheese sauce for salt and black pepper.
• Turn off heat, stir in cooked drained pasta, and a drained can of corn (optional).
• Transfer spicy macaroni and cheese into a 9" x 13" pan sprayed with non-stick cooking spray.
• Tightly cover macaroni and cheese with foil.
• Bake at 350 degrees for 45 minutes.
• Remove cover and bake an additional 15 minutes or until mac n cheese is browned to your liking.

SPICY BAKED MACARONI

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350°F. Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil over high heat. Add the macaroni and cook until tender but still firm to the bite, stirring occasionally, 8 to 10 minutes. Drain.
• Heat the olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Add the mushrooms, onion, and garlic. Cook, stirring, until the mushrooms are tender and the onion is golden, about 7 minutes. Stir in the tomatoes, spinach, and red pepper flakes and cook until heated through, about 5 minutes.
• In a small bowl, mix together the bread crumbs, ¼ cup of the Parmesan cheese, and ¼ cup of the Romano cheese. Spread a 9 x 13 x 2-inch glass baking dish with the softened butter and sprinkle half of the bread crumb mixture inside the dish to coat.
• In a large bowl, combine the vegetable mixture with the cooked macaroni, cubed mozzarella, the remaining Parmesan and Romano cheeses, and the nutmeg. Spoon into the baking dish and top with the remaining bread crumb mixture. Dot the top with the 2 tablespoons of cold butter and bake until the top is golden brown, 30 to 40 minutes.

SPICY MAC AND CHEESE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350° Fahrenheit.
• Cook pasta in very salty water until it's a few minutes less than al dente. (The pasta will continue to cook in the oven, so undercooking it during the boiling phase helps it hold up once baked!) Drain and set aside.
• Melt butter in a large saucepan over medium heat. Whisk in flour to form a roux and cook for 30 seconds to 1 minute, until fragrant.
• Whisk the milk into the roux a little at a time, making sure to work out all the clumps so you have a smooth sauce. Cook over medium heat, whisking occasionally, until milk has thickened, about 5 minutes.
• Whisk mustard powder, cayenne, paprika, salt, and black pepper into sauce.
• Turn off the heat. Add most of the cheddar cheese (reserve 1/2 cup for topping the mac later) and stir until melted.
• Stir cooked pasta into sauce.
• Pour pasta into an oven-safe baking dish (we used a cast iron skillet). Top with remaining cheese.
• Bake at 350° F for 15-25 minutes, or until cheese has melted and edges are crispy.
• Top with fresh chopped parsley and another pinch of spices (optional) and serve immediately.

SPICY MACARONI AND CHEESE BAKE

Steps:

• Grate cheese and set aside.
• Cook macaroni following directions on package and set aside.
• For the roux Melt butter, remove from heat.
• Mix flour, seasoned stock base and seasonings.
• Slowly add mixture to butter.
• Cook over low heat. stirring, until mixture is smooth and bubbly. Do not allow to brown.
• Remove from heat and slowly stir in milk.
• Bring to a boil, stirring, and cook until sauce thinkens.
• Add 2 cups of the cheese and stir unil melted.
• Place half the macaroni in a buttered 13 x 9 x 2 inch baking dish.
• Sprinkle with half of remaining cheese.
• Pour half of sauce over all.
• Top with layer of macaroni and the rest of the cheese.
• Pour remaining cheese sauce over all. Sprinkel with paprika.
• Bake in 350 oven 30 to 40 minutes.
• Serve hot from baking dish.

SPICY BAKED MACARONI

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
• Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil over high heat. Add the pasta and cook until tender but still firm to the bite, stirring occasionally, about 8 to 10 minutes. Drain pasta.
• In a large skillet, heat the olive oil over medium heat. Add the mushrooms, onion, and garlic. Cook until the mushrooms are tender and the onion is golden, about 7 minutes. Add the tomatoes, spinach, and red pepper flakes. Stir to combine and cook until heated through, about 5 minutes.
• In a small bowl, mix together the bread crumbs, 1/4 cup Parmesan, and 1/4 cup Romano. Spread the softened butter in a 9 by 13-inch glass baking dish and sprinkle half of the bread crumb mixture inside the dish to coat.
• In a large bowl combine the vegetable mixture with the cooked macaroni, cubed mozzarella, the remaining Parmesan and Romano cheeses, and the nutmeg. Spoon into the prepared baking dish, top with the remaining bread crumb mixture, and dot the top with the remaining butter. Bake until the top is golden brown, about 30 to 40 minutes.

SPICY BAKED MACARONI & CHEESE

Steps:

• Grease a shallow baking dish and Preheat oven to 350-375 F.
• Cook pasta until about 2 min shy of done according to package, drain.
• Back in the pan, mix pasta with butter, then egg, cheese, cayenne, paprika, and salt and pepper to taste.
• Pour pasta mixture into the baking dish and spread out evenly.
• Fill with enough milk to almost cover the pasta.
• Bake for 10 minutes, remove and stir to distribute any cheese clumps into the milk.
• Bake another 15 minute Remove and top with bread bread crumbs.
• Bake for 10 more minutes until bread crumbs are crispy and casserole is bubbly.
• Remove and let cool for 5 minutes or so, then serve. Baking times may vary.