Best Family Night Mac Cheese Pork Bake Recipes

PULLED PORK MAC AND CHEESE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F. Coat a 13- x 9-inch baking dish with cooking spray; place on a baking sheet lined with aluminum foil, and set aside. Fill a large pot with salted water, and bring to a boil over high. Add pasta, and cook according to package directions. Drain.
• While pasta cooks, melt 6 tablespoons of the butter in a large saucepan over medium. Add onion; cook, stirring often, until just tender, about 5 minutes. Stir in flour; cook, stirring constantly, until onion is coated in flour, about 1 minute. Gradually whisk in milk, mustard, garlic powder, and black pepper; cook, stirring constantly, until mixture thickens slightly, about 10 minutes. Remove from heat. Gradually stir in Cheddar and Colby-Jack cheeses in ¾-cup increments until melted and smooth, about 2 minutes.
• Stir pork and drained pasta into cheese mixture in saucepan. Spoon into prepared baking dish. Microwave remaining 2 tablespoons butter in a small microwavable bowl on HIGH until melted, about 30 seconds. Stir in panko until combined. Sprinkle evenly over pasta mixture in baking dish.
• Bake in preheated oven until browned and bubbly, about 30 minutes. Remove from oven; let stand 10 minutes. Sprinkle with scallions. Spoon evenly onto serving plates; drizzle with barbecue sauce, and serve.

FAMILY-NIGHT MAC & CHEESE PORK BAKE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 425ºF.
• Prepare Dinner as directed on package. Stir in 1 cup tomatoes and 1/4 cup onions. Spoon into 13x9-inch baking dish sprayed with cooking spray.
• Cover with meat, shredded cheese and bread crumbs.
• Bake 8 to 10 min. or until meat is heated through.
• Top with remaining tomatoes and onions.

MAMA'S EASY CHEESY DINNER WITH PORK

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F.
• Prepare Dinner as directed on package in large saucepan. Stir in meat, peppers and barbecue sauce.
• Spoon into 13x9-inch dish sprayed with cooking spray. Top with cheese.
• Bake 15 to 20 min. or until casserole is heated through and cheese is melted.

FAMILY-FAVORITE MACARONI AND CHEESE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F. Cook and drain macaroni as directed on package.
• While macaroni is cooking, melt butter in 3-quart saucepan over low heat. Stir in flour, salt, pepper, mustard and Worcestershire sauce. Cook over medium low heat, stirring constantly, until mixture is smooth and bubbly; remove from heat. Stir in milk. Heat to boiling, stirring constanly. Boil and stir 1 minute. Stir in cheese. Cook, stirring occasionally, until cheese is melted.
• Gently stir macaroni into cheese sauce.
• Pour into ungreased 2-quart casserole. Bake uncovered 20 to 25 minutes or until bubbly.

PORK AND MACARONI CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350-degrees F.
• Prepare macaroni according to package directions, drain, put macaroni in bowl.
• In skillet, melt margarine.
• Add onion, green pepper, mushrooms and celery.
• Cook until vegetables are tender (10 minutes).
• Add pork and black olives.
• Remove from heat.
• Add pork/vegetable mixture to macaroni.
• Mix milk, eggs and cheese together in measuring cup or bowl.
• Add to macaroni/vegetable mixture.
• Pour mixture into 3-quart casserole.
• Sprinkle casserole with paprika.
• Bake for 30-45 minutes.

THE BEST BAKED MAC AND CHEESE

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 just slightly softened, about 6 minutes. Reserve 1 cup pasta cooking water, then drain the pasta and rinse under cold water.
• Meanwhile, remove the crusts from the bread and cut into 1-inch cubes. Pulse in the food processor until the bread breaks into bean-sized pieces.
• Melt 3 tablespoons of the butter in a large skillet over medium heat. Add the breadcrumbs and cook, stirring, until toasted, 5 to 10 minutes. Remove from the heat and season with salt and pepper.
• Melt 4 tablespoons of the butter in a large saucepan over medium heat. Whisk in the flour, mustard powder and cayenne. Cook, whisking constantly, until smooth and slightly golden, about 2 minutes. Whisk in the milk and cook, whisking occasionally, until the sauce begins to boil and thicken, about 7 minutes, then remove from heat. Stir in the fontina, Gruyere and all but 1 1/2 cups of the Cheddar until fully melted. Stir in the pasta, adding the reserved pasta water as needed to make a creamy sauce. Season with salt and pepper.
• Melt the remaining 1 tablespoon butter in a small bowl in the microwave. Brush a 9-by-13-inch glass or ceramic baking dish with the melted butter. Spread the pasta mixture in the prepared dish. Sprinkle the remaining Cheddar evenly over the pasta, then scatter the toasted breadcrumbs on top. Bake until heated through and just bubbling, about 25 minutes. Let rest for 10 minutes before serving.