Best Macaroni And Cheddar Cheese Recipes

MACARONI AND CHEDDAR CHEESE

Steps:

• Heat a medium, deep skillet over medium heat. Add oil and butter. When butter melts into the oil, add flour and combine. Gently cook, whisking flour and butter together, until smooth and flour has had a chance to cook, about 3 minutes. Slowly add milk while continuing to whisk. Gently bring milk to a bubble while stirring frequently. Allow the milk to thicken a bit, then stir in 2 cups of shredded Cheddar cheese a handful at a time. Season sauce with nutmeg and cayenne. Taste and add a little salt, if you like. Add cooked pasta to sauce and coat completely by turning over and over in the cheese sauce. Transfer to a flameproof baking dish and top with remaining cheese. Place baking dish under a hot broiler and brown the Cheddar cheese on top.

BACON MACARONI AND CHEESE WITH BÉCHAMEL SAUCE AND CHEDDAR FRENCH FRIED ONION CRUST RECIPE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Butter or spray a 3-quart glass or ceramic baking dish with non-stick spray. To make the Béchamel Sauce, melt the TWISTED Bacon, Dijon Mustard & Green Onion Butter in a medium saucepan and stir in the flour. Cook over low heat, stirring constantly for 3 minutes. Slowly add the heated milk and cook over medium heat, stirring constantly for 4 minutes. Reduce heat and simmer for 3 minutes, stirring constantly to prevent scorching. Remove from heat and add salt, pepper, parmesan and Tabasco. Stir until the cheese in melted. Cover and set aside. Cook the bacon until just crispy and set aside to cool. Boil a large pot of water; add 1 tsp salt and the macaroni. Cook for approximately 5 minutes until the macaroni is very al dente. Drain the noodles and return to the pot. Immediately add the butter, garlic and Béchamel Sauce. Toss well. Place 1/3 of the macaroni in the baking dish. Evenly top with 1/3 of the shredded cheddar, 1/3 of the Velveeta and 3 slices of bacon broken into small pieces. Repeat until all noodles, bacon and cheese are in the pan. Top with the crushed French fried onions. Bake for 35 - 45 minutes or until the top is beginning to brown. Let sit for 5 minutes before serving

TWISTED BUTTER’S BACON MACARONI AND CHEESE WITH BÉCHAMEL SAUCE AND CHEDDAR FRENCH FRIED ONION CRUST

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Butter or spray a 3-quart glass or ceramic baking dish with a non-stick spray. To make the Béchamel Sauce, melt the TWISTED Bacon, Dijon Mustard & Green Onion Butter in a medium saucepan and stir in the flour. Cook over low heat, stirring constantly for 3 minutes. Slowly add the heated milk and cook over medium heat, stirring constantly for 4 minutes. Reduce heat and simmer for 3 minutes, stirring constantly to prevent scorching. Remove from heat and add salt, pepper, parmesan and Tabasco. Stir until the cheese in melted. Cover and set aside. Cook the bacon until just crispy and set aside to cool. Boil a large pot of water; add 1 tsp salt and the macaroni. Cook for approximately 5 minutes until the macaroni is very al dente. Drain the noodles and return to the pot. Immediately add the butter, garlic and Béchamel Sauce. Toss well. Place 1/3 of the macaroni in the baking dish. Evenly top with 1/3 of the shredded cheddar, 1/3 of the Velveeta and 3 slices of bacon broken into small pieces. Repeat until all noodles, bacon and cheese are in the pan. Top with the crushed French fried onions. Bake for 35 - 45 minutes or until the top is beginning to brown. Let it sit for 5 minutes before serving.

WHITE CHEDDAR MACARONI AND CHEESE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Cook macaroni pasta per package instructions. Drain and set aside.
• In a medium saucepan on medium heat, add butter and cook until melted.
• Remove saucepan from heat and add flour. Whisk constantly for 1 minute.
• Return saucepan to medium heat and add milk and stir to combine.
• Heat mixture until Milk is hot but not boiling.
• Chop white cheddar cheese into smaller squares (you can also grate cheese) and add to milk mixture.
• Cook for 10 minutes or until cheese is completely melted.
• Add Parmesan cheese and stir to combine. Cook until all cheese is melted, about 2 more minutes.
• Add macaroni noodles to saucepan and stir to combine pasta with cheese sauce.
• Pour into a casserole dish or a ceramic, oven-safe crock.
• Sprinkle breadcrumbs on top of macaroni.
• Cook uncovered for 30 minutes. Let sit for 3-5 minutes after cooking to cool.

FLEMING'S STEAKHOUSE CHIPOTLE CHEDDAR MACARONI AND CHEESE RECIPE - (4.1/5)

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. In a large pot, bring 1 gallon of water to boil. Add 2 teaspoons salt and pasta and cook for 8 - 9 minutes Drain pasta and cool under cold running water. Pasta should be slightly firm. Toss drained pasta in oil and reserve. Melt butter in a large sauce pot over medium heat. Add onions and saute for 4 - 5 minute. Add flour and cook 1 - 2 minute but do not brown. Add cream, half and half, kosher salt and white pepper. Bring pot to a simmer. Cook until sauce is thick, about 5 - 6 minute Blend cheese into sauce and add cooked pasta. Pour pasta and sauce into a 9 x 12" baking dish. Reserve. In a saute pan over medium-high heat, add oil and chipotle chili powder. Heat for 30 seconds, until pan starts to smoke. Remove from stove and stir in bread crumbs. Sprinkle bread crumbs over the pasta and bake for 15 - 20 minute until golden. Cool slightly before serving.

MACARONI AND CHEDDAR CHEESE BEEF BAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Prepare mac and cheese according to directions on box.
• Brown beef and onion with salt and pepper to taste.
• Mix Macaroni and Cheese with Beef and add milk and cream of mushroom soup in buttered casserole dish.
• Bake uncovered for 25 minutes.

TILLAMOOK AGED CHEDDAR MACARONI AND CHEESE

Steps:

• In a large saucepan whisk together the whipping cream, flour and butter.
• Heat and whisk continuously until the sauce thickens, boils and is smooth.
• Allow to simmer and additional two minutes.
• Add 3/4 of the cheese, the English mustard, nutmeg, salt and pepper.
• Continue to stir constantly until the cheese is melted and the sauce is smooth.
• Add amount of sauce needed to the still warm al dente elbow macaroni.
• Allow to stand for at least an hour before baking.
• Preheat your oven to 350 degrees.
• Mix the fresh bread crumbs with the left over cheese and toss on top of the macaroni.
• Bake until bubbling through and the bread crumb topping is browned.
• Freeze remaining sauce.

APPLE WHITE CHEDDAR AND GRUYERE MACARONI & CHEESE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 375 degrees. Butter a 13 by 9 inch or 3 quart casserole dish. Remove crust from bread, cut into 1/2 inch cubes, and place in bowls. Melt 2 tablespoons butter over medium heat. Pour melted butter over bread and toss to coat. Put bread cubes into a food processor and process until fine crumbs form. Set bread crumbs aside.
• In a medium saucepan over medium heat, heat milk, cream and apple cider until hot.
• While milk mixture is heating, melt remaining 4 tablespoons butter in a large high-sided skillet over medium heat. When butter is melted and bubbling, add flour. Cook stirring for 1 minute.
• Pour hot milk mixture slowly into skillet with flour-butter mixture whisking constantly. Continue cooking and whisking over medium heat until sauce bubbles and becomes thick.
• Remove from heat and stir in 1/2 teaspoon salt, pepper, nutmeg, cayenne pepper, mustard, 2 1/2 cups cheddar and 1/2 cup gruyere. Combine and set aside.
• Fill a large saucepan with 3 to 4 quarts of water add remaining 2 tablespoons salt and bring to boil. Add pasta and cook slightly less than what the package calls for. Pasta should be slightly underdone. Pour pasta into colander and rinse under cold water draining well.
• Stir pasta into cheese sauce and transfer to prepared casserole dish. Sprinkle remaining 1 1/2 cups cheese over pasta and spread bread crumbs on top to cover. Bake for about 30 minutes or until golden brown on top.

WHITE CHEDDAR SPINACH-BACON MACARONI AND CHEESE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F.
• Cook macaroni as directed on pkg., adding spinach for the last min. Cook bacon in large saucepan. Remove bacon; save drippings in pan.
• Add flour to drippings; cook and stir until bubbly. Gradually stir in milk. Bring to boil, stirring constantly; cook and stir 3 to 5 min. or until thickened.
• Stir in 1 cup Cheddar and Parmesan; cook and stir until melted. Add bacon and macaroni mixture; mix well.
• Spoon into 1-1/2-qt. casserole; top with remaining cheddar. Bake 20 min.

IRON MIKE'S WHITE SHARP CHEDDAR N' HAM MACARONI AND CHEESE

Steps:

• Begin the cooking process of the macaroni- according to package directions; Add cubed ham (to warm) during the final minute or so of cooking the macaroni; Drain and set aside.
• While water is heating and macaroni is cooking, make your White Sauce: Melt butter in a saucepan over medium-low heat; add Flour and Salt, and cook about 1 minute, stirring constantly with a wire whisk until mixture is smooth and bubbly.
• Stir the Milk into the mixture and bring to a boil.
• Stirring constantly, boil mixture for 1 minute.
• Lower heat and cook until thickened, stirring regularly about 4-6 minutes.
• (Don't forget to add the ham to the macaroni as it is cooking!).
• Remove White Sauce from heat; Add cheese; stir until melted; Pepper to taste.
• Combine cheese sauce with the macaroni and ham in a bowl (or the macaroni pot); stir well.
• Serve with a yummy green vegetable on the side like green beans or asparagus.
• Enjoy!
• CHEF'S NOTES: You may use Medium/Mild Cheddar or maybe even PepperJack with this recipe as well; I would add a little"kick" with the milder cheeses by adding a clove of minced garlic, or by using salami pieces instead of ham- Yum!

WHITE CHEDDAR BAKED MACARONI AND CHEESE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350.
• Melt butter over medium low heat.
• Saute the onion in the butter.
• Add the flour - the mixture will become lumpy.
• Slowly add the milk - let the mixture reheat to a slow simmer.
• Add the cheeses a few slices at a time - stirring CONSTANTLY.
• Add the shredded cheese and keep stirring.
• Add cooked macaroni to cheese mixture and mix well.
• Dump into 13 X 9 ungreased glass casserole dish.
• Top with breadcrumbs.
• Bake COVERED for 30-45 minutes until hot and bubbly in the center.
• Remove cover and continue to bake until top is golden brown.

WHITE CHEDDAR MACARONI AND CHEESE (PANERA COPYCAT)

Steps:

• Boil 2 oz of pasta shells. Slightly undercook the pasta. Set aside.
• Microwave 4 tbs of butter with 8 tbs of flour for two minutes, stirring with a whisk after each minute.
• Then slowly add 2 cups of milk, stirring with the whisk constantly.
• Microwave the entire mixture for several minutes, stirring after each minute, until sauce thickens and takes on a matte finish. How many minutes will depend on the power of your microwave. (Mine took about 6 minutes).
• Add grated Vermont white cheddar to sauce. The sauce should be hot enough that the cheese will melt as you stir. If not, you may add the cheese then microwave a little more.
• For an extra creamy sauce, pour a small amount of the pre-cheese sauce into a separate bowl, add one egg and beat vigorously, then return the reserved sauce to the original sauce.
• Add cheese to taste. I used an entire 8oz block.
• Add a dash of grated American cheese (optional).
• Combine pasta and sauce, then pour into a well-greased baking pan. The pasta will absorb some of the liquid, so don't worry if the mixture seems more liquid-y than the way you would normally serve pasta. I used a 9 by 9 inches pan.
• Bake at 350 degrees covered for about 25 minutes or until bubbling and starting to become golden.

MACARONI AND CHEDDAR/PARMESAN CHEESE

Steps:

• Spray inside of cooker with nonfat cooking spray. Then, in cooker, combine lightly cooked macaroni, evaporated milk, milk, eggs, 3 cups cheddar cheese, salt, and pepper.
• Top with remaining cheddar and Parmesan cheeses.
• Cover. Cook on low 3 hours.

WHITE CHEDDAR MACARONI AND CHEESE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°. Heat butter in a 6-qt. saucepan over medium-high heat; add flour, and cook, stirring, until smooth, about 2 minutes. Add milk and cream; simmer. Cook until thickened, about 2 minutes. Remove from heat and stir in ¾ of the cheddar along with the ham, blue cheese, tomatoes, onions, scallions, and bacon; season with salt, pepper, Tabasco, and nutmeg, and stir in pasta. Transfer mixture to a 9″ x 13″ baking dish. Sprinkle with remaining cheddar. Top with bread crumbs; bake until golden, about 25 minutes.

FLEMING'S STEAKHOUSE CHIPOTLE CHEDDAR MACARONI AND CHEESE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. In a large pot, bring 1 gallon of water to boil. Add 2 teaspoons salt and pasta and cook for 8 - 9 minutes
• Drain pasta and cool under cold running water. Pasta should be slightly firm. Toss drained pasta in oil and reserve.
• Melt butter in a large sauce pot over medium heat. Add onions and saute for 4 - 5 minute.
• Add flour and cook 1 - 2 minute but do not brown.
• Add cream, half and half, kosher salt and white pepper.
• Bring pot to a simmer. Cook until sauce is thick, about 5 - 6 minute Blend cheese into sauce and add cooked pasta.
• Pour pasta and sauce into a 9 x 12" baking dish. Reserve.
• In a saute pan over medium-high heat, add oil and chipotle chili powder. Heat for 30 seconds, until pan starts to smoke. Remove from stove and stir in bread crumbs.
• Sprinkle bread crumbs over the pasta and bake for 15 - 20 minute until golden. Cool slightly before serving.

MULTI-COOKER CHEDDAR GRUYERE MACARONI AND CHEESE

Steps:

• Add macaroni, water and oil to inner pot of large multi-cooker; stir. Lock pressure lid. Press pressure function; select custom. Press timer; set to 3 minutes. Start. , Let pressure release naturally for 2 minutes; quick-release any remaining pressure. Whisk ground mustard, onion powder, white pepper and nutmeg into half-and-half. Pour over macaroni. Stir in 4 tablespoons butter and cheeses until thoroughly combined and melted. Melt remaining 4 tablespoons butter; stir in cracker crumbs. Sprinkle over macaroni. , Cover with air frying lid. Press air fry function; set to custom. Press timer; set to 7 minutes. Start. Cook until crumbs are golden brown. Just before serving, sprinkle with chives..