Breakfast Mac Cheese Recipes

BREAKFAST MAC AND CHEESE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees and bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Cook pasta to al dente and drain.
• In a large pan, cook sausage, crumbling it with a wooden spoon as it cooks. Once no longer pink, remove it to a bowl with a slotted spoon and set aside.
• Add onion, red pepper, and jalapeno to grease in pan and cook until softened, about 4 to 5 minutes.Stir in the garlic salt.
• Spoon onion mixture into bowl with sausage.
• Add the butter to the pan and melt over medium heat. Whisk in flour and cook for 2 minutes, stirring constantly. Gradually whisk in milk. Bring to a boil and simmer for 2 to 3 minutes, until thickened. Turn heat off and add 2/3 of the cheese. Stir until melted. Season to taste with salt and pepper.
• Add pasta, and reserved sausage/onion mixture. Stir until evenly mixed. Pour into a buttered casserole dish or cast iron pan.
• In a medium bowl, whisk the eggs together and then stir in the remaining cheese plus the crumbled biscuits. Pour this mixture on top of the mac and cheese.
• Place in oven for 25 to 30 minutes.

BREAKFAST MAC & CHEESE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350° and butter a 9"-x-13" baking dish. In a large pot of boiling salted water, cook macaroni according to package instructions. Drain.
• In a large skillet over medium heat, heat oil. Add hash browns and cook until golden underneath, about 5 minutes per side. Set aside.
• Wipe skillet clean and return to medium heat. Add bacon and cook until crispy, about 6 minutes. Transfer bacon to a paper towel-lined plate to drain and reserve about 3 tablespoons of bacon fat in skillet.
• Whisk in flour and cook until flour is golden, about 1 minutes. Slowly whisk in milk and bring mixture to a simmer. Simmer until thickened, about 5 minutes, then stir in egg yolks one at time.
• Turn off heat and stir in 1 1/2 cup cheddar, Monterey Jack, and mozzarella. Cook until cheese has melted then season with salt and cayenne. Stir in cooked macaroni, then transfer to baking dish.
• Top with remaining 1/2 cup cheddar, hash browns and bacon. Bake cheddar on top is bubbling and golden, about 20 minutes.
• Garnish with chives and serve warm.

BREAKFAST MAC & CHEESE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425 degrees F. In a large skillet over medium heat, melt butter. Add onion and cook until soft, about 3-5 minutes. Add sausage and cook, breaking apart into bite size pieces, until browned. Stir in flour until completely combined then add the milk and bring to a simmer. Once the mixture has thickened, stir in the cream cheese, 1 1/2 cups cheddar cheese and 1 1/2 cups monterey jack cheese until completely combined and melted.
• Fold in the cooked macaroni, tomatoes, salt and pepper and transfer to a 2-quart casserole dish. Top with tater tots, then use a spoon to create 6 wells and break eggs into each well. Top with remaining 1/2 cup shredded cheddar and monterey jack cheeses, avoiding covering the eggs. Bake until egg whites are set, about 12-15 minutes.
• Top with sliced scallions and serve.

BREAKFAST MACARONI AND CHEESE WITH SAUSAGE AND HASH BROWNS

Steps:

• Set an oven rack 6 inches from the heat source and preheat the oven to 425 degrees F.
• Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Add the macaroni and cook until it is al dente, about 6 minutes. Strain, reserving 1 3/4 cups of the pasta water. Set aside.
• Heat the oil in a large saucepan over medium-high heat. Add the sausage and cook until lightly browned, breaking up the meat with the back of a wooden spoon, about 5 minutes. Transfer the browned meat to a plate with a slotted spoon. Add the onions, 1 tablespoon water and a pinch of salt to the saucepan and cook until just starting to soften, 3 to 4 minutes, scraping up any browned bits with the wooden spoon. Add the bell peppers and cook until lightly browned and softened, 6 to 8 minutes. Transfer the onion and green bell pepper to the plate with the browned sausage.
• Carefully wipe out the saucepan (or give it a quick rinse if it is really dirty). Add the half-and-half and cayenne and bring to a simmer over medium heat. Cook until reduced to 1 1/2 cups, about 15 minutes. Add the cream cheese and stir until melted. Whisk in the Cheddar and Gruyere until all the cheese is melted and the sauce is smooth.
• Add the macaroni and reserved pasta water to the saucepan and stir to combine. (The mixture will look very loose, but the pasta will suck up a lot of the sauce as it bakes.) Gently fold in the browned meat and vegetables and season with more salt if needed. Pour into a 13-by-9-inch baking dish. Toss the hash browns with the melted butter and a pinch of salt and scatter over the macaroni and cheese. Bake until the cheese is bubbly and the hash browns are just starting to brown, about 10 minutes. Broil until the hash browns are golden brown and crispy, about 3 minutes.

BREAKFAST MAC & CHEESE RECIPE - (4.5/5)

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375°F. Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Add the pasta and cook until al dente, about 10 minutes. In a large skillet over medium-high heat, cook the sausage until browned. Remove sausage from the pan, drain the fat off and set sausage aside. In the same skillet, add the onion, peppers and garlic salt and cook over medium-high heat until softened. Add the garlic and cook for 1 minute. Remove onion and pepper mixture from heat and set aside. Add butter to the same skillet and stir constantly until melted. Add the flour and stir constantly over medium heat for 3 to 4 minutes. Slowly pour in the milk and whisk continuously until it is smooth and has thickened, about 4 to 6 minutes. Remove skillet from the heat and stir in 4 cups of Colby Jack and 1/2 cup of Pepper Jack along with salt and pepper to taste. Add the pasta, cooked sausage, onion/pepper mixture to the cheese mixture and stir until combined. Pour into a large buttered baking dish. In a small bowl, whisk all the eggs together. Add in remaining cheese and crumbled biscuits, stir until combined. Pour this mixture over the pasta in the baking dish. Bake for 25 to 30 minutes or until golden brown and bubbly. Let stand for 10 minutes before serving.