Heavenly Macaroni Cheese Recipes

HEAVENLY MAC AND CHEESE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 375 degrees.
• Spray large glass baking dish with olive oil.
• Fill bottom with sliced mushrooms.
• Melt 4 Tablespns. real butter and remove from heat.
• Add 4 Tablespns. flour slowly, stir till there are no lumps.
• Return to heat and sizzle a little.
• Add gradually, while stirring constantly, 2 cups whole milk.
• Salt, pepper, garlic salt and parsley flakes to mixture (to your taste).
• As it starts to thicken, add a very generous 1-1/2 cups sharp New York cheese.
• cut in pieces. Stir, turn off heat and cover.
• Cook until not quite done 8 oz. Barilla Mostaccioli pasta.
• Drain.
• Place all of the sauce in glass baking dish on top of mushrooms. It's okay if cheese is not totally melted (better, actually).
• Add drained pasta slowly. You may not need all of the pasta. Be sure to.
• leave it kind of soupy and don't add too much pasta.
• Bake 40 minutes and then stand back when it's attacked.
• *Note: Sometimes I use one cup buttermilk and one cup whole or skim milk.

BEV'S MACARONI AND CHEESE

Steps:

• Melt butter in medium saucepan.
• Stir in flour, salt, mustard and pepper until smooth.
• Remove from heat and gradually stir in milk until smooth.
• Stirring constantly, cook over medium heat until thickened (about 10 minutes).
• Remove from heat.
• Stir in 1 1/2 cups cheese until melted.
• Combine cheese mixture with macaroni in greased 2 quart casserole.
• Sprinkle remaining cheese on top.
• Bake in 375 degree oven for 25 minutes or until lightly browned.
• Makes 6 servings.

SIMPLE MACARONI AND CHEESE

Steps:

• 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 minutes. Drain.
• Melt butter in a saucepan over medium heat; stir in flour, salt, and pepper until smooth, about 5 minutes. Slowly pour milk into butter-flour mixture while continuously stirring until mixture is smooth and bubbling, about 5 minutes. Add Cheddar cheese to milk mixture and stir until cheese is melted, 2 to 4 minutes.
• Fold macaroni into cheese sauce until coated.