Mac And Cheese With Spicy Salmon Recipes

SALMON MAC AND CHEESE

Steps:

• Preheat an oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Lightly grease a 9x13 inch baking dish.
• Fill a large pot with lightly salted water and bring to a rolling boil over high heat. Once the water is boiling, stir in the macaroni, and return to a boil. Cook the pasta uncovered, stirring occasionally, until the pasta has cooked through, but is still firm to the bite, about 8 minutes. Drain well in a colander set in the sink. Transfer to a large bowl. Stir the softened butter into the macaroni.
• Heat the olive oil in a skillet over medium heat; cook the onion in the oil until brown, about 5 minutes. Stir in the salmon and seafood seasoning and cook until warmed through, about 5 minutes more. Remove from heat and pour the red wine vinegar into the skillet and set aside to cool.
• Mix together the Cheddar cheese, eggs, milk, and vegetable stock in a large mixing bowl. Add the salmon mixture, peas and carrots, and corn; mix. Stir in the macaroni. Season with salt and pepper. Spread into the bottom of the prepared baking dish.
• Toast the bread and break into small pieces. Combine the toasted bread and Parmesan cheese in a food processor; blend until chopped into crumbs. Sprinkle over top of the dish.
• Bake in the preheated oven until heated through, about 45 minutes. Allow to cool 15 to 20 minutes before serving.

SUPER SPICY MAC AND CHEESE

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of water to a boil. Cook the macaroni according to the package instructions. Drain and set aside.
• Heat the butter in a large saucepan over medium heat. Add the crushed red pepper, jalapeno, garlic and onion and cook, stirring, until the veggies have softened, about 5 minutes. Add the milk and heat until starting to bubble around the edges. Add the processed cheese and stir until melted. Add the Monterey Jack and pepper jack cheeses, pepper, kosher salt, seasoned salt and hot sauce to taste. Stir until the cheese is melted. Taste and adjust the seasoning. Add a splash of milk if the sauce seems too thick. Fold in the cooked macaroni and serve.
• Reheating instructions: Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Put the mac and cheese in a baking dish, cover with foil and heat until warmed through, about 25 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.

MAC AND CHEESE WITH SPICY SALMON

Steps:

• Cook Macaroni as directed on package; drain. Add Cheese Sauce, onions, garlic powder and pepper; mix lightly.
• Stir in salmon; cook 2 to 3 min. or until heated through.

SPICY MACARONI AND CHEESE

Steps:

• In a large heavy saucepan cook the onion, the garlic, the jalapenos, or chipotle in butter over moderately low heat, stirring, until the onion is softened, stir in the flour, and cook the mixture, stirring, for 3 minutes. Add the milk in a stream, whisking constantly, and bring the liquid to a boil. Stir in the tomatoes. Simmer the mixture for 2 minutes. Add salt and pepper, to taste.
• In a kettle of boiling salted water cook the macaroni for 6 to 7 minutes, or until it is barely al dente, drain it well, and in a large bowl combine it with the tomato mixture. Stir in the Monterey Jack and the cheddar and transfer the mixture to a buttered 15 by 10-inch shallow baking dish or 3-quart gratin dish. In a bowl stir together the bread crumbs and the Parmesan, sprinkle the mixture evenly over the macaroni mixture. Bake the macaroni and cheese in the middle of a preheated 375 degree F oven for 20 to 25 minutes or until it is golden and bubbly.

CREAMY SALMON MAC AND CHEESE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Spray a 9x13-inch baking dish with nonstick cooking spray and set aside.
• Place salmon in a 2-quart baking dish and sprinkle with salt and pepper.
• Cook salmon in the oven for 10 to 11 minutes. Salmon will only be partially cooked; it will continue cooking later. Leave the oven on.
• While salmon cooks, bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Add macaroni noodles and cook to al dente, 10 to 11 minutes. Drain and set aside.
• While noodles cook, place a large pan on the stove over medium-high heat and add butter, stirring occasionally as it melts. If the butter is browning, reduce heat. You want the butter just to melt, but not to start browning.
• Whisk flour into the melted butter. If it gets a little lumpy, just keep whisking until you have a smooth and creamy roux base. Cook the flour mixture for at least 1 minute, whisking regularly, and adjusting the heat if needed.
• Begin whisking milk and half-and-half into the roux, start with about half of the liquid. Whisk until well incorporated and smooth, then continue whisking in remaining milk and half-and-half until everything is well blended into the roux. Increase heat until mixture begins to bubble and thickens, then reduce heat and stir in the cheeses (reserve about 1/2 cup of grated cheese for the top). Whisk until smooth, thick, and creamy. Season with garlic powder, salt, and pepper.
• Stir the drained macaroni noodles into the cheese sauce; break the par-cooked salmon up into large chunks and add that to the pan as well. Stir gently to evenly distribute the salmon and coat all of the noodles in the sauce. Transfer to the prepared baking dish. Sprinkle with reserved grated cheese.
• Bake in the preheated oven until hot and bubbly, 25 to 30 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.

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 & SOULFUL FIVE CHEESE & MAC

Steps:

• 1. Spray six 8-10 oz. ramekins or custard cups with cooking spray. (May alternately spray a 13x9-inch baking dish.)
• 2. Cook the macaroni in a large pot according to package directions. Drain well in a colander.
• 3. Melt butter in same large pot over medium heat. Reduce heat to low. Stir in remaining ingredients except Panko. Cook over low heat just until cheeses are melted, stirring often. Stir in drained macaroni. Divide into ramekins. Sprinkle each with 1 tablespoon of Panko. Spray Panko with cooking spray.
• 4. Heat oven to broil at 450 degrees. Place ramekins 4-5 inches from heat source for 3-5 minutes or until Panko is browned. Remove from oven. Garnish if desired. Serves 6.

SPICY MAC AND CHEESE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350.
• In a large bowl, toss together 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, sour cream, egg, heavy cream and half-and-half. Pour over the pasta and cover with shredded cheddar.
• Bake uncovered until top is just beginning to brown, about 35 minutes.
• Meanwhile, cut the bread into crouton-sized squares. In a skillet over medium heat, melt butter, add 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.