Parmesan Mac N Cheese Rsc Recipes

PARMESAN MACARONI AND CHEESE

Steps:

• Heat Smart Balance butter spread in pan over medium heat until melted. Add flour all at once, whisking until smooth. Cook, stirring occasionally, over medium heat until flour mixture is cooked, about 3 minutes.
• Gradually stir in milk. Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, until mixture begins to thicken, at least 5 minutes. Stir in salt and Tabasco.
• Add parmesan and mozzarella to sauce, reserving a little of both to sprinkle on top later. Stir until cheese is melted.
• Meanwhile, cook Dreamfields pasta according to directions on box and drain.
• Layer cheese sauce and macaroni in oven safe casserole dish. Sprinkle reserved parmesan and mozzarella on top of macaroni and top with S&P as desired. Bake at 350 for 30 minutes or until cheese is bubbly and brown.
• Suggestions: if you like a spicy version of macaroni and cheese, add 1 tsp of chili powder and extra dashes of Tabasco to white sauce as it is cooking.

CHEESY MAC-N-SHRIMP BALLS #RSC

Steps:

• Cook macaroni as per the directions on the box.
• Take about 1 cup of cooked macaroni and pulse in the food processor once and keep it aside.
• Take a heavy bottomed nonstick pan and cook the bacon until crisp.
• Retain the fat in the pan and take the bacon and transfer onto a kitchen towel, once the bacon cools finely chop it.
• Add the cleaned shrimp to the pan and cook for 3 minutes in the bacon fat. Season with salt.
• Transfer the cooked shrimp to cutting board and give them a rough chop.
• Add oil to the pan and stir in the finely chopped shallots and garlic and sauté for 5 minutes.
• Take it off the heat and transfer it to a bowl.
• Mix in ranch, parmesan cheese, cooked macaroni (both chopped and whole), chopped shrimp, black pepper, lemon zest, nutmeg and chopped bacon and cheese.
• Cover and refrigerate the macaroni mixture for 1 hour.
• Preheat the oven to 450°F.
• Take 2 slices of bread and pulse them in the food processor until they look like bread crumbs.
• Add the fresh bread crumbs to the macaroni mixture and form golf ball sized balls out of the mixture.
• Take 2 bowls, one a beaten egg and other with breadcrumbs.
• Dip the macaroni balls in egg and then coat them with the breadcrumbs.
• Arrange the balls on a baking tray and spray oil on them and bake for 25 minutes turning then every 10 minutes.
• Serve hot.

RANCH MACARONI AND CHEESE #RSC

Steps:

• Cook macaroni according to package directions. Drain. While macaroni is cooking, melt butter in a 2 quart saucepan. Add diced shallots and sauté 3 minutes. Stir in flour. Add milk. Continue to cook and stir until mixture thickens. Stir in one envelope Hidden Valley® Original Ranch® Seasoning Mix and cheddar cheese.
• Transfer macaroni into a 2 quart lightly greased casserole dish. Stir cheese mixture into macaroni.
• To make topping: Melt butter in a 1 quart saucepan. Remove from heat and stir in 1 envelope Hidden Valley® Original Ranch® Seasoning Mix, bread crumbs, and Parmesan cheese.
• Sprinkle topping over macaroni. Bake at 350 degrees 20 minutes, or until bubbly.
• Yield: 8 servings.

RANCH MACARONI & CHEESE CHICKEN BAKE #RSC

Steps:

• Turn oven on to 350 degrees and grease entire 5 quart deep casserole dish with 1 tablespoon butter.
• Use 1 tablespoon seasoning salt, ½ teaspoon pepper, and 1 tablespoon garlic powder to season chicken breast. Place in baking dish and into oven for approximately 30 - 45 minutes until tender and juicy. Remove from oven and cut into medium size cubes or chunks. Keep drippings from baking dish then pour ½ cup water into dish add chicken and stir together.
• SAUCE: In medium size sauce pan on medium heat, melt 2 tablespoons butter and stir in 2 tablespoons flour then add 1 cup milk; stir till flour has dissolved. Stir in remaining 3 cups milk, salt and pepper along with 2 teaspoons Hidden Valley Ranch Original Seasoning Mix. While stirring bring to a boil then set aside.
• In a measuring cup beat 2 eggs with wire whisk then slowly pour a small amount of above milk into eggs while still whisking. When mixture is smooth (should not curdle) pour into sauce pan with remaining milk.
• Place 10 pieces of Italian dry salami on foil and place in oven on broil for 5 minutes. Remove from oven then place paper towel over salami and press down while soaking up excess oils. Stack salami and cut into strips.
• Boil macaroni noodles in for approximately 8 minutes then drain.
• In 5 quart casserole dish layer enough noodles to cover bottom add a pinch of salt and pepper, continue with 1/3 of cubed chicken, ½ cup parmesan and cheddar cheeses then pour 1/3 of sauce mixture over all. Repeat. Place dry Italian salami on top.
• TOPPING: Blend together 1 cup bread crumbs and remaining Hidden Valley Original Seasoning Mix.
• Sprinkle evenly on top of salami then add remaining parmesan & sharp cheddar cheeses. Pour ½ cup milk evenly over top.
• Bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes.
• Servings: 8-10.