Mac and Cheese!!!!!!!!?

Question

Being a big fan of Mac and Cheese myself, earlier I was wondering if there could be anything you could add to mac n cheese like IN it not WITH it to make it different somehow.. anyone got any recepies or somthing?

Answer 1

Just about anything you like. My ex used to put hot sauce into the cheese sauce and then baked the macaroni after he had assembled it into a baking dish. I sometimes put some meat in there (ie. salami, sausage, chicken). My sister used to crumble crackers on top and then bake it to give it a real crunchy texture. Whatever you like to have - just experiment and see what works.

Answer 2

I make my own mac & cheese and bake it in the oven I use elbow macaroni, cheese sauce, butter, milk. After it bakes for about 5 -8 min I sprinkle shredded cheese over it. For added taste you can put chopped ham in it I even add a little sugar to sweeten it up some.

Answer 3

You can add salsa to Mac and Cheese to spice it up a little.
Another easy dinner to make is to just add a can of cream of mushroom soup, a can of sliced mushrooms and a can of tuna, add a little garlic powder and stir. This can be made on the stove top or pop it in the oven to warm.

Answer 4

sure add cooked ground beef after you get the mac cheese made or bacon even ham gives totally different taste can also add different variety of veggies in the same way as long as you cook the dishes first before putting together I know sounds crazy but is really good

Answer 5

Tomatoes, chicken, tuna, black olives are things I have added to Mac n cheese. I also make it from scratch. I make a white sauce and add the cheese and it is so good. I could eat it every day!!!!

Answer 6

Herbed Macaroni Parmesan

Ingredients

(4 servings)

8 oz Macaroni noodles
3 tb Margarine
1/2 c Grated Parmesan cheese(2 oz)
1 x Italian Plum Tomato, chopped
2 tb Minced fresh Basil(2 t dried
2 tb Chopped fresh Parsley
1 ds Freshly ground black pepper


Instructions

GARNISH: broccoli florets, optional Bring large pot of water to boil; cook pasta until al dente. When pasta is done, drain well. Toss hot noodles with margarine to melt. Add other ingredients. Toss to combine. Garnish with broccoli florets. VARIATIONS: - add sauteed mushroom slices or your choice of steamed


Italian Macaroni and Cheese

Ingredients

(1 servings)

9 oz Elbow macaroni
3/4 lb Mild or hot Italian sausage
2 tb Butter or margarine
1 Large onion chopped
2 Cloves garlic, minced
1 Large chopped red/green pepp
1/2 lb Thinly sliced mushrooms
1/4 c Flour
2 c Milk
1 1/2 ts Oregano
1 1/2 ts Dry basil
1/2 ts Salt
3/4 c Parmesan)
1 1/2 c Shreeed Jack cheese


Instructions

Cook the macaroni in water according to directions; drain. Crumble sausage into a 10 in pan; cook over med high heat until well browned. Lift out sausage from the frying pan with a slotted spoon and set aside. Discard all but 2 tbsp drippikngs. Into the drippings, add the butter and onion and cook, stirring until onion is limp. Adds the garlic, pepper and mushrooms and cook until mushrooms are soft and all liquid evaporates. Stir in the flour and cook until bubbly. Gradually stir in the milk to make a smooth sauce. Continuecooking and sditrring until sauce thickens, about 3 minutes. Add oregano, basil, salt, Parmesan cheese and drained macaroni; stir to coat. Place half of the macaroni mixture in a buttered 2-1/2 quart baking dish. Sprinkle the sausage on top. Then layer the remaining macaroni, the Jack cheese. Bake uncovered in a 400 oven for 20 min or until the cheese is bubbly and center is hot.

Title: Bacon & Cheese Macaroni Bake
Yield: 4 Servings

Ingredients

1 lb sliced bacon
1 sm onion, chopped
2 cn condensed (10 3/4 ounce)
1 cheddar cheese soup
1/2 c milk
1 tb worcestershire sauce
1 ts dry mustard
8 oz elbow macaroni, cooked and
1 drained or 1 package of the
1 boxed stuff
1 c sharp cheddar cheese (the
1 sharper the better),
1 shredded
2 tb diced pimiento (optional)

Instructions

Cook bacon, saving about 1/4 cup of drippings. Crumble bacon,
reserving 4 or 5 strips for the top of dish. Saute onion in remaining
drippings. Add cheese soup, milk, Wrocestershire sauce and mustard;
mix well and heat through. Stir in the bacon, macaroni, shredded
cheese and pimiento. Place in casserole dish (I use 3 quart). Top
with remaining strips of bacon. Bake in a 375 degree oven for 25
minutes. Enjoy!!

Answer 7

A lot of people add hotdogs to it. Or you could add some kind of veggies to it to make like a mac and cheese salad or something.

Answer 8

2½ cups of penne pasta
1 cup cooked steak or leftover roast beef sliced thinly
1/2 cup of thinly sliced onion
1/2 cup thinly sliced green peppers
1/2 cup sliced mushrooms
3 tablespoons of butter
1 tablespoon flour
1/2 teaspoon red pepper
2 cups of milk
1 cup of shredded American cheese
1 1/2 cups of shredded Swiss

Cook pasta according to directions and drain.

Meantime, melt butter. Cook onions, peppers and mushrooms till tender but not brown. Add flour and red pepper. Stir in milk till bubbles and starts to thicken. Add all the American Cheese and 1 cup of the Swiss, reserving the other 1/2 cup of Swiss for later. Stir and cook on low heat for a few minutes until the cheese melts.

Add the penne pasta, cheese sauce and cooked steak or beef in a casserole, oven-safe dish. Bake uncovered for 25 to 30 minutes, or until it starts to bubble. During the last five minutes of cooking, add the remaining 1/2 cup of Swiss cheese on top.

Great served with sour cream and slices of toasty, warm bread.

Answer 9

I love putting canned tomatoes in mine. Also sometimes cauliflower (if you like it)is a nice change. Even both together tastes nice mixed in together with the mac and cheese. Yummm.

Answer 10

We brown some ground beef and add that to ours. I like to add a little chili powder and of course lots of cheese. Or just the ground beef with salt and pepper tastes great too.