Anyone know how to jazz up box mac and cheese??

Question

I have a box of Pathmark shells and cheese that I want to make for lunch, being that I forgot to buy the Velveeta or any other cheese to make it from scratch. I want to jazz up the taste a little bit, with seasonings, I don't want to add ham, bacon, onion, etc, the texture is fine as it. Anyone have any suggestions??

Oh, I don't have any dry mustard or Worcestershire sauce.

Answer 1

add 1/4 cup parmesan cheese for zesty flavor

Answer 2

I know that you don't want to do too much to it, but why don't you try the following, its very nice

Souffleed Macaroni Cheese
6 oz (175 g) macaroni
3 oz (75 g) mascarpone
2 oz (50 g) Gruyère, finely grated
2 oz (50 g) Parmesan (Parmigiano Reggiano), finely grated
1 oz (25 g) butter
1 medium onion (about 4 oz/110 g), peeled and finely chopped
1 oz (25 g) plain flour
10 fl oz (275 ml) milk
¼ whole nutmeg, freshly grated
2 large egg yolks, lightly beaten and 2 large egg whites
salt and freshly milled black pepper
Pre-heat the oven to gas mark 6, 400°F (200°C).

Begin by having all your ingredients weighed out and the cheeses grated. Fill a large saucepan with 4 pints (2.25 litres) of water containing a level dessertspoon of salt and put it on the heat to bring it up to the boil. Then, in a small saucepan, melt the butter over a gentle heat, add the onions and let them soften, without browning and uncovered, for 5 minutes. Then add the flour to the pan, stir it in to make a smooth paste, then gradually add the milk, a little at a time, stirring vigorously with a wooden spoon. Then switch to a balloon whisk and keep whisking so you have a smooth sauce. Then add some salt and freshly milled black pepper, as well as the nutmeg, and leave the sauce to cook gently for 5 minutes. After that, turn off the heat and whisk in the mascarpone and egg yolks, followed by the Gruyère and half the Parmesan.
Next place the baking dish in the oven to heat through, then drop the macaroni into the boiling water and, as soon as the water returns to a simmer, give it 4-6 minutes, until al dente (it's going to get a second cooking in the oven). When it has about 1 minute's cooking time left, whisk the egg whites to soft peaks. Drain the pasta in a colander, give it a quick shake to get rid of the water, then tip it back into the pan and stir in the cheese sauce, turning the pasta over in it so it is evenly coated. Then lightly fold in the egg whites, using a cutting and folding movement so as to retain as much air as possible.
Remove the warm dish from the oven, pour the pasta mixture into it, give it a gentle shake to even the top, then scatter the reserved Parmesan over and return the dish to the oven on a high shelf for 12 minutes or until the top is puffy and lightly browned

Answer 3

you should probably go about baking it so that you can add regular block cheese but of course you would have to grate it or cut it into small squares and then add alittle pepper here and there and then bake it on 200 for about 30 minutes but before you start to bake the noodles you have to cook them of course and you just add your cheese and stuff abefore you put the dish in the oven

Answer 4

Alfredo sauce is really good with macaroni noodles. It has the same consistancy as cheese and tastes better, when you are in a pinch.

Answer 5

Try adding diced tomatoes.

You can also try using various hot sauces, not too much

SOme times I boil the noodles in different herbs, or chicken, beef veggie

Answer 6

i throw in some greek seasonings and that gives it some flavor i think it is like garlic, pepper and some others the other thing i do along with that sometimes is add hot dogs to make it more filling so those are my suggestions

Answer 7

I only make homemade but my husband use to make it before we were married. He throws in a can of tuna.

When I was younger and didn't make it homemade yet, I added cream cheese. Holycrap batman it made it sooooooooo much
better !!

: )

Answer 8

Diced tomatoes

Answer 9

In college I used to add canned salmon or tuna with broccoli florets...it was delicious and cheap!

Answer 10

My mom added worcestshire sauce, and a little hot sauce