What is your best Mac and Cheese recipe?

Question

Box or from scratch, both plz!!!

Answer 1

Macaroni & Smoked Gouda

Ingredients
6 cups water
1 teaspoon salt
1/8 teaspoon vegetable oil
1 pound ditalini or small elbow macaroni
2 tablespoons plus 1/2 teaspoon unsalted butter
2 tablespoons bleached all-purpose flour
2 1/2 cups milk
1/4 teaspoon freshly ground white pepper
1/4 pound smoked Gouda cheese, grated
Italian flat-leaf parsley to garnish

Method
Preheat the oven to 375.
Put the water, 1/2 teaspoon of the salt, and the oil in a large, heavy saucepan over high heat and bring to a boil. Add the macaroni and cook, stirring occasionally, until tender, about 8 minutes. In a small, heavy saucepan, melt 2 tablespoons of the butter over medium heat. Add the flour and cook, stirring constantly, for 2 minutes. Slowly add the milk, whisking constantly. Add the remaining 1/2 teaspoon salt and the white pepper and continue whisking until the sauce is smooth and thick enough to coat the back of a wooden spoon, about 8 minutes. Remove the white sauce from the heat and stir in the cheese. Continue stirring until the cheese melts. Lightly grease a 6 1/2 by 10-inch casserole dish with the remaining 1/2 teaspoon butter. Combine the cheese sauce and macaroni in a large mixing bowl and mix well. Pour into the prepared casserole and bake until lightly golden on top, about 20 minutes. Remove from the oven and let rest for 5 minutes before serving hot.

Answer 2

Patti LaBelle's Over the Rainbow Macoroni and Cheese
-Oprah said it will bring a tear to your eye...it's absolutely heavenly!

INGREDIENTS
1 tablespoon vegetable oil
1 pound elbow macaroni
8 tablespoons (1 stick) plus 1 tablespoon butter
1/2 cup (2 ounces) shredded Muenster cheese
1/2 cup (2 ounces) shredded mild Cheddar cheese
1/2 cup (2 ounces) shredded sharp Cheddar cheese
1/2 cup (2 ounces) shredded Monterey Jack
2 cups half-and-half
1 cup (8 ounces) Velveeta, cut into small cubes
2 large eggs, lightly beaten
1/4 teaspoon seasoned salt
1/8 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Lightly butter a deep 2 1/2-quart casserole.

Bring the large pot of salted water to a boil over high heat. Add the oil, then the elbow macaroni, and cook until the macaroni is just tender, about 7 minutes. Do not overcook. Drain well. Return to the cooking pot.

In a small saucepan, melt eight tablespoons of the butter. Stir into the macaroni. In a large bowl, mix the Muenster, mild and sharp Cheddar, and Monterey Jack cheeses. To the macaroni, add the half-and-half, 1 1/2 cups of the shredded cheese, the cubed Velveeta, and the eggs. Season with salt and pepper. Transfer to the buttered casserole. Sprinkle with the remaining 1/2 cup of shredded cheese and dot with the remaining one tablespoon of butter.

Bake until it's bubbling around the edges, about 35 minutes. Serve hot.

Answer 3

Golden Macaroni and Cheese
Ingredients:
1 - 8 oz. pkg. elbow macaroni
2 cups milk
1/4 cup flour
1 tsp. onion salt
2 - 10 oz. blocks sharp cheddar cheese, shredded, divided
1 cup soft breadcrumbs (4 slices, crust removed)
1/4 cup butter or margarine, melted

Cook macaroni according to package directions; drain well. Set aside.
Place milk, flour and onion salt in a quart jar; cover tightly and shake
vigorously for 1 minute. Stir together flour mixture, 3 1/2 cups cheese
and macaroni. Pour macaroni mixture into a lightly greased 13x9 inch
baking dish or 2 (11 inch) oval baking dishes. Sprinkle evenly with bread
crumbs. Add remaining 1 cup cheese; drizzle evenly with butter. Bake for
45 minutes or until golden brown in 350 degree oven.

Answer 4

thers so much you can do with mac and cheeseheres one for you Its called a cheddar macronni beef casserole 1 pkgof mac and cheese 1 pound of ground beef 1 can of stewed tomatoesundrained 1 tsp of oregano leaves 1 cup of cheeder cheese heres the baking directions.... preheat the oven at 400 make mac and cheese like you normally would brown meat add tomotoes and oregano mix well bring to boil then add meat to dinner put into casserole dish bake 10 mins add cheese till melted enjoy your meal

Answer 5

INGREDIENTS
1 (8 ounce) package elbow macaroni
1 (8 ounce) package shredded sharp Cheddar cheese
1 (12 ounce) container small curd cottage cheese
1 (8 ounce) container sour cream
1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese
salt and pepper to taste
1 cup dry bread crumbs
1/4 cup butter, melted
DIRECTIONS
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil, add pasta, and cook until done; drain.
In 9x13 inch baking dish, stir together macaroni, shredded Cheddar cheese, cottage cheese, sour cream, Parmesan cheese, salt and pepper. In a small bowl, mix together bread crumbs and melted butter. Sprinkle topping over macaroni mixture.
Bake 30 to 35 minutes, or until top is golden.

Answer 6

I like Kraft mac n cheese with the different shaped noodles. Those are always fun.

I also like to take shell pasta and cook it and then just sprinkle cheese on top (either Colby Jack, Cheddar, or Mozzerella).

Answer 7

This is the most devine mac and cheese recipe ever!!! I made it after I saw it on Martha Stewart a few years back. It truly is a memorable dish. I just went to recipezar.com and copied this for you.

My kids favorite boxed is Kraft.

8 tablespoons unsalted butter, plus more for dish (1 stick)
6 slices white bread, crusts removed, torn into 1/4 to 1/2 inch pieces ((good quality))
5 1/2 cups milk
1/2 cup all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons salt
1/4 teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg
1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper, to taste
4 1/2 cups grated sharp white cheddar cheese (about 18 oz.)
2 cups grated gruyere (about 8 oz.)
grated pecorino romano cheese (about 5 oz.)
1 lb elbow macaroni

Pre-heat oven to 375 degrees F.
Butter a 3-quart casserole dish; set aside. Place the bread in a medium bowl.
In a small saucepan over medium heat, melt 2 Tbsp butter.
Pour butter into bowl with bread, and toss; set the bread crumbs aside.
In a medium saucepan set over medium heat, heat the milk.
Melt remaining 6 Tbsp. butter in a high-sided skillet over medium heat. When butter bubbles, add flour.
Cook, stirring, 1 minute. While whisking, slowly our in hot milk.
Continue cooking, whisking constantly, until the mixture bubbles and becomes thick.
Remove pan from heat. Stir in salt, nutmeg, black pepper, cayenne pepper, 3 cup cheddar cheese, and 1 1/2 cup Gruyere or 1 cup Pecorino Romano; set cheese sauce aside. Fill a large saucepan with water; bring to a boil.
Add macaroni; cook 2 to 3 min. less than manufacturer's directions, until the outside of the pasta is cooked and the inside is underdone. (Different brands of macaroni cook at different rates; be sure to read the instructions.) Transfer the macaroni to a colander, rinse under cold running water, and drain well.
Stir macaroni into the reserved cheese sauce. Pour mixture into prepared dish.
Sprinkle remaining 1 1/2 cup cheddar cheese, 1/2 cup Gruyere or 1/4 cup Pecorino Romano, and bread crumbs over top.Bake until browned on top, 30-60 minutes.
Transfer dish to a wire rack to cool 5 min.; serve.

Answer 8

Kraft Deluxe Original

Answer 9

Kraft mac & cheese deluxe. The one with the packet of cheese sauce. Not the powder.

Answer 10

homemade but add cream of mushroom soup creamier! yum