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Prize-Winning Macaroni and Cheese
8 ounces elbow macaroni
½ cup shredded cheddar cheese
½ cup shredded Swiss cheese
½ cup shredded mozzarella cheese
12 ounces cream cheese, sliced
¼ cup plus 2 tablespoons butter or margarine
¼ cup flour
2 cups milk
½ teaspoon salt
½ teaspoon white pepper
1 or 2 medium onions, chopped
2 tablespoons chopped parsley
1 cube chicken-flavored bouillon
Parmesan cheese
Cook macaroni according to package directions; drain. Grease an 8-inch square baking dish. Alternate layers of the macaroni and cheeses in the dish, beginning with a macaroni layer and ending with a cheese layer.
Melt the ¼ cup butter and stir in the flour until smooth. Gradually blend in the milk. Heat mixture to a boil, stirring constantly, and cook until sauce thickens. Add the salt, pepper, onion and parsley. Pour the sauce over the macaroni and cheese.
Melt the 2 tablespoons butter. Dissolve the bouillon cube in the butter and sprinkle over the macaroni and cheese. Add a sprinkling of Parmesan cheese.
Bake 30 to 35 minutes at 375 degrees. Makes 8 servings...
Creamy Macaroni & Cheese :
1 cup pasta, with nooks & crannies for holding the sauce
2 tablespoons butter
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
1/2 cup onions, chopped finely
2 tablespoons flour
1 cup milk
1 cup sharp cheddar cheese, grated
1/3 cup sharp cheddar cheese, cubed
1/2 teaspoon chives, chopped, mostly for colour
1/4 teaspoon red pepper flakes (optional)
Preheat oven at 350*.
Cook pasta in boiling salted water until al-dente. Drain and set aside.
Heat the milk in the microwave, on high for 1:30.
In a medium saucepan, melt butter. Add salt, pepper and chopped onion. Saute on medium heat, until the onion is transparent and soft, but not brown.
Sprinkle the flour on top, and allow the butter to adsorb some of it before stirring.
Add the hot milk in 3 additions, stirring constantly. The mixture will get thick very quickly.
After the final addition of milk, continue heating the mixture, on medium heat, stirring constantly, until thick and bubbly.
*Remove from heat* and stir in the grated cheese, chives and red pepper flakes.
Add the drained pasta and mix well.
Fold in the cubed cheese.
Pour into two greased onion soup bowls.
Bake for 20 - 25 mintues.
Allow to cool a bit before serviing.....
2007-09-02 02:35:30
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answer #1
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answered by anushka 2
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I don't really have a recipe, but the best I ever made (I did not enter it for any awards; we ate it!) was a basic white sauce with cheddar, noodles, pepper, and chipoltle mustard. Topped with fresh bread crumbs and butter.
2007-09-02 03:12:04
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answered by marie 7
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try allrecipes.com . they have a fantastic recipe for that on their website and it is really good . good luck and happy cooking .
2007-09-02 02:33:33
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answered by Kate T. 7
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